The How and Why of Genre

Soundcheck | Feb 9, 2012

Genres often define the musical conversation - but it's less often that we step back to examine how and why they were formed in the first place. In her new book, sociologist Jennifer Lena examines the communities that surround musical genres - and the surprisingly similar life cycle and patterns that styles from punk rock to gospel share. 

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