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Everyone Loved It But MeUnpopular Book OpinionsLisa discusses a number of unpopular bookish opinions including celebrity stickers affixed to book covers. There’s also a discussion about where to put award stickers on books in Publisher's Weekly. Another pet peeve discussed is the cartoonish covers that are taking place on most of the romance book covers in this article. Books Discussed: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The Hating Game by Sally Thorne The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral...2024-02-2124 min
The Harvard BriefLaurent Dubois, “The Banjo: America’s African Instrument” (Harvard UP, 2016)Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage.In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in...2023-12-3045 min
New Books in American StudiesLaurent Dubois, “The Banjo: America’s African Instrument” (Harvard UP, 2016)Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage.In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in...2023-12-3045 min
New Books in Performing ArtsLaurent Dubois, “The Banjo: America’s African Instrument” (Harvard UP, 2016)Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage.In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in...2023-12-3045 min
New Books in MusicLaurent Dubois, “The Banjo: America’s African Instrument” (Harvard UP, 2016)Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage.In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in...2023-12-3045 min
New Books in the American SouthLaurent Dubois, “The Banjo: America’s African Instrument” (Harvard UP, 2016)Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage.In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in...2023-12-3045 min
LitteraTuveAstralkropp på apokalypsfestDet elfte avsnittet av LitteraTuve är här och grattis till oss som firar ettårsjubileum!
Jörgen ger sig in i det svåraste OCH näst svåraste som finns: internetskämt i bokform och att förklara vad en meme egentligen är. Filip har hamnat i Tidaholm i början av 1900-talet och rapporterar
från en skildring av tändsticksfabriken Vulcan. Judit pratar om vad olika pensionärer har gett henne den senaste månaden: en toppenbok, ett helt författarskap och ett riktigt gott gråt. Dessutom bokcirklar vi om Pennskaftet av Elin Wägner och i...2023-12-211h 04
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Shoah, Part 1" (1985), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa sink into the first half of what might be the “greatest” horror story ever made.***Referenced media:“Parks & Recreation” (Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, 2009-2015)“To Be or Not to Be” (Alan Johnson, 1983)“To Be or Not to Be” (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)“The Twilight Zone” (Rod Serling, 1959-1964), Season 3, Episode 9: “Deaths-Head Revisited” (Rod Serling, 1961)“Sophie’s Choice” (Alan J. Pakula, 1982)“Schindler’s List” (Steven Spielberg, 1993)“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)“Twilight Zone: The Movie” (John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller, 1983)“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hooper, 1974)“S...2023-09-111h 09
A Very Explosion Network ChristmasChristmas TV Episodes SpecialJoin Ashley and Dylan as they bring this season of A Very Explosion Network Christmas to an end with their thoughts on Christmas TV Episodes selected by members of the Explosion Network.
PEEP SHOW: SEASON 7, EPISODE 5 - “SEASONAL BEATINGS” (2010)
Created by: Andrew O'Connor, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain
Directed by: Becky Martin
Written by: Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain
Starring: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Eliza L. Bennett, Matt King, Isy Suttie, Lynn Farleigh, Clive Merrison
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE: SEASON 3, EPISODE 10 “YIPPIE KAYAK” (2015)
Created by: Dan Goor, Michael Schur
Di...2022-12-2124 min
De Libros y AmigosDe libros que están en la biblioteca de nuestro corazónEn este episodio hablamos con Jann Moreno de esos libros que son especiales para nosotros y que además de estar en nuestra biblioteca, hacen parte de la banda sonora de nuestra vida.
