Staff Profile

Adam Behr teaches and researches the intersections between the creative industries, cultural policy, music, and politics. He is also interested in the sociology and history of popular music and their relationship to the politics of popular culture.

Following a PhD on the historical context and social dynamics of rock bands at the University of Stirling, he has researched and published on cultural policy, music and politics, music and election campaigns, the music industries, and the popular music of the mid-twentieth to twenty first centuries.

Prior to joining Newcastle University, he taught widely across Popular Music Studies and Media Studies at Stirling University, the University of Glasgow, the University of Edinburgh and City University (London).

In addition to academic writing, he has written extensively for the web, as an editor and contributor to the Live Music Exchange site, for The Conversation and elsewhere.

Memberships:

• International Association for the Study of Popular Music
• Political Studies Association
• Royal Musical Association
• City of Edinburgh Council 'Music is Audible' working group
• Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Culture
• Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Music

Current Administrative Role:

• Head of Music

Previous Administrative Roles:

Deputy Head of Music, Music Impact Co-ordinator, Undergraduate Admissions Tutor for Music, Chair of Undergraduate Board of Studies in Music, Degree Programme Director for BA Hons Contemporary and Popular Music, Web Co-ordinator for Music)

Adam Behr's research lies broadly within the interdisciplinary field of Popular Music Studies. Key areas of interest include:

• The music industries
• Cultural policy
• The intersection of music and politics (including electoral politics)
• The sociology and history of popular music

Research includes:

• 'The Live Music Music Mapping Project' - https://livemusicresearch.org/
• 'The UK Live Music Census': An AHRC funded exercise to gather data about live music across the UK. The words first national live music census. http://uklivemusiccensus.org/
• 'Facilitating Music Tourism for the Creative Economy': An investigation of the beneficiaries of music tourism designed to inform policymakers about the concerns of music and tourism-related business. Funded by the AHRC and National Productivity Investment Fund
• An examination of the musical components of UK and US General Election Campaigns.

Previous projects include:

• The Edinburgh Live Music Census
• From Pub to Stadium: The ecology of public and commercial investment in British live music venues. (Part of the AHRC's Cultural Value Project)
• The cultural value of live music: A Case Study of Enthusiast, State-funded, and Commercial Events at the Queen's Hall (Part of the AHRC's Cultural Value Project).
• Scotland On Tour: Strategies for Promoting the Scottish Music Industry Within and Outwith Scotland. (AHRC Cultural Engagement Fellowship)
• An investigation and typology of Edinburgh's open mic nights.
• The social dynamics of rock bands

Current PhD supervisions:

• Creative industry development and cultural policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• British Popular Music Journalism and Gender: How music journalists and critics perpetuate or challenge stereotypes about women rock musicians
• 'Why P-Funk?' A Case Study of the Evolution of P-Funk Through a 'Production of Culture' Model

Successfully completed PhDs supervised:

• Theorising songwriting, industry and autoethnography
• The role of narrative in the work of Kate Bush

Current Teaching:

• Music, Politics and Policy (module leader) - undergraduate final year
• Popular Music and Media (module leader) - undergraduate Stage 2
• Academic Practice for Music Studies (contributor) - undergraduate Stage 1
• Introduction to Popular Music Studies (contributor, previously module leader) - undergraduate Stage 1
• Studies in Popular Music - (contributor) - postgraduate elective

Previous Teaching

• The Folk Revival (contributor) - undergraduate Stage 3
• Issues in Popular Music Culture (contributor) - undergraduate Stage 2
• Popular Music Policy: Case Studies and Context (module leader) - postgraduate elective
• Advanced Popular Music Studies (module leader) - postgraduate elective

