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Scribner, May 2010
Trade Paperback, 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1416547312
ISBN-13: 9781416547310
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No less than a decade ago, the majority of mainstream music was funneled through a handful of media conglomerates. But now more individuals are listening to more music from a greater variety of sources than at any time in history. Ripped tells the story of how the laptop generation created a new music industry, with fans and bands rather than corporations in charge. In this new world, bands aren’t just musicmakers but self-contained multimedia businesses; and fans aren’t just consumers but distributors and even collaborators. Since this digital revolution hit the music industry, its infiltration into every other form of media has been well documented, if often not well understood. Ripped brilliantly illustrates how, when, and where the changes happened first and leaves us with an understanding of how to move forward.
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"A well-researched and highly opinionated history. . . . This book makes for provocative reading."
-- The Boston Globe
"The best kind of journalism, even-tempered and provocative, factual and soulful."
-- Christian Science Monitor
"Kot understands that it's always entertaining to detail the thrash and roar of a carnivorous dinosaur in its death throes, as small and clever mammals--in this case, music lovers--win the day."
-- The New York Times Book Review
"Thought-provoking . . . enlightening . . . [a] substantive examination of the chaotic music world."
-- San Francisco Chronicle
"If you're looking for a big-picture guide to music, and how you interact with it, right-this second, Ripped is a good way to go."
-- Nylon magazine
All About Jazz, November 5, 2009
...news. “The invention of the phonograph was going to discourage people from going out to see live music," Greg Kot, author of Ripped, writes, “The introduction of music radio was a surefire way to kill record sales."Home taping is killing ...
Sound Money, September 1, 2009
...Greg Kot, music critic for the Chicago Tribune, talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the wired generation has revolutionized music through the digital platform. Gret Kot (chicagopublicradio.org) More on Arts ...
New York Times, August 15, 2009
...Love! The music executive screams, Theft! And the musician same as it ever was screams, Pay me! Now Greg Kot, a music critic and co-host of a rock n roll radio talk show, tells us what happened in Ripped: How the Wired Generation ...
TwinCities.com, July 12, 2009
...Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting'; Doug Stanton's 'Horse Soldiers,' which has been on best-seller lists for weeks; and Greg Kot's 'Ripped.' Winners will be announced in late August ...
TwinCities.com, July 8, 2009
...Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting;' Doug Stanton's 'Horse Soldiers,' which has been on bestseller lists for weeks and Greg Kot's 'Ripped.' Winners will be announced in late August ...
San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2009
...the music business at the 2006 Future of Music Policy Summit, and this 'freak-out' is the subject of 'Ripped,' the thought-provoking new book from esteemed Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot. Kot starts by laying out the basics of how the ...
Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2009
...what is this new reality? P2P? Mash-ups? Pitchfork? IP rights? BitTorrent? Got all that? If not, music critic/journalist Greg Kot helps decipher the jargon and update us on the state of pop music in his insightful new book . To the casual ...
Sterorphile, June 6, 2009
...9) Posted Fri May 22, 2009, 3:23 PM ET Audiophiles and music lovers may be interested in Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, the new book from music critic and Sound Opinions cohost Greg Kot. The book is being billed as ...
KansasCity.com, June 3, 2009
...Editor?s note: The following is an excerpt from Greg Kot?s new book, ?Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music? (Scribner, $25). ?Ripped? tells the story of a new grassroots music industry, created by the laptop generation, with ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 24, 2009
...Greg Kot will discuss his book at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Boswell Book Co., 2559 N. Downer Ave. In the early 1990s, few people realized what the Internet could and ...
Individual.com, May 21, 2009
...(The following is an excerpt from Greg Kot's new book, 'Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music' (Scribner, $25). 'Ripped' tells the story of a new grassroots music industry, created by the laptop generation, with the ...
NBC Chicago, May 20, 2009
...patio. Staff members from , a pet-boarding facility, will join in on the canine carousing. 5-9PM, no cover. GET 'RIPPED': Acclaimed Chicago Tribune music critic and co-host of 's 'Sound Opinions' talk show Greg Kot will be on hand at the ...
Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2009
...Friday, Aug., 1, 2008. (Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / August 1, 2008) The following is an excerpt from Greg Kot's new book, 'Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music' (Scribner, $25). 'Ripped' tells the story of a new ...
Library Journal, March 18, 2009
...Kot, Greg. Kot, Chicago Tribune music critic and cohost of the syndicated radio show Sound Opinions, offers a perceptive, unblinking, and up-to-the-minute take on the seismic transformations of the recording industry in ...
