Thank you for that link, Fred. She may be too modest to say so, but Holly's own book 'Site and Sound: Understanding Independent Music Scenes' Peter Lang, 2003, is also required reading. A couple of other relevant things I have in hand since I am exploring this topic as well: Michael Ayers's edited collection "Cybersounds: Essays on Virtual Music Culture" and Kenton O'Hara and Barry Brown's edited collection "Consuming Music Together: Social and Collaborative Aspects of Music Consumption Technologies." I would be particularly grateful for any additional recommended readings specifically regarding online music fans. Nancy
A must-read on the topic
Butch Lazorchak (founder of Squealer Music) CH-Scene: Communication Theories and Musical Communities
http://www.ibiblio.org/squealer/butchhome/Ch_Scene/ch_scene_communication.ht...
On Wed, 9 May 2007, Holly Kruse wrote:
I'm starting to work on a book chapter that I was asked to write for a collection on music geographies ... -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Blog: http://www.onlinefandom.com