Entre otros, mencionamos estos:
* El vendedor de pasados, de José Eduardo Agualusa
* Platero y yo, de Juan Ramón Jiménez
* Max, de Turk Hanne
* Ningún lugar está lejos, de Richard Bach
* El Conde de Montecristo, de Alejandro Dumas
* El amor en los tiempos del cólera, de Gabriel García Márquez
* La hija del canibal, de...2022-12-1826 min
Remarkable ReceptionsAfrican American Novels and the 1990sThe 1990s gave way to a vibrant literary outpouring of African American novels that offered myriad representational possibilities freeing readers and writers alike. Episode by Richard Schur -- Professor of English at Drury University. He is the author of Parodies of Ownership: Hip-Hop Aesthetics and Intellectual Property Law and co-editor (with Lovalerie King) of Justice Unveiled: African American Culture and the Law.Episode read by Kassandra Timm2022-08-1809 minRemarkable ReceptionsThe Evolving Reception of The Bluest Eye -- episode by Richard SchurHere's how a book can be initially misunderstood and ignored, then gain literary recognition and acclaim, become adopted by the education system and taught broadly, and then become banned. Episode by Richard Schur. Read by Kassandra Timm. 2022-07-2610 minRemarkable ReceptionsAlice Randall's The Wind Done Gone -- episode by Richard SchurSometimes a novel proves controversial, and the writer finds herself in a courtroom.Episode by Richard SchurThe script was read by Kassandra Timm.Richard Schur is Professor of English Program at Drury University. He is the author of Parodies of Ownership: Hip-Hop Aesthetics and Intellectual Property Law and co-editor (with Lovalerie King) of Justice Unveiled: African American Culture and the Law.2022-06-2903 min
Better WordsOur 2021 favouritesWe've finally got our act together to share with you our favourite fiction, films, TV and audio of the year. Thank you for joining us in 2021 and supporting our wonderful authors. (You can blame Michelle's full-time reporting contract for why this is going live in February and not January)Season 8 will be in your ears in March! We're keeping recommendations brief. If we've featured or discussed the book before, we'll link to the episode.Listen to our Non-Fiction November wrap up to hear our fave non-fiction for 2021.We'll mark...2022-02-091h 00
The Sprocket PodcastE580 – Wayfinding with Guthrie, Joan, Armando, & AaronNavigate without an app? What kind of shenanigans are we up to now? Aaron, Armando, Guthrie, and Joan discuss wayfinding in new and familiar places without relying on mapping software. Thanks to Maria Schur for the topic suggestion!
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Total Movie RecallTMR 051 Holiday Special – The Nightmare Before Christmas This week on the Total Movie Recall Holiday Special, Steve and Ryan visit the mopey, gothy early 90s when Generation X looked to the high school Gloom King Tim Burton to express their so dark vision of Christmas. Stop motion animation is such a labor intensive craft that creates beautiful visions that aren’t all that interesting, which is going to enrage a bunch of high school Wiccans that love this movie. It does look great, though. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) d. Henry Selick Starring: Danny Elfman Chr...2020-12-291h 29
Nos Langues dans ton OreilleEpisode 09 - Pas dans le boudoir, mais presqueDans cet épisode fort sage, Isabelle et Eric se retrouvent dans l'agora et se posent mutuellement la question pluri-séculaire de savoir ce que peut bien être la philosophie, la meilleure façon de l'approcher, et ses rapports nécessaires mais parfois difficiles avec le reste de la littérature.Contact : noslanguesdanstonoreille@gmail.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/NLDTOpod/ Twitter : @NLDTOpod Instagram : noslanguesdanstonoreilleMusique du podcast par Komiku/Monplaisir www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku…_adventures_ Références des...2020-04-151h 12
Língua LivreTempo e Linguagem, com Adriana LeitãoRecebemos a Prof. Adriana Leitão (Linguística – UFRJ) para falar sobre a relação entre tempo e linguagem, e como a expressão desse conceito tão complexo é afetada pela doença de Alzheimer. Neste episódio, anunciamos o sorteio de um exemplar do livro Chomsky: a reinvenção da linguística (Gabriel de Ávila Othero e Eduardo Kenedy [Orgs.]). >>> SUMÁRIO <<<Introdução >>> 00:00:00 a 00:12:59Recados iniciais (nota de falecimento da Prof. Miriam Lemle, anúncio do sorteio, entre outros) e apresentação da convidadaBloco 1 >>> 00:13:00 a 00:45:42 O conc...2020-03-0400 min
Nothings On podcastNothings On ep 360 A Teaser of a TeaserWelcome to the best darn tv and movie podcast named Nothings On. As three old man try to reclaim their sanity they discuss: Terry Jones, Mr Peanut, Fast and Furious trailer of a trailer, Captain Marvel 2,Shang Chi, Quentin Tarantino, Anaconda, What did Jack do?, Fear Agent, Star Wars The Clone Wars, Altered Carbon, the Witcher,Michael Schur, Dan Goor, Richard Jewell, Bombshell, King Cohen, The color out of space, 911 Lone Star, Avenue 5, Supernatural, Fresh off the Boat, Follow Donny on Instagram @Donnysalvocomedy You can follow us on twitter : @NothingsOn123 http://www.stitcher.com/ https://taylornetworkofpodcasts.com xtremecomedyct.weebly.com ol...2020-01-261h 45
