- Introduction: The Critical Imperative Powers, Devon; and Perchard, Tom . 2017. Introduction: The Critical Imperative. Popular Music, 36(1), pp. 1-5. ISSN 0261-1430
- New Riffs on the Old Mind-Body Blues: “Black Rhythm,” “White Logic,” and Music Theory in the Twenty-First Century Perchard, Tom . 2015. New Riffs on the Old Mind-Body Blues: “Black Rhythm,” “White Logic,” and Music Theory in the Twenty-First Century. Journal of the Society for American Music, 9(3), pp. 321-348. ISSN 1752-1963
- Doing Musical Fieldwork with James G. Spady Perchard, Tom . 2013. Doing Musical Fieldwork with James G. Spady. The Western Journal of Black Studies, 37(2), pp. 104-112. ISSN 0197-4327
- Eric Drott, Music and the Elusive Revolution: Cultural Politics and Political Culture in France, 1968-1981 (Book Review) Perchard, Tom . 2013. Eric Drott, Music and the Elusive Revolution: Cultural Politics and Political Culture in France, 1968-1981 (Book Review). The French journal of popular music studies, 9(2), pp. 150-152.
- Hugues Panassié contra Walter Benjamin: Bodies, masses and the iconic jazz recording in mid-century France Perchard, Tom . 2012. Hugues Panassié contra Walter Benjamin: Bodies, masses and the iconic jazz recording in mid-century France. Popular Music and Society, 35(3), pp. 375-398. ISSN 0300-7766
- Thelonious Monk meets the French critics: Art and Entertainment, Improvisation, and its Simulacrum Perchard, Tom . 2011. Thelonious Monk meets the French critics: Art and Entertainment, Improvisation, and its Simulacrum. Jazz Perspectives, 5(1), pp. 61-94. ISSN 1749-4060
- Tradition, modernity and the supernatural swing: re-reading ‘primitivism’ in Hugues Panassié’s writing on jazz Perchard, Tom . 2011. Tradition, modernity and the supernatural swing: re-reading ‘primitivism’ in Hugues Panassié’s writing on jazz. Popular Music, 30(1), pp. 25-45. ISSN 0261-1430
- Hip hop Samples Jazz: Dynamics of Cultural Memory and Musical Tradition in the African American 1990s Perchard, Tom . 2011. Hip hop Samples Jazz: Dynamics of Cultural Memory and Musical Tradition in the African American 1990s. American Music, 29(3), pp. 277-307. ISSN 0734-4392
- Robin D. G. Kelley, 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original’ (Book Review) Perchard, Tom . 2009. Robin D. G. Kelley, 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original’ (Book Review). Jazz Research Journal, 3(2), pp. 212-219. ISSN 1753-8637
- Writing Jazz Biography: Race, Research and Narrative Representation Perchard, Tom . 2007. Writing Jazz Biography: Race, Research and Narrative Representation. Popular Music History, 2(2), pp. 119-145. ISSN ISSN: 1740-7133
- Eithne Quinn, 'Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap’ (Book Review) Perchard, Tom . 2005. Eithne Quinn, 'Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap’ (Book Review). Popular Music, 24(3), pp. 459-462.
Professor Tom Perchard
Staff details
Position
Head of Department, Professor of Music, Convenor of BMus Popular Music
Department
t.perchard (@gold.ac.uk)
Publications and research outputs
Book
- Twentieth-Century Music in the West Perchard, Tom ; Graham, Stephen ; Rutherford-Johnson, Tim; and Rogers, Holly . 2022. Twentieth-Century Music in the West. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108481984
- After Django: Making Jazz in Postwar France Perchard, Tom . 2015. After Django: Making Jazz in Postwar France. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472072422
- From Soul to Hip Hop (The Library of Essays on Popular Music) Perchard, Tom , ed. 2014. From Soul to Hip Hop (The Library of Essays on Popular Music). Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-2719-3
Edited Journal
- Special Issue: The Critical Imperative Perchard, Tom ; and Powers, Devon, eds. 2017. Special Issue: The Critical Imperative, Popular Music, 36(1). 0261-1430
Book Section
- The Vocalized Tone Perchard, Tom . 2019. The Vocalized Tone. In: Nicholas Gebhardt; Nichole Rustin-Paschal and Tony Whyton, eds. The Routledge Companion to Jazz Studies. Routledge, pp. 197-207. ISBN 9781138231160
- 'Introduction' Perchard, Tom . 2014. 'Introduction'. In: Tom Perchard, ed. From Soul to Hip Hop. Farnham: Ashgate, xi-xxix. ISBN 978-0-7546-2950-4
Article
- Technology, Listening and Historical Method: Placing Audio in the Post-War British Home Perchard, Tom . 2017. Technology, Listening and Historical Method: Placing Audio in the Post-War British Home. Journal of the Royal Musical Association, 142(2), pp. 367-399. ISSN 0269-0403
- Growing Old Together: Pop Studies and Music Sociology Today Perchard, Tom . 2017. Growing Old Together: Pop Studies and Music Sociology Today. Twentieth-Century Music, 14(2), pp. 335-343. ISSN 1478-5722
- Mid-Century Modern Jazz: Music and Design in the Postwar Home Perchard, Tom . 2017. Mid-Century Modern Jazz: Music and Design in the Postwar Home. Popular Music, 36(1), pp. 55-74. ISSN 0261-1430
Conference or Workshop Item
- Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Touching: Pop Music Experiences in the Postwar British Home Perchard, Tom . 2018. 'Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Touching: Pop Music Experiences in the Postwar British Home'. In: 8th William A. Kern Conference in Visual Communication. Rochester Institute of Technology, United States.
- Towards a History of Pop Music in the 20th-Century Home Perchard, Tom . 2018. 'Towards a History of Pop Music in the 20th-Century Home'. In: Research Symposium. Kunstuniversität Graz, Austria.
- Reimagining Popular Music History Perchard, Tom . 2017. 'Reimagining Popular Music History'. In: Research Colloquium. University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Broadcast
- Historical consultant, Rock ‘n’ Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sideman. BBC Films Perchard, Tom . 2017. Historical consultant, Rock ‘n’ Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sideman. BBC Films.
- Programme guest, Jazz Now. BBC Radio 3 Perchard, Tom . 2016. Programme guest, Jazz Now. BBC Radio 3.
- Historical consultant, Things Called Jazz that are Not Jazz. BBC Radio 4. Perchard, Tom . 2016. Historical consultant, Things Called Jazz that are Not Jazz. BBC Radio 4..
Professional Activity
- Advisory Council member, Institute of Musical Research Perchard, Tom . Advisory Council member, Institute of Musical Research.
- Editorial Board member, 'Jazz Research Journal' Perchard, Tom . Editorial Board member, 'Jazz Research Journal'.
- Regular referee, 'Popular Music' Perchard, Tom . Regular referee, 'Popular Music'.
Project
- Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (£145,059): Popular Music in the British Home, 1945-90: Technology, Experience and Daily Life Perchard, Tom . 2020-2023 Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (£145,059): Popular Music in the British Home, 1945-90: Technology, Experience and Daily Life.
- AHRC Early Career Fellowship (£64,800). Jazz in France, 1934-75: Contesting the Politics of Nation, Art and World through Music Perchard, Tom . January-October AHRC Early Career Fellowship (£64,800). Jazz in France, 1934-75: Contesting the Politics of Nation, Art and World through Music.
- AHRB/C PhD award (2002-5) Perchard, Tom . 2005. AHRB/C PhD award (2002-5).