• Articles

  • Ord M, Behr A. Curating the music city: The accommodation sector in Glasgow’s music tourism ecology. Tourist Studies 2023, 23(3), 177-265.
  • Behr A. Music, Digitalization, and Democratic Elections: The Changing Soundtrack of Electoral Politics in the UK. Popular Music and Society 2022, 45(1), 31-47.
  • Behr A, Hamilton C, Rozbicka P. Birmingham and the (International) Business of Live Music in Times of COVID-19. Journal of World Popular Music 2022, 9(1-2), 31-48.
  • Behr A. When Groups Turn Rotten: What happens when bands fall out. The New European 2021, (258), 38-39.
  • Zazzo L, Behr A. Classical Singers and COVID-19: A Preliminary Report. Journal of Music, Health and Wellbeing 2021, Autumn 2021.
  • van der Hoeven A, Behr A, Hamilton C, Mulder M, Rozbicka P. 1-2-3-4! Measuring the values of live music: methods, models and motivations. Arts and the Market 2021, 11(2).
  • Behr A. The State and the Arts: The long and difficult relationship between government and the arts. The New European 2020, (203), 32-33.
  • Behr A, Webster E, Brennan M, Cloonan M, Ansell J. Making Live Music Count: The UK Live Music Census. Popular Music and Society 2020, 43(5), 501-522.
  • Behr A, Cloonan M. Going spare? Concert tickets, touting and cultural value. International Journal of Cultural Policy 2020, 26(1), 95-108.
  • Behr A. Facing the music: Brexit's chilling threat to the music industries. The New European 2020, (184), 6-7.
  • Behr A. Asking for trouble: The political message behind Bridge Over Troubled Water. The New European 2020, (180), 35-39.
  • Behr A. Joni Mitchell: Unfettered and alive. The New European 2019, (139), 29-32.
  • Behr A. A tribute to Dave Laing. Popular Music History 2019, 11(3), 187-188.
  • Behr A. The White Album: Soundtrack for the sixties turning sour. The New European 2018, (119), 44.
  • Behr A. Street fighting sound: The album that got the stones rolling and rocking again. The New European 2018, (124), 36-38.
  • Behr A, Negus K, Street J. Copy rights: The Politics of Copying and Creativity. Political Studies 2018, 66(1), 63-80.
  • Behr A. Where the snowman meets the sunshine: The tensions between research, engagement and impact in cultural policy. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies 2017, 14(1), 352-375.
  • Behr A, Negus K, Street J. The Sampling Continuum: musical aesthetics and ethics in the age of digital production. Journal for Cultural Research 2017, 21(3), 223-240.
  • Negus K, Street J, Behr A. Copying, copyright and originality: imitation, transformation and popular musicians. European Journal of Cultural Studies 2017, 20(4), 363-380.
  • Behr A, Brennan M, Cloonan M, Frith S, Webster E. Live Concert Performance: An Ecological Approach. Rock Music Studies 2016, 3(1), 5-23.
  • Behr A. Join Together With the Band: Authenticating Collective Creativity in Bands and the Myth of Rock Authenticity Reappraised. Rock Music Studies 2015, 2(1), 1-21.
  • Behr A, Brennan M. The place of popular music in Scotland's cultural policy. Cultural Trends 2014, 23(3), 169-177.
  • Behr A, Brennan M, Cloonan C. Cultural value and cultural policy: some evidence from the world of live music. International Journal of Cultural Policy 2014, 1-16.
  • Behr A. The real "crossroads" of live music - the conventions of performance at open mic nights in Edinburgh. Social Semiotics 2012, 22(5), 559-573.

