I realized that, in many instances, it didn’t matter what you said, it mattered how you said it: the tone of the voice, the rhythm, the sound… Because sound has an incredible effect on other people, it can make them dance, put them into trances, it can control emotions by a certain pitch, a certain depth. | | | | Two generations of pop icons: Billy Idol and Miley Cyrus in Las Vegas, Sept. 23, 2016.
(Denise Truscello/WireImage/Getty Images) | | | | | | “I realized that, in many instances, it didn’t matter what you said, it mattered how you said it: the tone of the voice, the rhythm, the sound… Because sound has an incredible effect on other people, it can make them dance, put them into trances, it can control emotions by a certain pitch, a certain depth.”
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| | rantnrave:// If we're taking a cue from the late experimental composer JOANNA BROUK, who noted how artists can speak volumes with sound rather than words, then maybe MILEY CYRUS didn't need to say anything in her BILLBOARD interview about distancing herself from HIP-HOP (which sparked a chorus of outrage). All she had to do is release a track that doesn't open with a whisper of MIKE WILL MADE-IT and people would get it. And she wouldn't have to waste her INSTAGRAM time responding to the backlash. For all that the pop world loves a little sensationalism and the occasional viral news story, it also loves a good makeover. Artists are on journeys and pop fans are prepared to follow them. Whether it's MADONNA turning from Christianity to Kaballah, COMMON morphing rapper to actor, or Miley moving from pop anthems to hip-hop bangers to rock ballads, it's their trip and we as spectators can get on or off that train whenever we want... Got straight A's and a high tuition? NICKI MINAJ has got your back... The massive influence and many collaborations of TEDDY RILEY... How GRIME lives on in a new generation... Is that a DORITOS bag or a WALKMAN?... RIP JOANNA BROUK and C'EL REVUELTA. | | | - Jen Guyre, guest curator |
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| Critic Robert Christgau offers a brief survey of music journalism since Trump’s election: what works, what doesn’t, and how we can protest. (This essay was delivered at the 2017 MoPop Pop Conference at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle.) | | |
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| Notes on how his recent releases play with short- and long-term meaning. | | |
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| The legend breaks down some of his biggest hits and deepest cuts. | | |
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| Here’s the full memo from Warner Music CEO Steve Cooper. | | |
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| I'm clearly not the only one who's played Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" remix (with Bieber) more times than I'd publicly disclose. | | |
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| Disappointing lineup hints at much bigger problems for the Lollapalooza of the South. | | |
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| Radar Radio's DJ Argue on providing a platform for the next generation of Grime MCs. | | |
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| While Drake uses Beats 1 for cultural dominance, other, more reclusive artists have taken to radio to more regularly commune with fans. | | |
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| These fans have thought of everything. | | |
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| Pallbearer have had an eventful decade thus far. The Arkansas quartet hit their stride with 2014’s "Foundations of Burden," on which melodic doom metal clashed with hook-filled classic rock and the windswept ambitions of prog, over which Brett Campbell’s powerful voice soared. | | |
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| Have the bro-country originators found a way past "Cruise"? Or do they remain in its shadow, watching the darkness grow as the sun sets behind them? | | |
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| Nas breaks down "It Ain't Hard to Tell" with Harvard Poetry Professor Elisa New for Poetry in America. | | |
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| With recent speculation about Spotify soon going public (without an IPO) and the belated launch of Pandora Premium, the music streaming space is increasingly nearing both maturity and saturation. The market is crowded by such giants as Apple, Google, and Amazon, as well as smaller companies like Spotify, Deezer, Napster, Pandora, and Tidal. | | |
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| It's going to get better over time. | | |
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| The singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is one of the most influential women in indie rock, so why hasn't she been recognized for it yet? | | |
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| A clean-cut, patriotic schoolboy image has propelled TFBoys to the top of China’s charts and into the good graces of its Communist leaders. | | |
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| White's Detroit-based record label is pressing vinyls -- with the first new presses in 35 years. | | |
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| More than 25 UK music festivals are turning off their websites for a day on Monday (May 8) as part of a zero-tolerance campaign highlighting sexual assaults. | | |
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| Kasabian's Tom Meighan on how recording new album 'For Crying Out Loud' helped him find his way out of dark times and 'saved his life'. | | |
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| Mel C was friendly, Mel B less so... and Posh Spice had to get the perfect selfie. | | |
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