Abstract
Popular music has always been important to the realization of the creative or cultural city concept, evident in the self-branding of music cities as diverse as Berlin, Austin, Vienna and Liverpool. Melbourne is examined in this article as a self-proclaimed Australian capital of culture and music city in three ways: the forms in which popular music has been positioned as a central driver of economic and social liveability ; the role of music (sub)cultures and geographies in broader cultural scenes; and recent arguments for music precincts to be formally recognized within city and state cultural planning.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149 - 155 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | City, Culture and Society |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |