Varia issue:
Italo disco; French singer Olivia Ruiz; DIY
punk fanzines in
Russia; the political dimension of Ornette Coleman's music; Pop hits and new media strategy; interview with David Novak on
Japanese noise; interview with
Simon Frith on progressive
rock. Illustrated with a selection of concert flyers.
Volume! The French journal of popular music studies is the only peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the study of contemporary popular
music. It is published biannually by the
Editions Mélanie Seteun, a publishing association specialized in popular music. The journal is in French with some non-translated articles in English.
Volume! was established in 2002 under the title
Copyright Volume! by
Gérôme Guibert, Marie-Pierre Bonniol and
Samuel Etienne, and obtained its current name in 2008.