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Rock Vocalities
Chapter four of the Bloomsbury Handbook on Rock Music…… In a chapter focusing on rock vocalities, Katherine Meizel points out how the ways in which rock vocalists sing vary not only between subgenres, but from performer to performer. Meizel highlights … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Bloomsbury Rock
Tagged authenticity, Katherine Meizel, Rock Vocalities, Rock Vocals, Subgenre
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Albums Based on Previous Images
I have just sent off an essay to a potential publisher on Matching Mole – the relationship of the band to politics and genre boundaries. As can be seen below, their 2nd album is a direct take on a Chinese propaganda … Continue reading
The Heritage of Live Popular Music Making in Merthyr Tydfil 1955 to the Present Day: How Do Musical Memories, Mediated Through Technology, Impact Identity and Nostalgia?
The relationship of popular music to memory, identity and nostalgia is now well established in popular music studies, with academics such as Schulkind, Hennis and Rubin (1999) outlining how music, in particular from ones youth, can have strong nostalgic impact … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Music, Musicology
Tagged Merthyr Tydfil, Music, musicology, Nostalsia
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Matching Mole, Virtuality, Merthyr Tydfil Music and More
I have not blogged for over a month, so I thought I would write a quick post as a catch up of what I have been up to. The year kicked off with the publication of The Handbook of Music … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Musicology
Tagged Bill MacCormick, Canterbury Scene, Dave MaCrea, David Sinclair, live music, Matching Mole, Merthyr Tydfil, Music, Nostalsia, Progressive Rock
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The Benefits of Listening to and Performing Music
Here is a fantastic video, which builds on my post from last week regarding the interlectual benefits of engaging with music. Recent research indicates that engaging with music as either either a listener or performer has a unique impact on … Continue reading
Songs of Social Protest Conference: University of Limerick, Ireland.
Day 1 – April 29th 2015 After the long trip from South Wales to Limerick, the first thing that struck me with the University of Limerick is its size and beauty. I was at the university to give a paper … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, protest
Tagged Canzone d'autore, chicano, Conference, here lies love, imelda markos, italy, Oy Division, protest, protest song, punk, riot girl, this is love, university of limerick, yiddish music
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STING: GEORDIE IDENTITY AND SOME THOUGHTS ON THE LAST SHIP
I was back in Newcastle for one of Sting’s three The Last Ship shows, at The Sage in Gateshead last weekend. As I am in the closing stages of my book on Sting, it provided the perfect setting – … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Sting
Tagged akenside syndrome, Frank Zappa, Gateshead, Geordie, Geordie Identity, Jimmy Nail, joe starky, Newcastle, paul carr, sting, The Last Ship, The Sage, the Unthanks, The Wilson Family
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Sting and the Protest Song
I am presenting a paper relating to my Sting book in Limerick this month at a conference on music and protest. Here is an early draft of what I will be speaking about Introduction This paper will provide an overview … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Musicology, Sting
Tagged Arthur Koestler, Band Aid, Cueca, e Human Rights Concerts, George Lipsitz, Ghosts in the machine, Graceland, Human Rights Now! concerts, murder by numbers, Participation of Hope tour, paul carr, Paul Simon, Pinochet, protest song, sting, Synchronicity, The Rainforest Foundation, They Dance Alone, We Work The Black Seam, William Blake
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