Still WatchingThe Good Place with Michael SchurJoanna Robinson and Richard Lawson are taking time before a new season of Still Watching to survey the Fall TV landscape and catch up with some returning favorites. This week: NBC's The Good Place is back for its third season on NBC. Covering the first three episodes of the season (up through October 4th's episode), it's time to check in on Eleanor (Kristen Bell) and the others as they get a new outlook on life. This week's interview is series creator Michael Shur, who talks about the new season of television's feel-good show and expanding the cast w...2018-10-0549 minThe Sprocket PodcastE430 – Back Porch Session: Wayne Norman & Maria Schur
Listener & donor Wayne Norman dropped by in the midst of a smoky and hot summer evening to spend some time chatting with friend of the show & former guest Maria Schur to trade stories and ideas over some crunchy snacks and cool beverages. We talk a bit about Maria’s experiences on long gravel rides, Wayne’s plans for trail hiking in the Columbia River Gorge, and updates on Aaron, Brock & Anna’s summers. Always great to see Wayne when he comes through town!
As always, thanks to our drink sponsor The Beer Mongers & our generous Patreon donor...2018-09-121h 06
New Books in Western European StudiesBenjamin Teitelbaum, “Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism” (Oxford UP, 2017)Music is frequently connected to leftist politics and seen as the soundtrack to social protest movements, most notably the civil rights movement. But the far right groups use music too. Benjamin Teitelbaum‘s Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Swedish and Nordic far right parties deployed music in the 2000’s to expand the reach of their ideas. Consciously rejecting the sounds of White Power music and the image of skinheads in favor of pop music, hip-hop, and reggae, leaders of Sweden’s far right parties used the change in music to mak...2018-01-2448 minNew Books in MusicBenjamin Teitelbaum, “Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism” (Oxford UP, 2017)Music is frequently connected to leftist politics and seen as the soundtrack to social protest movements, most notably the civil rights movement. But the far right groups use music too. Benjamin Teitelbaum‘s Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Swedish and Nordic far right parties deployed music in the 2000’s to expand the reach of their ideas. Consciously rejecting the sounds of White Power music and the image of skinheads in favor of pop music, hip-hop, and reggae, leaders of Sweden’s far right parties used the change in music...2018-01-2448 min
New Books in Popular CultureBenjamin Teitelbaum, “Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism” (Oxford UP, 2017)Music is frequently connected to leftist politics and seen as the soundtrack to social protest movements, most notably the civil rights movement. But the far right groups use music too. Benjamin Teitelbaum‘s Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Swedish and Nordic far right parties deployed music in the 2000’s to expand the reach of their ideas. Consciously rejecting the sounds of White Power music and the image of skinheads in favor of pop music, hip-hop, and reggae, leaders of Sweden’s far right parties used the change in music...2018-01-2448 min
In Conversation: An OUP PodcastBenjamin Teitelbaum, “Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism” (Oxford UP, 2017)Music is frequently connected to leftist politics and seen as the soundtrack to social protest movements, most notably the civil rights movement. But the far right groups use music too. Benjamin Teitelbaum‘s Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Swedish and Nordic far right parties deployed music in the 2000’s to expand the reach of their ideas. Consciously rejecting the sounds of White Power music and the image of skinheads in favor of pop music, hip-hop, and reggae, leaders of Sweden’s far right parties used the change in music to mak...2018-01-2448 min
New Books in European PoliticsBenjamin Teitelbaum, “Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism” (Oxford UP, 2017)Music is frequently connected to leftist politics and seen as the soundtrack to social protest movements, most notably the civil rights movement. But the far right groups use music too. Benjamin Teitelbaum‘s Lions of the North: Sounds of the New Nordic Radical Nationalism (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Swedish and Nordic far right parties deployed music in the 2000’s to expand the reach of their ideas. Consciously rejecting the sounds of White Power music and the image of skinheads in favor of pop music, hip-hop, and reggae, leaders of Sweden’s far right parties used the change in music...2018-01-2448 min
The PrestigeLOVE ACTUALLY (2003) & RomanceThe band’s back together! Sam’s back from new-baby intensiveness, just in time for a festive episode for the end of the year — and it’s a film which may or may not (don’t mention that Bruce Willis film) be a Christmas movie: LOVE ACTUALLY. Rob was expecting more negativity from Sam — maybe fatherhood has mellowed him — but we’re both broadly positive about the film; notwithstanding its faults, which we discuss towards the end of the episode, along racial and gender lines.
