Money For Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

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Description: Of all mass cultural forms, popular music has historically been characterized by the greatest independence for artists and allowing access to a broader diversity of voices. However, in the contemporary period, this independence is being threatened by a shrinking number of record companies, the centralization of radio ownership and playlists, and the increasing integration of popular music into the broader advertising and commercial aspects of the market. Narrated by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Money for Nothing features interviews with hip-hop legend and pioneer Chuck D, respected independent artist Ani DiFranco, Michael Franti of Spearhead, and Riot Grrrl co-founder Kathleen Hanna (of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre). It also includes interviews with popular music historian Professor Reebee Garafolo, ex-Rolling Stone editor Dave Marsh, political economist Robert W. McChesney, and Shirley Halperin, editor of BOP magazine. Money for Nothing succinctly explains how popular music is produced and marketed, and offers an accessible critique of the current state of popular music.
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dudumzim ::: Favorites I'm talking about music, not currency. "Crap" music is "Crap", as it is demanded and provided by the people who work with "Crap" to people who want to listen to "Crap". Simple as that. 07-06-22 12:18:58 _____________________________________________________
Doopex ::: Favorites I did. "Older people are always hesitant in relation to culture that follows theirs; its only natural. That point's irrelevant." Far easier and more common to look to the past than to the future. 07-06-22 12:50:20 _____________________________________________________
Doopex ::: Favorites Forget it, at least your essential logic is fine. 07-06-22 12:51:09 _____________________________________________________
bapyou ::: Favorites Doop: My comment was not about older people. My comment was about younger people. So, you haven't addressed my comment. You're talking about older poeple, I'm not. And anyway, good art is timeless. What is missing from much of today's "popular" artists is the timeless quality. I think that this is why young people are finding something of value in older music. 07-06-22 18:32:28 _____________________________________________________
Doopex ::: Favorites The old people you mention were probably once young people whose tastes were frowned upon by older people; the young people will be old people frowning upon what younger people listen to some day. Its how age and change relate; its only natural: people more easily look back than forward. So that statement applies to different times and things in a way that doesn't really say anything about the things whose appreciation is being examined. It's a void point. 07-06-28 03:32:42 _____________________________________________________
bapyou ::: Favorites Void. Like much of today's popular music. Ciao. 07-06-28 06:20:47 _____________________________________________________
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Doopex ::: Favorites That was pretty immature. But okay. If you want to drop the subject there are, however, better, more polite ways of doing it. Bye. 07-06-28 07:54:05 _____________________________________________________
bapyou ::: Favorites Immature? How so? I happen to think it's true. You still did not address what I wrote. You addressed what you THINK I wrote. It doesn't matter. Stick to your guns. 07-06-28 14:47:11 _____________________________________________________
jolie0183 ::: Favorites this is supposed to specifically address the issue of how corporations have a strong hold on art and culture and how it mass produces it and warps our sense of culture. it has absolutely nothing to do with what older people and younger people are listening to. fact of the matter is, your're listening to the music you are because they allowed you to. they control everything. it's a business, and that is exactly the problem. And it's a big problem. 07-07-18 11:31:02 _____________________________________________________
wilburjr ::: Favorites Please view searchword wilburjr-thanks. 07-08-10 11:33:49 _____________________________________________________