Tag Archives: music industry
On the Devolution of Music Journalism
This piece on the devolution of music journalism by Ted Gioia on The Daily Beast is really great. And I think it’s right. But the lede… Imagine, for a moment, football commentators who refuse to explain formations and plays. Or … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Beast, music aficionado, music industry, music journalism, music snob, pop artist, Ted Gioia
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What’s the Best Way to Make Music?
I’m rather opinionated about music. Folks know this. And while all that frustration criticism comes through loud and clear when I write or tweet, I’m definitely not as good at communicating that I understand and respect how profoundly difficult making … Continue reading
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Tagged A Song For You, appropriation, black music, black pop, black popular music, Brandy, Jamey Jaz, Janet Jackson, Jazmine Sullivan, Jimmy Jam, Kelly Rowland, Lalah Hathaway, making music, music industry, music producers, producers, Rahsaan Patterson, Salaam Remi, singer-songwriter, songwriters, standards, Terry Lewis, Tyrese, Usher
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Russell Simmons and His Delusions of a Post-Racial World
My thoughts on Russell Simmons’ piece in The Hollywood Reporter.
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Posted in Film, Music
Tagged 2050, advertising industry, Alyssa Rosenberg, black cool, black films, black music, black people, black self-hatred, deracinated, deracination, Diggy, Eddie Murphy, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood, James Roday, Justin Bieber, majority minority country, media consolidation, Mexican, Michael Jackson, Michael Trevino, music industry, post-racial, Russell Simmons, Sammy Davis Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, stereotype, The Help, white people, white redemption
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Contemptuous
My thoughts on what it means that Jamie Foxx makes really bad music.
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Posted in Film, Music
Tagged actor, Drake, emo, engineer, film industry, Jamie Foxx, Just Blaze, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, music industry, Oscar winner, Peep This, poseur, producer, publicist, R&B, Raphael Saadiq, Salaam Remi, songwriter, soulless, T-Pain
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My Thoughts on Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
My thoughts on why Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ is good, but not that good.
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Posted in Conversations, Music
Tagged A Tribe Called Quest, ballet, Big Boi, Big KRIT, black music, Common, Damian Marley, De La Soul, diaspora, emceeing, guitar, Hi-Tek, high art, hip hop, Jay Hova, Jay-Z, Jigga, Kamaal the Abstract, Kanye West, mainstream, meter, music industry, musical ambition, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Nas, Nottz, Novel, Open, OutKast, Q-Tip, rappers, Reflection Eternal, Talib Kweli, The Blueprint, white people
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