About this journal

Popular Music and Society , founded in 1971, publishes articles, book reviews, and audio reviews on popular music of any genre, time period, or geographic location. Popular Music and Society is open to all scholarly orientations toward popular music, including (but not limited to) historical, theoretical, critical, sociological, and cultural approaches. The terms "popular" and "society" are broadly defined to accommodate a wide range of articles on the subject. The journal focuses especially on music as a manifestation of popular culture.

Recent and forthcoming Special Issue topics include: Fandom; Musical Autobiographies; Music, Heritage, and Memory; the Sex Pistols; Pussy Riot; and Music and Work. Popular Music and Society is published five times per year and is a peer-reviewed academic journal supported by an international editorial board.

Peer Review Policy:
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

Book Review Editor:
Steven L. Hamelman - Coastal Carolina University, USA

Audio Review Editor:
Steven L. Hamelman - Coastal Carolina University, USA

Film, Video, and Software Review Editor:
Nick Baxter-Moore - Brock University, Canada

Conference Editor:
Polly E. McLean -  University of Colorado-Boulder, USA

Discovery Editor:
George M. Plasketes -  Auburn University, USA

Editorial Board:
Eric J. Abbey - Oakland Community College, USA
Mike Alleyne - Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Garth Alper - University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Nick Baxter-Moore  - Brock University, Canada
Andy Bennett - Griffith Centre for Cultural Research, Griffith University, Australia
Rob Bowman - York University, Canada
Barbara Bradby - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Thomas Brett - Independent scholar, USA
Tim Brooks - Author; President, Association for Recorded Sound Collections, USA
Anja Brunner -  University of Vienna, Austria
Javier Campos Calvo-Sotelo - Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain
Martin Cloonan - University of Turku, Finland
B. Lee Cooper - Newman University, USA
Donald F. Cusic - Belmont University, USA
William R. Ferris - University of North Carolina, USA
Reebee Garofalo - University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA
Laura Glitsos -  Edith Cowan University, Australia
Joe Gow - University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, USA
Thomas B. Grochowski - St. Joseph's University, USA
David J. Gunkel - Northern Illinois University, USA
Steven L. Hamelman - Coastal Carolina University, USA
Mickey Hess - Rider University, USA
Ryan Hibbett - Northern Illinois University, USA
Wai-chung Ho - Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Catherine Hoad - Te Kunenga Ki Purehuroa Massey University, Aotearoa / New Zealand
Ian Inglis - University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK
Bruce Johnson - University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Brenda Johnson-Grau - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Keith Kahn-Harris -  Leo Baeck College and Birkbeck College, UK
Marco Katz Montiel - MacEwan University, Canada
George H. Lewis - University of the Pacific, USA
John Lie - University of California, Berkeley, USA
George Lipsitz - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Michael Mooradian Lupro  - Portland State University, USA
Heather Lusty -  University of Nevada, USA
Kevin M. Moist -  Penn State Altoona, USA
Heather McIntosh - Minnesota State University, USA
Polly E. McLean - University of Colorado-Boulder, USA
Mark Pedelty -  University of Minnesota
David Pichaske - Southwest Minnesota State University, USA
George M. Plasketes - Auburn University, USA
Robert Pruter - Lewis University, USA
Jonathan Ritter - University of California, Riverside, USA
Robert Santelli - Oregon State University, USA
Timothy E. Scheurer - Shawnee State University, USA
William L. Schurk - Bowling Green State University, USA
Mehdi Semati - Northern Illinois University, USA
Marsha Siefert - Central European University, Hungary
Robynn J. Stilwell - Georgetown University, USA
Jonathan Sullivan - University of Nottingham, UK
Theodore Louis Trost - University of Alabama, USA
Mel van Elteren - Tilburg University, Netherlands
Steve Waksman - Smith College, USA
Robert Walser - Case Western Reserve University, USA
Deena Weinstein - DePaul University, USA
Christine R. Yano - University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Advisory Board:
Jim Christopulos - Howard & the White Boys, USA
Jim Deloye - Chicago, USA
David Feldman - Writer, USA
Erik Lindgren - Arf! Arf! Records and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, USA
Ted Myers - M usician, Recording Artist, Record Producer, A&R Manager, Writer, USA
Suzy Shaw - Bomp Records, USA
Patricia Thompson - Recording Artist