• Book Chapters

  • Behr A. ‘Indie’ Music: Scottish popular music and the constitutional question. In: Williamson J; Cloonan M; Frith S, ed. Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music. London and New York: Routledge, 2023, pp.126-134.
  • Behr A. Live music infrastructure. In: Homan S, ed. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Policy. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022, pp.137-148.
  • Rozbicka P, Behr A, Hamilton C. Brexit and the UK live music industry. In: Homan,S, ed. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Policy. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022, pp.321-332.
  • Behr A. ? and The Mysterians, "96 Tears". In: Hill,S, ed. One-Hit Wonders: An Oblique History of Popular Music. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022, pp.21-28.
  • Behr A, Brennan M, Cloonan M, Webster E. Stop making census! Some experiential reflections on conducting a live music census. In: Osborne, R; Laing, D, ed. Music by Numbers: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in the Music Industry. Bristol: Intellect, 2021, pp.104-120.
  • Behr A. State of Play: Tensions and Interventions in Live Music Policy. In: Anderton,C;Pisfil,S, ed. Researching Live Music: Gigs, Tours, Concerts and Festival. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2021, pp.212-224.
  • Behr A, Brennan M, Cloonan M. The UK Live Music Census: the value of researching live music in Glasgow, Newcastle, Oxford and beyond. In: Ballico,C; Watson,A, ed. Music Cities: Evaluating a Global Cultural Policy Concept. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp.167-188.
  • Behr A. Sounding Off: music and musicians' interventions in the 2019 election campaign. In: Jackson, D; Thorsen, E; Lillekar, D; Weidhase, N, ed. UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Poole, England: Political Studies Association/Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research, 2019, pp.122-122.
  • Behr A, Street J. Sound Bites: The Music of Election 2017. In: Thorsen, E; Jackson, D; Lillekar, D, ed. UK Election Analysis 2017: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Poole, England: Political Studies Association/ Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community, 2017, pp.134-134.
  • Behr A. Scottish Celtic Music. In: Horn D; Shepherd J, ed. Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. London; New York: Bloomsbury - Continuum Books, 2017.
  • Behr A. Cultural Policy and the Creative Industries. In: John Shepherd and Kyle Devine, ed. The Routledge Reader on The Sociology of Music. New York and London: Routledge, 2015, pp.277-286.

• Editorial

  • Flath B, Behr A, Cloonan M. Introduction to Special Issue on Pop Music Festivals and (Cultural) Policies. IASPM Journal 2019, 9(1), 3-5.

