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Article: School of rock comes of age; Liverpool's Institute of Popular Music marks 21 years.
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- August 4, 2009
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Byline: VICKY ANDERSON
IT SEEMS only fitting that Liverpool would end up being one of the country's foremost places to study popular music. And the academic pursuit of the subject has - like its musicians itself - resonated around the world.
The Institute of Popular Music, part of the University of Liverpool's School of Music, is marking its 21st anniversary.
What began as a labour of love in a box room under a staircase has become one of the biggest research collections of its kind.
Radio stations and record collectors bequeathing a lifetime's work have helped to bolster the archives which are well on their way to containing 100,000 ...