Rhythm and Noise: An Aesthetics of Rock
I Wanna Be Me: Rock Music And The Politics Of Identity
both by Theodore Gracyk
He's a professor, but the books aren't overly dense. A few Kant references but nothing you can't handle. Pretty hip references, and I think he's a better writer than most of his academic colleagues. Many of the issues that come up in this forum are treated with deep scholarship. Lots of food for thought. Available at fine universities.
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