Yay Friday is here. I haven't been maintaining my blog. Oops.
So my annotated bibliographies are yielding some pretty interesting results. I've seen a statistical experiment of stereotypes of female recording artists by genre. Nice to see that women seem empowered through their independent musical careers.
Also the other once I did was about gender stereotypes of band instruments. Not terribly relevant but still pretty interesting. Band world seems like a different planet sometimes.
Greenblatt, Alan. "Future of the Music Industry." CQ Researcher 21 Nov. 2003: 989-1012. Web. 16 Feb. 2011
This article, tracing the history of the recording history, details the issue of illegal music downloading from file sharing sites like Kazaa. Due to the growth of piracy, all aspects of the music industry have been hit economically. “Mom and Pop” type record stores are forced to close as well as the major chains like Best Buy are forced to sell off their music fronts. Artists, in many instances already short changed by big record companies, are paid nothing for their work, along with the songwriters and sound engineers. Piracy doesn’t just hurt the millionaire musician and the greedy recording label. The recording industry has been slow to adapt to new technology and relies heavily on government intervention in protecting the industry from copyright issues. Legislature has been slow and is hard to enforce. The article also tries to predict the future of the industry in terms of CDs, online music stores like Apple iTunes, and file-sharing websites
-Pulling at straws for this article I feel. I had a hard time summarizing this article. It was commentary on Britney Spears' interview in ESQUIRE. The commentator was very catty. The interview could be something interesting for me to look up.
Commentating on a recent article in Esquire magazine, James Diers, a MSNBC commentator, criticizes the image presented against what Britney Spears says in an interview. Spears, clad in a bikini bottom and a wad of Mardi Gras beads, is not sensational to Diers because of what she is or isn’t wearing. Spears is known to undress for the camera. The interviewer from Esquire, Chuck Klosterman, asked Spears if her upcoming album is for adult audiences, and Spear was indignant. In the interview, Spears says she intends “’to inspire people.’” Diers caustically remarks how stupid Spears seems in her response. Stipulating “there’s nothing inherently amoral…about manifesting your sexuality…when your job is to entertain,” Diers criticizes Spears of attempting to uphold the “translucent myth” that her career is so strong because of “her artistry.” Contrasting her with Madonna, Diers notes Spears is particularly squeamish of discussing her sexual image. According to Diers, Spears is quote in Esquire as “’concerned for the kids.’” Although making a concession to not understanding the kind of lifestyle Spears lives, Diers observes that pop stars and the publicists’ decisions are made to sell albums, without regard to the kids. In a last jab, Diers says perhaps “the media ought to stick to reviewing Britney’s CDs and performances and leave the improbable, mind-numbing doublespeak to the White House mouthpieces down in D.C.”
Yay Friday is here. I haven't been maintaining my blog. Oops.
ReplyDeleteSo my annotated bibliographies are yielding some pretty interesting results. I've seen a statistical experiment of stereotypes of female recording artists by genre. Nice to see that women seem empowered through their independent musical careers.
Also the other once I did was about gender stereotypes of band instruments. Not terribly relevant but still pretty interesting. Band world seems like a different planet sometimes.
Here's to keeping a more consistent post!
Happy Valentine's Day btw...
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ReplyDeleteGreenblatt, Alan. "Future of the Music Industry." CQ Researcher 21 Nov. 2003: 989-1012. Web.
16 Feb. 2011
This article, tracing the history of the recording history, details the issue of illegal music downloading from file sharing sites like Kazaa. Due to the growth of piracy, all aspects of the music industry have been hit economically. “Mom and Pop” type record stores are forced to close as well as the major chains like Best Buy are forced to sell off their music fronts. Artists, in many instances already short changed by big record companies, are paid nothing for their work, along with the songwriters and sound engineers. Piracy doesn’t just hurt the millionaire musician and the greedy recording label. The recording industry has been slow to adapt to new technology and relies heavily on government intervention in protecting the industry from copyright issues. Legislature has been slow and is hard to enforce. The article also tries to predict the future of the industry in terms of CDs, online music stores like Apple iTunes, and file-sharing websites
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ReplyDelete-Pulling at straws for this article I feel. I had a hard time summarizing this article. It was commentary on Britney Spears' interview in ESQUIRE. The commentator was very catty. The interview could be something interesting for me to look up.
Commentating on a recent article in Esquire magazine, James Diers, a MSNBC commentator, criticizes the image presented against what Britney Spears says in an interview. Spears, clad in a bikini bottom and a wad of Mardi Gras beads, is not sensational to Diers because of what she is or isn’t wearing. Spears is known to undress for the camera. The interviewer from Esquire, Chuck Klosterman, asked Spears if her upcoming album is for adult audiences, and Spear was indignant. In the interview, Spears says she intends “’to inspire people.’” Diers caustically remarks how stupid Spears seems in her response. Stipulating “there’s nothing inherently amoral…about manifesting your sexuality…when your job is to entertain,” Diers criticizes Spears of attempting to uphold the “translucent myth” that her career is so strong because of “her artistry.” Contrasting her with Madonna, Diers notes Spears is particularly squeamish of discussing her sexual image. According to Diers, Spears is quote in Esquire as “’concerned for the kids.’” Although making a concession to not understanding the kind of lifestyle Spears lives, Diers observes that pop stars and the publicists’ decisions are made to sell albums, without regard to the kids. In a last jab, Diers says perhaps “the media ought to stick to reviewing Britney’s CDs and performances and leave the improbable, mind-numbing doublespeak to the White House mouthpieces down in D.C.”