By Richard Lee Finding a song to illustrate our second Media Across Disciplines essay of the summer is easy; finding the right song is a bit of a challenge. In the essay, Status Quo or Silver Lining? Environmental Changes in… Read More ›
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Socrates meets ‘The Boss’
By Richard Lee Since I spent part of my career covering rock’n’roll and another part covering – and working in –politics and government, I often explore areas where music and public policy intersect. So when we launched our Media Studies… Read More ›
Bob Dylan and the inverted pyramid
By Richard Lee In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Bob Dylan has written songs of every size and shape. Dylan, who turns 79 today, even wrote one that follows the traditional structure of a news story…. Read More ›
What Stevie Wonder song gives us the best hope for the future?
Stevie Wonder turns 70 today, so we ended last night’s Twitter Chat about the role of music in the pandemic by asking this question: What Stevie Wonder song gives us the best hope for the future? Here are the responses… Read More ›
Twitter Chat: The role of music during the pandemic
The Jandoli Institute hosted a live Twitter Chat on May 12 focued on the role of music during the pandemic. Panelists included: Patrick Hosken, editor at MTV News and a 2012 graduate of the Jandoli School of Communication at St…. Read More ›
Why have many artists been postponing album releases?
I’d bet it’s partly concern over whether fans have the money to spend right now. #JandoliChat — Carole McNall (@carolemcnall) May 12, 2020 I’ve been going back and forth with that and whether or not management won’t let artists release… Read More ›
Has the pandemic given you an opportunity to listen to something new?
A5: From Nicolas Coyne: Absolutely, digging into experimental music I may have glossed over and paying more attention to singer-songwriter music, which feels to resonate more nowadays because they are such personal stories. #JandoliChat — Jandoli Institute (@Jandoli_Inst) May 12,… Read More ›
How about a song?
Q2: How about a song that resonates? In the early days when we were hunkering down, I couldn’t get ‘Life During Wartime’ out of my head. #JandoliChat — Jandoli Institute (@Jandoli_Inst) May 12, 2020 A2: "Anonymous Club" by Courtney Barnett… Read More ›
How can we keep supporting the artists we love?
Q4: Short term: It'll be up to individual artists or fans to come up with ideas. Longer term: it might include looking again at payment rates for streaming music. #JandoliChat — Carole McNall (@carolemcnall) May 12, 2020 This times a… Read More ›
What is it about music that we find comforting and inspiring?
It reminds us of other people. Better times. The possibility of more shared experiences. Music helps us share our stories. — Amber Healy (@AmberMHealy) May 12, 2020 Would love to dig into that particular playlist! #JandoliChat — Patrick Hosken (@patrickhosken)… Read More ›
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