From the Book - First trade paperback edition.
The origin of music as a force of creative destruction --
Carnivores at the Philharmonic --
In search of a universal music --
Music history as a battle between magic and mathematics --
The invention of the singer --
Oppression and musical innovation --
Not all wizards carry wands --
The invention of the audience --
Musicians behaving badly --
The origins of the music business --
You say you want a revolution? --
The aesthetics of diaspora --
Black music and the great American lifestyle crisis --
Rebellion goes mainstream --
The origins of country music in the neolithic era --
Where did our love go? --
The sacrificial ritual -- Rappers and technocrats --
Welcome our new overlords --
Epilogue: This is not a manifesto.
The origin of music as a force of creative destruction
Carnivores at the Philharmonic
In search of a universal music
Music history as a battle between magic and mathematics
The invention of the singer
Oppression and musical innovation
Not all wizards carry wands
The invention of the audience
The origins of the music business
You say you want a revolution?
The aesthetics of diaspora
Black music and the great American lifestyle crisis
Rebellion goes mainstream
The origins of country music in the neolithic era
Welcome our new overlords
Epilogue: This is not a manifesto.