• Online Publications

  • Behr A. What Ed Sheeran’s copyright court case win means for songwriters in future. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2023. Available at: https://theconversation.com/what-ed-sheerans-copyright-court-case-win-means-for-songwriters-in-future-205354.
  • Behr A. Unpacking the controversy behind Roger Waters' latest tour. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2023. Available at: https://theconversation.com/unpacking-the-controversy-behind-roger-waters-latest-tour-207380.
  • Behr A. Sinéad O'Connor: a troubled soul with immense talent and unbowed spirit. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2023. Available at: https://theconversation.com/sinead-oconnor-a-troubled-soul-with-immense-talent-and-unbowed-spirit-210489.
  • Behr A. Now and Then: enabled by AI – created by profound connections between the four Beatles. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2023. Available at: https://theconversation.com/now-and-then-enabled-by-ai-created-by-profound-connections-between-the-four-beatles-216920.
  • Behr A. Changing the lyrics to hit songs might be increasingly noticeable – but it’s a longstanding musical practice. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2023. Available at: https://theconversation.com/changing-the-lyrics-to-hit-songs-might-be-increasingly-noticeable-but-its-a-longstanding-musical-practice-219436.
  • Behr A. Jerry Lee Lewis: fiery performances were inseparable from his reckless behaviour and dark personal life. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2022. Available at: https://theconversation.com/jerry-lee-lewis-fiery-performances-were-inseparable-from-his-reckless-behaviour-and-dark-personal-life-193569.
  • Behr A. How Terry Hall defined the sound of youth and disillusionment in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain. London: The Conversation Trust, 2022. Available at: https://theconversation.com/how-terry-hall-defined-the-sound-of-youth-and-disillusionment-in-margaret-thatchers-britain-196917.
  • Behr A. Christine McVie – the talented anchoring force of the musical giant Fleetwood Mac. London: The Conversation Trust, 2022. Available at: https://theconversation.com/christine-mcvie-the-talented-anchoring-force-of-the-musical-giant-fleetwood-mac-195763.
  • Behr A. Arts Council cuts: the problems with ‘levelling up’ through culture. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2022. Available at: https://theconversation.com/arts-council-cuts-the-problems-with-levelling-up-through-culture-194213.
  • Behr A. Prince: Why, five years after his death, the Purple One still reigns. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2021. Available at: https://theconversation.com/prince-why-five-years-after-his-death-the-purple-one-still-reigns-159166.
  • Behr A, Rozbicka P, Hamilton C. Lockdown delay: how music venues will be impacted by uncertainty over relaxing restrictions. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2021. Available at: https://theconversation.com/lockdown-delay-how-music-venues-will-be-impacted-by-uncertainty-over-relaxing-restrictions-162637.
  • Behr A. Charlie Watts – how the Rolling Stones drummer helped the band reach for more than just the rock sound. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2021. Available at: https://theconversation.com/charlie-watts-how-the-rolling-stones-drummer-helped-the-band-reach-for-more-than-just-the-rock-sound-166769.
  • Behr A. Arts education is facing massive cuts – yet its value is felt everywhere. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2021. Available at: https://theconversation.com/arts-education-is-facing-massive-cuts-yet-its-value-is-felt-everywhere-160844.
  • Behr A. 40 Years of MTV: the channel that shaped popular culture as we know it. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2021. Available at: https://theconversation.com/40-years-of-mtv-the-channel-that-shaped-popular-culture-as-we-know-it-165365.
  • Behr A. US election 2020: how the rival candidates have used music in their campaigns. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/us-election-2020-how-the-rival-candidates-have-used-music-in-their-campaigns-149218.
  • Behr A. Two of Us: inside John Lennon’s incredible songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/two-of-us-inside-john-lennons-incredible-songwriting-partnership-with-paul-mccartney-147857.
  • Behr A. Peter Green: troubled Fleetwood Mac founder leaves legacy of brilliance that shines still. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/peter-green-troubled-fleetwood-mac-founder-leaves-legacy-of-brilliance-that-shines-still-143471.
  • Behr A. Little Richard’s scream kicked off rock'n'roll and still echoes today. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/little-richards-scream-kicked-off-rocknroll-and-still-echoes-today-138266.
  • Behr A. Florian Schneider and Kraftwerk helped shape the sound of modern music. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/florian-schneider-and-kraftwerk-helped-shape-the-sound-of-modern-music-138187.
  • Behr A. Five ways musicians are responding to the coronavirus crisis. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/five-ways-musicians-are-responding-to-the-coronavirus-crisis-137444.
  • Behr A. Bill Withers: soul music’s ‘everyman’ wrote songs for the world to lean on. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/bill-withers-soul-musics-everyman-wrote-songs-for-the-world-to-lean-on-135757.
  • Behr A. Beethoven or Brexit? Battle for chart domination shows UK’s divided soul. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/beethoven-or-brexit-battle-for-chart-domination-shows-uks-divided-soul-131158.
  • Behr A. Arts rescue package: don’t forget small venues – they’re where big stars learned their trade. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/arts-rescue-package-dont-forget-small-venues-theyre-where-big-stars-learned-their-trade-142096.
  • Behr A. Andrew Weatherall brought record producers out of the back room and lured millions on to the dance floor. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/andrew-weatherall-brought-record-producers-out-of-the-back-room-and-lured-millions-on-to-the-dance-floor-132025.
  • Behr A. AC/DC’s Back in Black at 40 – establishing rock bands as brands. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/ac-dcs-back-in-black-at-40-establishing-rock-bands-as-brands-143473.
