Policing Pop

Rating:
Summary: Mediocre, at best
Review: While "Policing Pop" does provide some insight into the behind the scenes policing/censoring that occurs at record labels, overall the book is pretty week. Cloonan's "definition" of what actually constitutes policing/censorship is at best subjective. The pieces dealing with the internet and future of online music feel dated. The book attempts to tackle censorship on a global scale, but would be better served if it had focused on a single region. After reading the book you come away with a vague feeling about the nature of censorship and policing in various countries in relation to pop music. Because of this, a great deal of the conclusions are over generalized so that they apply globally. There must be better books out there.