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If we can manage it, next week will be our Review of 20...2017-12-2532 min
New Books in Literary StudiesDaniel Kane, “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City” (Columbia UP, 2017)Often, poetry and punk rock are seen as distinct activities that occur in different locations with separate audiences. Many would also ascribe to them varying levels of cultural and political capital.
Daniel Kane, the author of Do You Have a Band?: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia University Press, 2017) challenges these notions and explores the interaction between the New York Schools of Poetry and early punk music. In this podcast, we discuss how poets, such as Frank O’Hara, Ted Berrigan, and Anne Waldman, affected the writing and careers of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Richard Hell. We...2017-11-0233 minNew Books in MusicDaniel Kane, “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City” (Columbia UP, 2017)Often, poetry and punk rock are seen as distinct activities that occur in different locations with separate audiences. Many would also ascribe to them varying levels of cultural and political capital.
Daniel Kane, the author of Do You Have a Band?: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia University Press, 2017) challenges these notions and explores the interaction between the New York Schools of Poetry and early punk music. In this podcast, we discuss how poets, such as Frank O’Hara, Ted Berrigan, and Anne Waldman, affected the writing and careers of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, an...2017-11-0232 minNew Books in Popular CultureDaniel Kane, “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City” (Columbia UP, 2017)Often, poetry and punk rock are seen as distinct activities that occur in different locations with separate audiences. Many would also ascribe to them varying levels of cultural and political capital.
Daniel Kane, the author of Do You Have a Band?: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia University Press, 2017) challenges these notions and explores the interaction between the New York Schools of Poetry and early punk music. In this podcast, we discuss how poets, such as Frank O’Hara, Ted Berrigan, and Anne Waldman, affected the writing and careers of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, an...2017-11-0232 min
New Books in PoetryDaniel Kane, “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City” (Columbia UP, 2017)Often, poetry and punk rock are seen as distinct activities that occur in different locations with separate audiences. Many would also ascribe to them varying levels of cultural and political capital.
Daniel Kane, the author of Do You Have a Band?: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia University Press, 2017) challenges these notions and explores the interaction between the New York Schools of Poetry and early punk music. In this podcast, we discuss how poets, such as Frank O’Hara, Ted Berrigan, and Anne Waldman, affected the writing and careers of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, an...2017-11-0232 min
Off the Page: A Columbia University Press PodcastDaniel Kane, “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City” (Columbia UP, 2017)Often, poetry and punk rock are seen as distinct activities that occur in different locations with separate audiences. Many would also ascribe to them varying levels of cultural and political capital.Daniel Kane, the author of Do You Have a Band?: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia University Press, 2017) challenges these notions and explores the interaction between the New York Schools of Poetry and early punk music. In this podcast, we discuss how poets, such as Frank O’Hara, Ted Berrigan, and Anne Waldman, affected the writing and careers of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, an...2017-11-0232 minNew Books in MusicFranz Nicolay, “The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar” (The New Press, 2016)What is the punk music scene like in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, or Mongolia? Who listens to punk in Eastern Europe and in the Balkans? What kind of venues host punk shows?
Punk musician and writer Franz Nicolay explores these questions and much more in his Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar(The New Press, 2016). The book chronicles his various tours through Eastern Europe between May 2012 and July 2014. Traveling by himself in a rental car or by train with his wife, Nicolay explores cities and towns with small but...2017-07-1244 minNew Books in Popular CultureFranz Nicolay, “The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar” (The New Press, 2016)What is the punk music scene like in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, or Mongolia? Who listens to punk in Eastern Europe and in the Balkans? What kind of venues host punk shows?