  • Behr A. 50 years on, I can’t stop listening to this seminal Miles Davis album. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2020. Available at: https://theconversation.com/50-years-on-i-cant-stop-listening-to-this-seminal-miles-davis-album-135154.
  • Behr A. Glastonbury 2019: Stormzy and Attenborough a barometer for a generation’s urgent concerns. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2019. Available at: https://theconversation.com/glastonbury-2019-stormzy-and-attenborough-a-barometer-for-a-generations-urgent-concerns-119757.
  • Behr A. Dr John: music’s boogie-woogie voodoo man who defied convention but defined New Orleans. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2019. Available at: https://theconversation.com/dr-john-musics-boogie-woogie-voodoo-man-who-defied-convention-but-defined-new-orleans-118461.
  • Behr A. Beatles: Abbey Road at 50 is a marker of how pop music grew up in the 1960s. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2019. Available at: https://theconversation.com/beatles-abbey-road-at-50-is-a-marker-of-how-pop-music-grew-up-in-the-1960s-124433.
  • Behr A. Ticket touts have been around for centuries – but the tide could be turning against them. The Conversation Trust, 2018. Available at: https://theconversation.com/ticket-touts-have-been-around-for-centuries-but-the-tide-could-be-turning-against-them-101626.
  • Behr A. The charts may be getting sadder but popular music has never been more varied. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2018. Available at: https://theconversation.com/the-charts-may-be-getting-sadder-but-popular-music-has-never-been-more-varied-96655.
  • Behr A. The album at 70: a format in decline?. The Conversation Trust, 2018. Available at: https://theconversation.com/the-album-at-70-a-format-in-decline-99581.
  • Behr A. Rolling Stones tour: they may be older but time waits for no one. London, UK: The Conversation Trust, 2018. Available at: https://theconversation.com/rolling-stones-tour-they-may-be-older-but-time-waits-for-no-one-92556.
  • Behr A. Music hasn’t had a defining #MeToo moment … yet. The Conversation Trust, 2018. Available at: https://theconversation.com/music-hasnt-had-a-defining-metoo-moment-yet-101200.
  • Behr A. Labour Live: why even Jeremy Corbyn struggles to sell a pop and politics mashup. The Conversation Trust, 2018. Available at: https://theconversation.com/labour-live-why-even-jeremy-corbyn-struggles-to-sell-a-pop-and-politics-mashup-98496.
  • Behr A. What 70 years of the Edinburgh Festival has done for the arts - and the economy. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/what-70-years-of-the-edinburgh-festival-has-done-for-the-arts-and-the-economy-82102.
  • Behr A. Tom Petty stood up for authentic rock music - and he never backed down. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/tom-petty-stood-up-for-authentic-rock-music-and-he-never-backed-down-85187.
  • Behr A. The UK's rich musical heritage is threatened by a live music culture under pressure. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/the-uks-rich-musical-heritage-is-threatened-by-a-live-music-culture-under-pressure-74269.
  • Behr A. Malcolm Young: AC/DC guitarist who helped define heavy rock’s guitar sound. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/malcolm-young-ac-dc-guitarist-who-helped-define-heavy-rocks-guitar-sound-87744.
  • Behr A. Magical Mystery Tour: a rare Beatles flop – but it paved the way for Monty Python. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/magical-mystery-tour-a-rare-beatles-flop-but-it-paved-the-way-for-monty-python-87547.
  • Behr A. Is Glastonbury really running out of headliners?. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/is-glastonbury-really-running-out-of-headliners-79863.
  • Behr A. Humbug, tinsel and gravy: in search of the perfect Christmas pop song. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/humbug-tinsel-and-gravy-in-search-of-the-perfect-christmas-pop-song-88924.
  • Behr A. How the Paradise Papers reveal the tension between rock stars and the tax man. The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/how-the-paradise-papers-reveal-the-tension-between-rock-stars-and-the-tax-man-86999.
  • Behr A. Glen Campbell combined rural grit and urban sheen to straddle American music like a Rhinestone Cowboy. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/glen-campbell-combined-rural-grit-and-urban-sheen-to-straddle-american-music-like-a-rhinestone-cowboy-82291.
  • Behr A. Chuck Berry: One of the only musicians with a genuine claim to be the founder of a genre. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/chuck-berry-one-of-the-only-musicians-with-a-genuine-claim-to-be-the-founder-of-a-genre-74861.
  • Behr A. Boycotts by celebrities and musicians hit Trump where it hurts. London: The Conversation Trust, 2017. Available at: https://theconversation.com/boycotts-by-celebrities-and-musicians-hit-trump-where-it-hurts-71743.
  • Behr A. What's the deal with exclusive streaming deals: Frank Ocean, Beyoncé and Universal's mooted ban. London: The Conversation Trust, 2016. Available at: https://theconversation.com/whats-the-deal-with-exclusive-streaming-deals-frank-ocean-beyonce-and-universals-mooted-ban-64453.
  • Behr A. Trump slammed by musicians for appropriating music, but pop and politics have a long history. London: The Conversation Trust, 2016. Available at: https://theconversation.com/trump-slammed-by-musicians-for-appropriating-music-but-pop-and-politics-have-a-long-history-63901.
  • Behr A. The Beatles revolutionised music by putting the record centre-stage. The Conversation Trust, 2016. Available at: https://theconversation.com/the-beatles-revolutionised-music-by-putting-the-record-centre-stage-56103.
  • Behr A. Pop life: how Prince played the music industry. London: The Conversation Trust, 2016. Available at: https://theconversation.com/pop-life-how-prince-played-the-music-industry-58299.
  • Behr A. Jo Cox charity single: there's no going back in the merging of pop and politics. London: The Conversation Trust, 2016. Available at: https://theconversation.com/jo-cox-charity-single-theres-no-going-back-in-the-merging-of-pop-and-politics-70615.
  • Behr A. George Michael and Rick Parfitt: two ends of a rich cultural mainstream. London: The Conversation Trust, 2016. Available at: https://theconversation.com/george-michael-and-rick-parfitt-two-ends-of-a-rich-cultural-mainstream-70783.
  • Behr A. Fighting for the right to party: live music after the Paris attacks. The Conversation Trust, 2015. Available at: https://theconversation.com/fighting-for-the-right-to-party-live-music-after-the-paris-attacks-50935.

