Tag: gatekeepers
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Myths and Tropes: Delia Derbyshire After The Workshop
Discover the hidden artistic gems of Delia Derbyshire in this in-depth article by David Butler. Learn about her work outside the BBC and her haunting film scores.
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Same as it ever was
Love this cover of Talking Heads ‘Once In A Lifetime’ by Angelique Kidjo – reclaiming and rebooting those African rhythms. She’s recorded the whole of Remain In Light, adding her own lyrics and style, so it comes full circle. I love her take on appropriation – she doesn’t see why it’s a problem if it’s…
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We don’t have any real friends: Money vs Art
I’ve been trying for the last decade to explain the problem of money vs art, or audience vs product and that bastard Aaron Funk as well as creating some amazing music during that time nails it in ONE interview:. Fuck that whole game of what music is supposed to be right now. It’s so fucked…
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Pavlov’s Pop – Is Pop Music Brainwashing You?
Pop music – does it really exist? I mean of course it does, but as something that is popular, in the way that you choose it? It seems increasingly you don’t – like in Russia the pop chooses you, through incessant repetition. The video from PBS’s Idea Channel above and this article describes it as…
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Horse
From the weirder part of the internet comes this video from TomSka. It makes slightly more sense if you watch the other videos where Mrs Johnson the hyper intelligent horse from another dimension makes an appearance…but only slightly. The rest are really good, the cartoons and the live action bits, amazingly high quality you can…
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Twerkgate redux
Or, Yes People Are Still Talking About That Miley Cyrus Performance *Sigh* Had a Facebook argument about the whole Miley affair, yes in some parts this still rages on (!) and having thought about it overnight I’ve realised what’s bugging me about the response to her: 1) Agency. There are lots of white middle class…