Roadrunner

Cultural theorist and poet Joshua Clover examines Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers' 1972 song “Roadrunner,” charting its place in rock & roll history and American culture.

List of contents

1. Rock & Roll Radio, 1980  1
2. Faster Miles an Hour,  1972  7
3. The Highway Sound, 1955  29
4. The Main Streets and the Cinema Aisles, 1997  61
5. World Runner, 2007  81
6. In Love with the Modern World, 1972  105
Acknowledgments  121
Notes  123
Bibliography  125
Index  127

About the author

Joshua Clover is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Davis, and author of Riot. Strike. Riot: The New Era of Uprisings; 1989: Bob Dylan Didn't Have This to Sing About; and other books.

Summary

Cultural theorist and poet Joshua Clover examines Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers' 1972 song “Roadrunner,” charting its place in rock & roll history and American culture.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Clover
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781478013471
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-1347-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Singles
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Music: general, reference works