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The Shock of the Now

Are Google and Facebook obliterating the web?

Rap Confronting the Record Biz

A short history of rap songs that confront the nature of commercial rap and the record industry, amongst other things.

Indie is the norm, not the exception (now)

Trent Reznor says some things at a gig in Sydney that aren't exactly going to win him any friends on high but he is totally right. Over the last five years, I have taken great pleasure in watching…

Waking Dreams

Charles Limb and Allen R. Braun have been observing the brains of jazz musicians when they improvise.

Independence: Making Money From Music

How an indie musician can make $19,000 in 10 hours using Twitter says it all.

Youth Gangs and Assumptions About Culture

Opinions have been flowing in local media, regarding the intersect between exploding urban situations in France and some of the serious problems in South Auckland at the moment. One thing I'm noticing…

The Decline of American Civility

Mutually escalating aggression is more than just plain old ‘internet trolling’.

Hip Hop: Imagining a Future

Hip hop is not just a mirror of what is, it should also be a reflection of what can be. I like that Obama recognizes the problem of materialism in contemporary rap music. However, I'm not…