Steven Van Zandt and the Garage Rock Revival

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In this essay, I examine the contribution of Steven Van Zandt to the most recent wave of garage rock revival. Van Zandt is a deejay and concert promoter whose radio program, The Underground Garage, mixes multiple generations of rock music in an attempt to cultivate an intergenerational audience. I look at Van Zandt's radio program, speeches, and interviews to identify how he envisions rock and roll and how he unifies multiple generations of rock fans. I argue that Van Zandt employs two basic intergenerational strategies: highlighting lineages among artists and calling for a renewal of his vision of the original spirit of rock music. This combination allows Van Zandt to construct an intergenerational audience and perpetuate the genre of garage rock.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03007760903523369