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Girl Talk & Girl Walk Links

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Here are links to posts talking about mashup artist Gregg Gillis’s performances as Girl Talk, and of the great dance film Girl Walk // All Day. Link Ch. 7 – Meet Girl Talk’s Gregg Gillis Link Ch. 7 – Girl … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Why Gangnam Style matters to us – Part 2

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

This is part 2 of Charley Reed’s guest post on the  global phenomenon (even galactic at times) Gangnam Style! You can read Part 1 – What the heck is Gangnam Style, anyways? here. There is no telling what plans manager Scooter … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: What the heck is Gangnam Style, anyways? Part 1

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Today’s guest post is from Charley Reed, who does public relations work of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  He’s also the guy I turn to when I need critical analysis of pop culture issues such as censorship and the … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – PlainFire chases the musical long tail

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Parker Loghry is a sophomore organizational communication major at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He grew up in St. Libory, Nebraska, a town he describes as having “a hundred people, two bars, and one gas station.”  So of course … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Lyle Lovett in concert

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Texas singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett told Billboard.com in 2008 that despite selling more than 4.6 million albums, he’s “never made a dime” from his recordings.  Instead, he’s made all his income from performing and touring.  So why does he record?  It’s … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Is the music industry dying? Or just the recording industry?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In February of 2011, a graph was making the rounds based on data attributed to Bain & Company showing a huge growth in the music industry peaking in about 2009 followed by a fairly sharp drop off.  The graph was … Continue reading →

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Adele, Vogue, and Body Image: “I don’t want to be some skinny-mini with my t#%s out”

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Adele’s been getting a lot of attention lately.  Not only for her music, but also for her looks.  Here’s a discussion from CNN about her new cover of Vogue in which she looks a good deal thinner than she does … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Bringing Together Hillbilly and Rhythm & Blues

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In Living in a Media World, I talk about how rock ‘n’ roll got started by bringing together white hillbilly (or country) music and and black rhythm & blues. I was reminded of that this weekend with the sad news … Continue reading →

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Cool Things From My Tumblr

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I have a Tumblr blog where I post things that amuse me.  Here’s a few recent posts that deal with the media world: The crowd sourced version of Star Wars Taken from a huge number of fan-produced films, recreating the … Continue reading →

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Ch. 2 Link – John Adams – On The Transmigration of Souls

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

You can listen to an interview with composer John Adams where he talks about is Pulitzer Prize-winning composition about the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, “On The Transmigration of Souls.”  The interview aired on NPR on Sept. 20, 2011. And here’s … Continue reading →

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