I blogged about Karl Whitney's 'Hit Factories' book when it came out over on my Cultcha blog - which has provided the inspiration for several of the forthcoming posts on this one, and have been collecting various stories relating to the cultural impact of music on cities since.Thanks to Susan Pike for the lead to this article at the bottom of the post, specifically on Sheffield, and how its musical scene developed and was connected with the changes in the city, which have been many since the times when the steel industry employed so many (including my father).
Karl also curated a Spotify playlist for the book which you can listen to here. I think having a playlist for a project is an excellent idea, and have done the same myself, including having walk-in music for my GA Presidential lecture, and various other projects.
Well worth a read and this has been helpful in producing some chapters on cities which will be appearing over the next few months, as I focus in on particular cities and the music that they have provided to the world.
In Karl's book he visits a number of cities and in each one particular bands get their moment in the spotlight.
The chapters feature the following cities:
- Manchester
- Liverpool
- Newcastle
- Leeds
- Sheffield
- Hull
- Glasgow
- Belfast
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Bristol
I'm working on a series of posts on the cities from the list that I know quite well or have lived in/near and visited frequently over the years. They will appear during the year.
Some reviews: from John Harris,
What cities do you think are missing from the list here?
Which other cities deserve their place on the blog?
I've asked this question earlier in the month, but here's your final chance.
Please suggest them on the Google Form below.
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