• Reports

  • Rozbicka P, Behr A, Hamilton C. The UK Live Music Industry in a post-2019 era: A Globalised Local Perspective. Aston University; Birmingham City University; Newcastle University, 2022. 2.
  • Rozbicka P, Behr A, Hamilton C. Live Music Ecologies in the UK – A local perspective in the context of the pandemic. Aston University; Newcastle University; Birmingham City University; AHRC, 2022. Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre Discussion Papers.
  • Ord M, Behr A. Facilitating Music Tourism for Scotland’s Creative Economy. Newcastle University/AHRC/ Scottish Music Industry Association/Music Tourist, 2019.
  • Rozbicka P, Hamilton C, Behr A, Correa Vila P, Davies LJ. Birmingham Live Music and Brexit. Aston University; Birmingham City University; Newcastle University, 2019. 1.
  • Webster E, Brennan M, Behr A, Cloonan M, Ansell J. Valuing live music: The UK Live Music Census 2017 report. 2018.
  • Behr A, Brennan M, Cloonan C. The Cultural Value of Live Music from the Pub to the Stadium: Getting Beyond the Numbers. Arts and Humanities Research Council, 2015.
  • Behr A, Cloonan M. Establishing a Music Vitality Index for Scotland. Edinburgh, UK: Creative Scotland, 2015.
  • Behr A, Webster E, Brennan M. Edinburgh Live Music Census 2015: Pilot Study. Edinburgh, UK: Live Music Exchange/University of Edinburgh, 2015.
  • Behr A, Brennan M. Scotland on Tour: Strategies for Promoting the Scottish Music Industry Within and Outwith Scotland. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh/AHRC/Live Music Exchange, 2013.

• Reviews

  • Behr A. Reverberations: The Philosophy, Aesthetics and Politics of Noise. Edited by Michael Goddard, Benjamin Halligan and Paul Hegarty [and] Resonances: Noise and Contemporary Music. Edited by Michael Goddard, Benjamin Halligan and Nicola Spelman [Book review]. Popular Music 2016, 35(1), 136-139.
  • Behr A. [Book Review] Remembering Woodstock. Edited by Bennett Andy. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004. xxi + 159 pp. ISBN 0 7546 0713 5. Popular Music 2007, 26(3), 525-528.
  • Behr A. [Book Review] The Rolling Stones: An Oral History. By Alan Lysaght. Toronto: McArthur and Company, 2003. 310+v pp. ISBN 1-55278-392-8 (paperback). Popular Music 2006, 26(1), 189-91.
  • Behr A. [Book Review] The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock. By John Harris. London: Fourth Estate, 2003. 448 pp. ISBN 0-00-713472-X. Popular Music 2004, 23(2), 224-227.
  • Behr A. [Book Review] The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar. Edited by Victor Anand Coelho. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. 278 pp. ISBN 0–521–00040–8. Popular Music 2004, 23(3), 389-91.
  • Behr A. [Book Review] Karaoke Nights: An Ethnographic Rhapsody. By Rob Drew. Atamira Press, 2001. 160 pp. ISBN 0759100470. Popular Music 2004, 23(1), 97-98.