Punk musician and writer Franz Nicolay explores these questions and much more in his Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar(The New Press, 2016). The book chronicles his various tours through Eastern Europe between May 2012 and July 2014. Traveling by himself in a rental car or by train with his wife, Nicolay explores cities and towns with small but...2017-07-1244 min
New Books in Eastern European StudiesFranz Nicolay, “The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar” (The New Press, 2016)What is the punk music scene like in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, or Mongolia? Who listens to punk in Eastern Europe and in the Balkans? What kind of venues host punk shows?
Punk musician and writer Franz Nicolay explores these questions and much more in his Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar(The New Press, 2016). The book chronicles his various tours through Eastern Europe between May 2012 and July 2014. Traveling by himself in a rental car or by train with his wife, Nicolay explores cities and towns with small but...2017-07-1244 min
New Books in Ukrainian StudiesFranz Nicolay, “The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar” (The New Press, 2016)What is the punk music scene like in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, or Mongolia? Who listens to punk in Eastern Europe and in the Balkans? What kind of venues host punk shows?Punk musician and writer Franz Nicolay explores these questions and much more in his Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar(The New Press, 2016). The book chronicles his various tours through Eastern Europe between May 2012 and July 2014. Traveling by himself in a rental car or by train with his wife, Nicolay explores cities and towns with small but...2017-07-1244 minNew Books in MusicAndre Sirois, “Hip-Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology: Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization” (Peter Lang, 2016)What is the role of the deejay in shaping hip-hop? Did deejays shape the technology that is used to create the music or were they simply consumers of mixers, faders, and microphones? What is the relationship between deejays and the manufacturers that produced the technology that made hip-hop possible?
Andre Sirois explores these questions in his book, Hip-Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology: Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization (which can be downloaded for free here). Sirois is both a scholar and a deejay, and his book brings academic discourse into dialogue with working deejays. Hip-Hop DJs...2017-06-1359 minNew Books in Popular CultureAndre Sirois, “Hip-Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology: Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization” (Peter Lang, 2016)What is the role of the deejay in shaping hip-hop? Did deejays shape the technology that is used to create the music or were they simply consumers of mixers, faders, and microphones? What is the relationship between deejays and the manufacturers that produced the technology that made hip-hop possible?
Andre Sirois explores these questions in his book, Hip-Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology: Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization (which can be downloaded for free here). Sirois is both a scholar and a deejay, and his book brings academic discourse into dialogue with working deejays. Hip-Hop DJs...2017-06-1304 min
New Books in TechnologyAndre Sirois, “Hip-Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology: Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization” (Peter Lang, 2016)What is the role of the deejay in shaping hip-hop? Did deejays shape the technology that is used to create the music or were they simply consumers of mixers, faders, and microphones? What is the relationship between deejays and the manufacturers that produced the technology that made hip-hop possible?
Andre Sirois explores these questions in his book, Hip-Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology: Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization (which can be downloaded for free here). Sirois is both a scholar and a deejay, and his book brings academic discourse into dialogue with working deejays. Hip-Hop DJs...2017-06-1359 minNew Books in Popular CultureBen Westhhoff, “Original Gangtas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap” (Hachette, 2016)The real story behind the origin of gangsta rap is difficult to discern. Between the bombastic rhetoric and imagery, the larger-than-life characters, and the subsequent success of many of the individuals, it is hard to know exactly what to believe.
Ben Westhoff’s new book, Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur and the Birth of West Coast Rap (Hachette Books, 2016), sets the record straight with a clear account of the rise and dissolution of N.W.A., the founding of Death Row Records, and the events that led up to th...2017-01-0946 minNew Books in MusicBen Westhhoff, “Original Gangtas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap” (Hachette, 2016)The real story behind the origin of gangsta rap is difficult to discern. Between the bombastic rhetoric and imagery, the larger-than-life characters, and the subsequent success of many of the individuals, it is hard to know exactly what to believe.
