{"product_id":"like-lockdown-never-happened-joy-white-paperback","title":"Like Lockdown Never Happened - Joy White - Paperback","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike Lockdown Never Happened, Music and Culture During Covid - Witten by Joy White. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, music listening increased as people used it to help to counter the psychological fallout of lockdown and reduce its effects of isolation, restriction and boredom. At the same time, concerts and other musical events moved online, and even when lockdown eased, social distancing meant that group musical and cultural events took on a different format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a focus on contemporary Black music, this book takes a deep dive into a few of the various forms that popular culture took over this period, including Kano's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewham Talks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series; Steve McQueen's BBC anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall Axe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerzuz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DJ Battle series; TikTok's Don't Rush Challenge; radio station theresnosignal; and many more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn attempt to make sense of chronological and kraurotic time in the early era of the pandemic, this book explores the way that Black joy and sonic Black geographies were key to the culture of this period, and how Black music and Black creative expression soundtracked and sustained us during the pandemic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56372205551995,"sku":"51495","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/9029\/2789\/files\/like-lockdown-never-happened-joy-white-paperback-7582332.jpg?v=1786459093","url":"https:\/\/regenttailoring.co.uk\/products\/like-lockdown-never-happened-joy-white-paperback","provider":"Regent Tailoring","version":"1.0","type":"link"}