Friday, 11 May 2012
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Pod Academy - podcasts of current academic research
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Listen to the podcast of the interview with Sujatha Fernandes (associate professor of sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York) talking about her research on the globalisation of hip-hop including the impact of rap on the Arab Spring . Her research is published in a book "Close to the edge in search of a global hip hop generation" . The book will be available soon in the library - search for it and request it on Library Search.
Read an opinion piece in the Times Higher Education Supplement about the Pod Academy by Sally Feldman .
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Listen to the podcast of the interview with Sujatha Fernandes (associate professor of sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York) talking about her research on the globalisation of hip-hop including the impact of rap on the Arab Spring . Her research is published in a book "Close to the edge in search of a global hip hop generation" . The book will be available soon in the library - search for it and request it on Library Search.
Read an opinion piece in the Times Higher Education Supplement about the Pod Academy by Sally Feldman .
Friday, 4 May 2012
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A special issue of the journal Popular Music on the topic of "music dance and ageing" is now available via Library Search. To access it , search for "Popular Music" in Library Search and you can read articles on topics such as "Popular music and the aesthetics of ageing" or "How we feel the music: popular music for elders by elders".
The editors of the journal Murray Forman and Jan Fairley write:
"Notions of music such as rock and pop being ‘youth musics’ shift when, in 2011, we consider that The Beatles' Paul McCartney is five years past the rhetorical age of 64, giving the song new meaning when he sings it on tour – and, yes, like many of his pivotal generation, McCartney is still touring. It is 46 years since The Who released ‘My Generation’ in 1965 with Pete Townshend's (now 66) once provocative lyrics, ‘I hope I die before I get old’. From a different era, Tony Martin, US vocalist, film and television star, now 99 years old, performed live club dates as recently as three years ago. Tony Bennett, the great interpreter of song ‘standards’, is also still actively touring and recording at 85 years of age, releasing his CD Duets II in 2011. Indeed, in 2006 the American Association for Retired People (AARP) sponsored Bennett's US tour, while the 2007 AARP national convention featured performances by UK star Rod Stewart and the US group Earth, Wind and Fire".
New feature for Kindle users
You now have thel option of being able to download the articles from Popular Music to read on your kindle . Chose the HTML option to view the journal article - there's a send to kindle icon and full instructions.
The editors of the journal Murray Forman and Jan Fairley write:
"Notions of music such as rock and pop being ‘youth musics’ shift when, in 2011, we consider that The Beatles' Paul McCartney is five years past the rhetorical age of 64, giving the song new meaning when he sings it on tour – and, yes, like many of his pivotal generation, McCartney is still touring. It is 46 years since The Who released ‘My Generation’ in 1965 with Pete Townshend's (now 66) once provocative lyrics, ‘I hope I die before I get old’. From a different era, Tony Martin, US vocalist, film and television star, now 99 years old, performed live club dates as recently as three years ago. Tony Bennett, the great interpreter of song ‘standards’, is also still actively touring and recording at 85 years of age, releasing his CD Duets II in 2011. Indeed, in 2006 the American Association for Retired People (AARP) sponsored Bennett's US tour, while the 2007 AARP national convention featured performances by UK star Rod Stewart and the US group Earth, Wind and Fire".
New feature for Kindle users
You now have thel option of being able to download the articles from Popular Music to read on your kindle . Chose the HTML option to view the journal article - there's a send to kindle icon and full instructions.
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
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Welcome back from the Easter break ready to finish off this semester's work.
John Peel's record collection has gone online in The Space.
Today the first 100 As have been released, on 8th May the first 100 Bs, 15th May first 100 Cs, and so on until October 2012 when the project ends.
When you come to the website you will see John Peel’s home studio, from which you will be able to access the contents of the record collection as it is added to each week, as well as videos , photos, Peel sessions and radio shows. Once in the collection you will be able to move up and down the shelves of the record collection, picking out certain choice records and going through the first 100 as though you were standing in front of the shelves in John’s studio.
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John Peel's record collection has gone online in The Space.
Today the first 100 As have been released, on 8th May the first 100 Bs, 15th May first 100 Cs, and so on until October 2012 when the project ends.
When you come to the website you will see John Peel’s home studio, from which you will be able to access the contents of the record collection as it is added to each week, as well as videos , photos, Peel sessions and radio shows. Once in the collection you will be able to move up and down the shelves of the record collection, picking out certain choice records and going through the first 100 as though you were standing in front of the shelves in John’s studio.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Taylor & Francis Online :: Popular Music and Society - Most Frequently Read Articles
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Follow the link to the most read articles from the journal Popular Music and Society
Taylor & Francis Online :: Popular Music and Society - Most Frequently Read Articles
Be inspired. Browse journal articles that range from the celebration of failure in American Idol to what is inde rock? to the rise of internet distribution.
If you are off-campus log-in via the Shibboleth link and your University of Westmister username and password.
Follow the link to the most read articles from the journal Popular Music and Society
Taylor & Francis Online :: Popular Music and Society - Most Frequently Read Articles
Be inspired. Browse journal articles that range from the celebration of failure in American Idol to what is inde rock? to the rise of internet distribution.
If you are off-campus log-in via the Shibboleth link and your University of Westmister username and password.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Copyright exceptions will not deliver anticipated economic growth, licensing bodies say
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Copyright exceptions will not deliver anticipated economic growth, licensing bodies say
The Government's plans – driven by the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) – threatens to "undermine" the success in the growth of licensing, PRS for Music said.
"Creators should not be forced to give away their work for free in order to subsidise other businesses through more exceptions," it said. "Consumers should not be directed to illegal services. Businesses should not be held back by unnecessary red tape."
The Government's plans – driven by the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) – threatens to "undermine" the success in the growth of licensing, PRS for Music said.
"Creators should not be forced to give away their work for free in order to subsidise other businesses through more exceptions," it said. "Consumers should not be directed to illegal services. Businesses should not be held back by unnecessary red tape."
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