as someone who has never watched "american idol"-- yeah, i know, i know-- i find myself wondering if the show, and the phenomenon, have anything at all to do with the music itself.... or is it all identity politics? ... put it this way: if al ...
katherine at oberlin writes " — Well, I’m an ethnomusicolgist, so on principle I have to say I’m not sure the music can be separated from the identity politics—but I get your point, for sure. You ask if all the performers were judged on audio recordi ...
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katherine at oberlin writes "