Tim Anderson
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Proximity and Physicality
Karen, The issue of proximity and physicality is one the largest issues that the music industry has had to negotiate. By being dragged into digital, the industry has lost not only retail spaces but about 60 years of best practices in terms of distribution ... -
Agreed.
By the way, a lot of this dismissal seems to be gendered, yes? ... -
Spotify may come...
Spotify, Rdio and Rhapsody are all being measured, to be sure, but I think what you are pointing out re Adele in a "windowing strategy" ala movies and television shows is correct. I have no doubt she will get onto these streamers soon, however o ... -
Target!
I almost talked about that as well, but Target's content exclusivity is more of a deal to benefit these retailers who do have the infrastructure and demand such treatment. And, of course, Target and Taylor's brand dovetail well (both are upwardl ... -
Dorkdom on purpose... maybe
Cameron, I think the dorkiness is interesting and is something that you see a lot in pop. It's a vulnerability I often think is under analyzed in star and celebrity studies. I often think that the dork factor is one of those things that works well in ... -
Clowns are never cool
Anthony, As a rule I don't ever watch the Grammies. but I read about the clowns. I'll have to look it up on the YouTubes. It sounded interesting if not odd. ... -
Great post about pop authorship
The way that pop is composed has almost always been something of a conundrum in a post-rock era of popular music. Swift's assertions early in her career that she claim authenticity and autonomy as she rejected her RCA development deal is the stuff of ... -
Parallel brand developments
Anthony, I had something to say about all of these questions, but left those details out (those pesky word limits). First, Swift is perhaps the first young artist I can remember in a long time that has embraced her "unhip" status. There is nothi ... -
Agreed..
Just like any career "pop star" her star will change as she does. This is always one of the more interesting aspects of pop: how the star must be invested into malleability. I love "Red" precisely because its complexities begin at the ... -
In the tradition of Meatballs and Porky's, and Cinema Verite'
First of all let me say how much I enjoy TPB as a series. I was introduced to it friends from both Canada and the US almost simultaneously in the Spring of 2007 and have been watching the DVDs as I am able to get them through interlibrary loan. As I watc ...