Popular Music Studies

The Popular Music Studies research group focuses on contemporary issues of significance to musicians, audiences, the industries involved directly and indirectly in the production of popular music, and public organisations. Find out more.

BCMCR Event Series: Riot Grrrl, 90s Feminist Punk, and the NME – 13th March 2024

By Reuben Mount on April 11th, 2024

Birmingham’s Roadmap to live music

By BCMCR Alumni on July 17th, 2020

The Birmingham Live Music Project: Venue Map

By BCMCR Alumni on June 1st, 2020

It is not all about the toilet paper, culture matters: Creative live music responses to the Covid-19 lockdown

By Asya Draganova on April 10th, 2020

“Groove The City: Constructing and Deconstructing Urban Spaces Through Music”

By BCMCR Alumni on February 17th, 2020

Popular music conference season 2019: IASPM XX “Turns and Revolutions”at the Australian National University and “Rethinking Progressive Rock” at Griffith University

By Asya Draganova on July 31st, 2019

BCMCR Music Hack Day #1 – Hack The Tin Men

By BCMCR Alumni on October 31st, 2018

Keep It Simple, Make It Fast! 2018

By Asya Draganova on July 19th, 2018

KISMIF 2018 Conference Report

By Matt Grimes on July 10th, 2018

Soundstream: The Introduction of Commercial Digital Recording Technologies in the United States

By Simon Barber on July 9th, 2018