Book chapter on Bruceploitation published By Simon Barber on December 10, 2017 — 1 min read In November 2017, a book entitled Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored, edited by Jonathan Wroot and Andy Willis, was published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book features a chapter that I wrote with Oliver Carter entitled ‘The Dragon Lives Again: Distributing ‘Bruceploitation’ via Home Entertainment’. Abstract for the chapter The focus of this research is an exploitation film industry... More
Conceptualising Creativity article published By Simon Barber on August 22, 2017 — 1 min read The August 2017 edition of Popular Music and Society, published by Routledge, features an article that I wrote with Professor Paul Long entitled ‘Conceptualising Creativity and Strategy in the Work of Professional Songwriters’. Abstract Drawing upon interviews conducted as part of the Sodajerker on Songwriting podcast this paper explores professional songwriting as musical labor. It explores how songwriters conceptualize... More
New book chapter on The Brill Building By Simon Barber on February 26, 2016 — 1 min read The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter, a new book from Cambridge University Press, features a chapter that I wrote entitled ‘The Brill Building and the creative labour of the professional songwriter’. More
The soundtrack to Christmas By Simon Barber on November 28, 2015 — 1 min read I was recently asked by Real Eyes for some thoughts about the ongoing appeal of the John Lewis Christmas adverts, particularly their use of music. Why has this strikingly similar series of soundtracks proved so consistently successful in testing with audiences? More
New book chapter on live jazz in Birmingham By Simon Barber on March 12, 2015 — 1 min read The Cultural Politics of Jazz Collectives, a new book from Routledge, features a chapter that I wrote with Professor Tim Wall entitled ‘Collective Cultures and Live Jazz in Birmingham’. More