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American Experience presents a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring how music is commodified and what is lost in the process. This conversation is inspired by our new film <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/war-disco/"><b><i>The War on Disco</i></b></a>, premiering MON, OCT 30 @ 9/8c on PBS, and then available to stream on our website and on the PBS app.<br/><br/>Panelists will discuss what is meant by "mainstream" culture, how an art form can move from its original context to a space of "broader" appeal, and the changes that the art form undergoes in this process. They will also explore the emotional and expressive importance of music to different cultures and individuals, and the sense of identity listeners invest in various styles and genres of music. The panel will examine whether music and art forms like it ultimately lose their authenticity and resonance when the ....
Trouser Press Books is proud to announce The Bleecker Street Tapes: Echoes Of Greenwich Village, a new collection of profiles and essays by veteran music journalist Bruce Pollock to be published in paperback and e-book on June 6. Pre-orders are available now. PRE-ORDER THE BLEECKER STREET TAPES: ECHOES OF GREENWICH VILLAGE BY BRUCE POLLOCK ....
Mean by that. explain to the viewer. i feel like the average person confuses the culture my opinions are nuanced, human beings are. average person confuses celebrity culture with being a working musician. everybody s not on tmz arguing about their kids, that s celebrity culture. avast majority of working musicians, write and produce the songs, multiple people behind all music you hear, even in commercials, multiple people make that music. your favorite songs, kids songs, baby shark, somebody wrote all of that stuff and there s been ongoing arguments and trials about now with the ....
I ll hold my hand up again, my opinions are nuanced, human beings are. average person confuses celebrity culture with being a working musician. everybody s not on tmz arguing about their kids, that s celebrity culture. avast majority of working musicians, write and produce the songs, multiple people behind all music you hear, even in commercials, multiple people make that music. your favorite songs, kids songs, baby shark, somebody wrote all of that stuff and there s been ongoing arguments and trials about now with the digital streaming platforms how these working artists, us, are paid. it s so low and they say that s just how it is. all right, we need to do more ....