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The following 4 songs suggest something of a genealogy. Though each track has different structures and keys and changes (or lack there-of) the connection between the tracks is pretty obvious. The first single off Mogwai‘s latest LP clearly references the melody beginning in David Bowie‘s “Warszawa.” Beginning at 1:17, the key changes and the melody…
And when it fails to recoup? Well, maybe: You just haven’t earned it yet, baby. -Morrissey The Smiths – “Paint a Vulgar Picture” When it comes to discussing the current state of the music industry, our core concepts are so poorly articulated and limited that most discussions are led astray before any progress is…
I spent two months traveling around Europe during the summer of 2011. I began with a week in London, followed by a week in Paris, then a month in Italy before returning to London. I attended an independent music festival called TagoFest in Massa organized by Onga of Boring Machines, presented a paper at the…
by Joseph Sannicandro Joseph.Sannicandro@gmail.com As entertainment obessed consumers, we rarely ever think about where things come from, let alone the hidden costs of production. How is it that ethnic violence in central Africa has anything to do, causally, with my owning an iPhone or playing videogames? ——- The ravages of ethnic violence in the Congo,…
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