This book brings together studies that provide ethnomethodological accounts of music-related phenomena, describing in detail how they are accomplished and how they contribute to our understanding of the local production of order.Reflecting the extent to which music intersects with everyday life, the topics covered are broad in scope, including studies of order surrounding the actual playing of musical instruments, as well as chapters that examine how music is produced as a recorded...

‘Fascinating’ Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2‘A thrilling trip’ Maxi Jazz, FaithlessMusicians have often wanted to change the world. From underground innovators to pop icons, many believe in the political power of music. Rulers recognise it too. Music challenges the political order—and props up the status quo.Now updated in a new edition, Sound System is the story of one musician’s journey to discover what makes music so powerf...