Ben Westhoff’s new book, Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur and the Birth of West Coast Rap (Hachette Books, 2016), sets the record straight with a clear account of the rise and dissolution of N.W.A., the founding of Death Row Records, and the events that led up to th...2017-01-0946 min
Éteindez la lumièreEpisode n°1: Ash vs. Francis CabrelBonjour, nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue dans ce premier numéro d’Éteindez la Lumière (Commencez le Cinéma!). Dans cet épisode pilote, nous vous parlerons de la rentrée des séries (car quitte à faire une bonne émission cinéma autant parler de séries!) avec en pagaille:Westworld de Jonathan Nolan et Lisa JoyAsh vs. Evil Dead de Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi etTom SpezialyBrooklyn Nine-Nine de Dan Goor et Michael SchurNew Girl de Elizabeth MeriwetherLethal Weapon de Matt Miller basé sur L'Arme Fatale éc...2016-10-1655 min
Éteindez la lumièreEpisode n°1: Ash vs. Francis Cabrel
Bonjour, nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue dans ce premier numéro d’Éteindez la Lumière (Commencez le Cinéma!). Dans cet épisode pilote, nous vous parlerons de la rentrée des séries (car quitte à faire une bonne émission cinéma autant parler de séries!) avec en pagaille:
Westworld de Jonathan Nolan et Lisa JoyAsh vs. Evil Dead de Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi etTom SpezialyBrooklyn Nine-Nine de Dan Goor et Michael SchurNew Girl de Elizabeth MeriwetherLethal Weapon de Matt Miller basé sur L'Arme Fatale écrit par Shane...2016-10-1655 minÉteindez la lumièreEpisode n°1: Ash vs. Francis CabrelBonjour, nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue dans ce premier numéro d’Éteindez la Lumière (Commencez le Cinéma!). Dans cet épisode pilote, nous vous parlerons de la rentrée des séries (car quitte à faire une bonne émission cinéma autant parler de séries!) avec en pagaille:
Westworld de Jonathan Nolan et Lisa JoyAsh vs. Evil Dead de Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi etTom SpezialyBrooklyn Nine-Nine de Dan Goor et Michael SchurNew Girl de Elizabeth MeriwetherLethal Weapon de Matt Miller basé sur L'Arme Fatale écrit par Shane...2016-10-1655 min
New Books in Latino StudiesMichelle Cruz Gonzales, “The Spitboy Rule: Tales of Xicana in a Female Punk Band” (PM Press, 2016)In her new book The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band (PM Press, 2016), Michelle Cruz Gonzales tells her story as a member of a feminist hardcore punk band. The band, Spitboy, emerged in the early 90s in the Bay Areapunk scene. The book provides an insider’s view of the scene, what it was like touring, and how a young Xicana found herself in a genre of music that typically identifies itself as male and white.
Gonzales reflects on the gender and racial politics that shaped punk music and explores her political an...2016-08-1251 minNew Books in MusicMichelle Cruz Gonzales, “The Spitboy Rule: Tales of Xicana in a Female Punk Band” (PM Press, 2016)In her new book The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band (PM Press, 2016), Michelle Cruz Gonzales tells her story as a member of a feminist hardcore punk band. The band, Spitboy, emerged in the early 90s in the Bay Areapunk scene. The book provides an insider’s view of the scene, what it was like touring, and how a young Xicana found herself in a genre of music that typically identifies itself as male and white.
Gonzales reflects on the gender and racial politics that shaped punk music and explores her political an...2016-08-1251 minNew Books in Popular CultureMichelle Cruz Gonzales, “The Spitboy Rule: Tales of Xicana in a Female Punk Band” (PM Press, 2016)In her new book The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band (PM Press, 2016), Michelle Cruz Gonzales tells her story as a member of a feminist hardcore punk band. The band, Spitboy, emerged in the early 90s in the Bay Areapunk scene. The book provides an insider’s view of the scene, what it was like touring, and how a young Xicana found herself in a genre of music that typically identifies itself as male and white.
Gonzales reflects on the gender and racial politics that shaped punk music and explores her political an...2016-08-1251 min
New Books in African StudiesLaurent Dubois, “The Banjo: America’s African Instrument” (Harvard UP, 2016)Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage.
In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in...2016-06-0243 min