always a good afternoon to listen to Janelle Monáe's entire catalog

the groove on "lights" by scissor sisters is really good

Goodbye Judy — live at the Westmoreland Jazz Society. Watch full concert on youtube @MarkPernaMusic #Jazz #LiveJazz #JazzShorts #Shorts

In order to protect our men, we’ve constructed a labyrinth and trapped Jolene inside it

Rock and Roll Time YouTube video by Roger McGuinn - Topic

Remember that time Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) and Kris Kristofferson invented a The Clash song in 1976?Produced by Mick Ronson of course.

(I am just as confused/surprised as you are)

*screams in purple, rushes to nearest local bookstore*

We're listening.

SZA says she feels like she's "at war because of AI" and criticises the technology for "disproportionately" impacting Black music SZA says she feels like she's "at war because of AI" and criticises the technology for "disproportionately" impacting Black music

this recent article detailing SZA's anti-AI positions gives a very clear description of the many ways in which AI-generated music, along with other AI-generated media, is anti-Black (if anyone is curious about that)

www.nme.com/news/music/s...

the same thing happened with recordings, and now generative AI is positioning itself as the technology driving a third wave of this same phenomenon - the only question now is whether audiences will go along with it and fully embrace the new technology (as happened with sheet music and recordings)

anti-Blackness, is of course the big driver for all of this; in the late 1800s, the music industry first emerged around a particular technology (sheet music) that allowed white creators and institutions to encode and commoditize sonic signifiers of Blackness (see: Matthew D. Morrison's 'Blacksound')

a big point in my teaching is that streaming aims to lower labor costs and dispossess the value of musical labor, algorithms flatten aesthetics (i.e. what @robinjames.bsky.social calls "chill"), to favor sounds/styles that are cheap to produce - AND all this continues the industry's historical goals

The portion of the road that will be affected is east of Mansfield Avenue, and will afffect the west-traveling lane of traffic. A second potential location of disruption will be just east of Fletcher Place.

The City of Burlington will be repairing waterlines located under a portion of Colchester Ave, beginning Monday, April 13, and continuing for at least a week. These repairs will affect Colchester Avenue between Mansfield Avenue and Fletcher Place.

The elevator at University Heights North 2 will be out of service on Monday, April 13 for maintenance. If you need support with mobility in this area on this day, please contact Student Accessibility Services, or work directly with your Student Accessibility Specialist to arrange for support.

*moon dust*

Guide to Teachable Features in Popular Music | F-flat Books Guide to Teachable Features in Popular Music is a resource that includes decade’s worth of compiled songs with teachable features.

Last year, I wrote a book about teaching musical concepts through popular music in the K–20 classrooms. If that is your kind of thing, you can purchase it as a downloadable here through the fabulous publisher F-Flat Books.

fflat-books.com/product/guid...

It's real dusty in here right now, y'all. Real dusty, is what.
*sniff*

Beaker

“Being an old lady in a heavy rock band feels even more ‘not the done thing’ than being a girl in a band felt in the 90s. I like that!” says singer Sam

beaker2.bandcamp.com?winst=177532...

Single cover. Tallies making 50, a red stripe, '50 men' Beaker' in cursive.

Oxford indie rock band Beaker have released a new single '50 men' in tribute to Frenchwoman Gisele Pellicot. It’s the band’s first single in 27 years, produced and mixed by producer Sam Williams (Supergrass, Plan B).

This is not a drill.

On the NASA #Artemis II livestream just now: "... and the song you heard was Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan to kick off the crew's day" 🩷🐴🌈

A song that has not just held the test of time but become more relevant with age.

Out from the kitchen to the bedroom to the hallway
Your friend apologizes, he could see it my way
He let the contents of the bottle do the thinking
Can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding

The Chicks - Don't Let Me Die in Florida (Live from MMXVI Tour) YouTube video by dixiechicksVEVO

I will forever stay mad that Sony refused to let them release a full album of Patty Griffin covers. This hits like a goddamn freight train, and I lost my entire mind when I saw this live on the MMXVI tour. #CountryRockSunday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_yg...

Don't Ride My Pony YouTube video by Eli Cook - Topic

The banjo and the stomping percussion on this both go so hard, and this voice shouldn't have come out of this kid. #CountryRockSunday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=stfg...

Alejandra Villarreal °° The warning #bass YouTube video by sellaix

HAPPY ALE DAY!
www.youtube.com/shorts/e9TmT...

Reclaiming the Banjo's Hidden Black History | In the Making YouTube video by PBS

Reclaiming the Banjo's Hidden Black History

Follow Hannah Mayree, musician, banjo maker, and founder of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project, as they organize workshops and performances celebrating the banjo’s Black history.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVv...

Did we take Fugazi to Boves and then did we all go see NEW JACK CITY together? Yes. All that and more. Miss that place. 3/3

Did I watch En Esch snort up one of our DJs codeine? Yes. Did we once stand up Pearl Jam for an interview cause we hated them? Yes. Did Chuck D tell me I looked just like MC Search in the middle of an interview only to then tell me how much he hated Search? Yes. 2/