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The EssayNothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with AuthenticityEpisodes

Back up to: The Essay

  1. The rock'n'roll funeral

    5/5David Hepworth asks if pop music has any place in the great ceremonies of life and death.

  2. Are DJs doomed?

    4/5Writer David Hepworth asks, 'Are DJs doomed?'

  3. The importance of noise

    3/5David Hepworth on the importance of volume and the difference between signal and noise.

  4. The Terminology

    2/5David Hepworth discusses pop terminology - a trap for frauds and a charter for pseuds.

  5. Living the life

    1/5Author David Hepworth reflects on pop music's struggles with authenticity.