Tag: social media
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Ed Sheeran vs Marvin Gaye & Why AI & Copyright Might Kill Art
Love this video from Adam Neely about the Ed Sheeran case vs Marvin Gaye (well actually vs SAS investment banker trying it on, Ed Townsend died years ago). I do think it’s a stretch, as a mashup artist I’ve heard so many things like that, it’s not a direct lift. You cannot own a genre!…
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Radio Clash on the internet archive
Looking for the earlier podcasts of Radio Clash? Look no further! The backup has been updated to 377 over at the Internet Archive. Check it out now.
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Instagram and the Social Media Hamster Wheel
Oh yes. All of these. I am on Instagram but I have a massive love/hate for it. And any artist – mashup artists included on social media should watch at least the end part because it talks about the real cost of ‘chasing the algorithm’ – mentally and physically for Cat Graffam but also it’s…
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Disney and Don’t Say Gay
I’ve been watching several of these videos and they sum up not just what’s wrong in Florida and Disney with the Don’t Say Gay bill they helped fund (as did many other corporations including the new owners of Sky and Dreamworks) but also wider problems – with class, representation, and exploitation. The latter point is…
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RTJ4 Drops Early
Good news in dark times, Run The Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) have released their fourth Run The Jewels album early as a download. It’s free, but I strongly suggest you click ‘Add to Cart’ and then donate to the Mass Defence Program given all the mass arrests and horrifying police brutality in the US…
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Everybody in the Place
Not sure how long this will be up, but this is a great documentary on youth culture and the rave scene by artist Jeremy Deller. It’s not your usual documentary either, just showing some dancing people in an hanger and then clips of angry news reports – Jeremy is filmed doing a talk to a…