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Radio 3,12 Dec 2017,14 mins

SeriesNothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity

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Author and broadcaster David Hepworth reflects on pop music's struggles with authenticity. 2/5. From the elementary pop-rock schism of the '60s to the bewildering array of compounds mapping the contemporary musical landscape, pop terminology has been a trap for frauds and a charter for pseuds. there's only one term that works. A Trevor Dann's Company production for BBC Radio 3.

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