- wing ▁“ rock ▁cab aret ” ▁band ▁Rö da ▁Kap el let ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 7 6 ). ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁co - organ ised , ▁together ▁with ▁Ger ard ▁K emp ers ▁and ▁David ▁Horn , ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁conference ▁on ▁popular ▁music ▁studies ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁I AS PM ▁( Intern ational ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Popular ▁Music ) ▁was ▁formed . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Tag g ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁where ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁what ▁became ▁EP MO W ▁( En cyc lopedia ▁of ▁Popular ▁Music ▁of ▁the ▁World ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Senior ▁L ect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Popular ▁Music ▁( IP M ) ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Liverpool , ▁where , ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁taught ▁such ▁subjects ▁as ▁Popular ▁Music ▁Analysis , ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁Mov ing ▁Image ▁and ▁History ▁of ▁Popular ▁Music . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Bob ▁Clar ida ▁and ▁Philip ▁Tag g ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Mass ▁Media ▁Music ▁Sch ol ars ' ▁Press ▁( MM MS P ) ▁as ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁corpor ation ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁Its ▁purpose ▁is , ▁using ▁Fair ▁Use ▁legisl ation , ▁to ▁dis sem inate ▁scholar ly ▁music ological ▁writ ings ▁on ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁mass ▁media . ▁ ▁D ism