Black Sky Thinking
Essays, investigation and opinion on today’s cultural landscape
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These You Have Loved: Part Chimp For Your Stereo
Stevie Chick is working on a massive history of London rock bastards Part Chimp for us. Ahead of this weekend's Supersonic he performs featurus interruptus to advise us on the purchase of their back catalogue with the help of Tim Cedar...
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A Musician Vs. The Music Industry: A Conversation
The Icarus Line have battled as hard, if not harder, than most to survive. In a follow up to his essay How The Music Industry Is Killing Music & Blaming The Fans, Wyndham Wallace exchanges mails with Joe Cardamone about the difficulties of making a living from music
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Daily Mail Fail: Rank Hypocrisy On Pop Music & Sexualised Teens
The Daily Mail today printed an article by Mike Stock complaining about the sexualisation of children through pop music. But, points out Luke Turner, the tabloid's printing of semi-naked photos of a 17-year-old singer and Stock's on dubious past makes them flagrant hypocrites
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F.O. Computer, By Ian Rankin: Why Radiohead Are Radiodead To Me
Music lover and bestselling author Ian Rankin seems to be just one of many Radiohead fans who have yet to receive their deluxe edition of King Of Limbs. Here he explains why a Kafkaesque palava has left him disillusioned with the band.
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How The Music Industry Is Killing Music And Blaming The Fans
While the industry continues to blame illegal downloading for its financial woes, it’s musicians who are paying the price while being forced to work harder than ever. But label inertia means culture itself is at stake, and even democracy could suffer, argues Wyndham Wallace
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Lady Gaga’s ‘Judas’ & The Betrayal Of Netocracy
Emily Bick looks at the similarities between Lady Gaga's 'Judas' shtick, subversive Swedish pop group Army Of Lovers and the affiliated Alexander Bard's Netocracy to argue that the star's glamourous facade is a "prophylactic barrier to two-way engagement"
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The White Stripes: Delving Beyond The Hits
Last week, Jack and Meg White revealed that The White Stripes had come to an end. Manish Agarwal, Barnaby Smith, Jeremy Allen, Luke Turner, Ben Hewitt, Tom Howard and Al Denney pick over some of their favourite lesser known gems by the Detroit duo...
