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Vibrasphere Remix Breakdown
Read more . . . →By Alex Massaad A few weeks ago I made a remix of a song: Its by a band that I've been a really big fan of for a couple years, Vibrasphere. You can check out the link above to get caught up with the song I'm about to describe and break down. In this post I'm going to explain how I put together this arrangement, as well as some details on how I'm configuring Ableton Live to play around with the samples before I get to the arrangement stage. I save a lot of time by playing around with musical...
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Florence + The Machine - You've Got the Love (Live at the Rivoli Ballroom)
Her voice is just ridiculous! Another great live video from Florence + The Machine Check out more Florence + The Machine Videos here.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestSundays. One email. Zero ballads from white guys in beanies. -
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Week 12: Intertextuality and Hollywood
Read more . . . →Watch: Star Trek (Abrams, 2009) Read: Jenkins, Henry. "Star Trek rerun, reread, rewritten: Fan writing as textual poaching" Critical Studies in Mass Communication 5.2 (1988). 29 Nov. 2009 < http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/15295038809366691 > My last screening returns to the land of fiction as I wanted a good example of the types of borrowing and rewriting that already exists heavily within Hollywood. Hopefully with the previous weeks exposure to liberal copyright politics the students will take a closer look at who has the right to control and change this culture. I went back to revisit our friend Henry Jenkins for another look at...
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Lady GaGa Plays the GaGatar, electro-modern style
We’re not quite sure just what the heck Lady GaGa is playing here, but it looks like she’s got a keytar slash bass slash MPC GaGatar in the Haus. You can see Lady Gaga’s keytar thing in action in her video for Telephone & Dance in the Dark, below, unless it gets yanked by the YouTube police.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogSome shirts are statements. This one is a verdict. -
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Week 11: Copyright, copyleft
Read more . . . →Watch: Good Copy, Bad Copy (Johnson, Christensen, Moltke 2007) Read: Pouwelse, J., P. Garbacki, D. Epema, and H. Sips. "Pirates and Samaritans: A decade of measurements on peer production and their implications for net neutrality and copyright." Telecommunications Policy 32 (December 2008): 701-712. My last non-fiction week screens a documentary that takes a close look at fan-created media, sampling and copyright issues around the world. The film interviews Girl Talk who was introduced during week 8 and also DJ Danger Mouse who is another “king” of copyright infringement. What I felt was really valuable in this film was the way...
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Florence + The Machine - Drumming Song
Her voice deviates quite a bit from the version on the album . None the less it's a solid performance and just goes to show how authentic the performance is.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
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Week 10: Propaganda Model of Content Creation
Read more . . . →Watch: Manufacturing Consent (Wintonick, 1992) Read: Seltzer, Trent. "RIAA, MPAA, and the Digital Piracy Issue: Comparing Public Relations Strategies and Effectiveness" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, . 2009-05-25 http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p14465_index.html Following with the previous weeks examination of corporate media and how their agendas affect the media we consume I wanted to look at a seminal Canadian documentary based on the propaganda model of media. The film does a good job of criticizing the media for being partisan and only interested in the agendas of an elite minority. The...
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Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (Live at the Rivoli Ballroom)
Another amazing performance by Florence. check out this video here: Check out more Florence + The Machine Videos here.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
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Class 9: Culture Creators
Read more . . . →Watch: This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) Reading: 1) Higgins, John M. "MPAA Cuts Deal with BitTorrent." Broadcasting & Cable. 135.50 (2005): 31-34. Print. 2) Imfeld, Cassandra. "PLAYING FAIR WITH FAIR USE? THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT’S IMPACT ON ENCRYPTION RESEARCHERS AND ACADEMICIANS." Communication Law and Policy. 111.144 (2003): 122-136. Print. My next week looks into the hegemonic rule that so called “culture creators” hold. I wanted to contrast RiP!: A Remix Manifesto’s philosophy about free media with the current role that organizations such as the MPAA and RIAA have in enforcing laws and lobbying for harsher penalties. The...
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Henry Jenkins on Transmedia
The major shift has been from spectatorial media where we participate one way, and participatory media where we can all collaborate and contribute. ... This had social media links which allowed official and participatory media to be uploaded on youtube and seen by everyone giving a way to new perspectives.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.