http://blog.criticalworld.net Discussing Globalization Through Music Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:28:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maid in Mexico Lots to say about musicking, informal music playing, aspirations, working conditions, social status, musical sensitivity. http://blog.criticalworld.net/2008/06/12/musicking-people/155/ Not that it’s a completely new topic but it’s an interesting effect which now has some documented cases. Rock musicians apparently making more money from selling tracks in games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero than on the iTunes Store. Rock acts ringing up sales via video games | Entertainment | ... http://blog.criticalworld.net/2008/06/03/new-models-for-music-as-a-business-games-vs-online-stores/154/ Just a thought… Charles Keil should do an updated article on participatory discrepancies (PD) as a tribute to Bo Diddley, who passed away yesterday. One of Keil’s first PD piece is in the Grooving on Participation section of Music Grooves, a fairly unique piece in the ethnomusicological literature. Keil has since been active ... http://blog.criticalworld.net/2008/06/03/bo-diddley-grooved/153/ Already a bit old but food for thought on what the next period might be like in terms of “new models for music as business.” Apple Wants More Mobile Music From Labels – Bits – Technology – New York Times Blog http://blog.criticalworld.net/2008/05/30/new-phase-in-music-business/152/ Parody site The Onion posted this fake news item: Vacationing Teen Introduces Wilco To West Indies (MP3). Mentions of “musical anthropologists,” “cross-pollination,” and “polyrhythmic traditions.” Maybe someone at The Onion cares about globalisation through music? http://blog.criticalworld.net/2008/04/18/music-globalisation-through-tourism/151/ Thrift Sounds A new blog version of a musical “cabinet of curiosities.” By Léon Lo. http://blog.criticalworld.net/2008/02/27/musical-curiosity/150/ Been using Edgar Bronfman Jr. as the Recording Industry strawman and he seemed to be the most reactionary CEO of the RIAA. But these words seem to suggest he might have seen the light: “We used to fool ourselves,’ he said. “We used to think our content was perfect just exactly ... http://blog.criticalworld.net/2007/11/16/bronfman-epiphany/149/ Yesterday, I received an email informing me that UC Press is having their annual online sale from now to the end of next month. I ordered ten books during the sale last year and I couldn’t resist this year either. Today I ordered, amongst a few others, the classic ... http://blog.criticalworld.net/2007/09/18/uc-press-annual-sale/148/ Seems like Apple’s recently announced ringtone service is increasing media coverage of the ringtone market. A Baffling New Phenomenon: Customized Ringtones – New York Times I’ve already explained my personal position on iTunes ringtones. Interesting that most tech journalists should be of the opposite opinion. Of course, my position is based on a ... http://blog.criticalworld.net/2007/09/13/reactions-to-ringtone/147/ Going back to the series of ideas about the future of the record industry as published by Rolling Stone a few weeks ago and mentioned here. In the original article, five "theories" about what the future may hold for the record industry were listed, in connection with quotes from participants in ... http://blog.criticalworld.net/2007/07/11/fun-with-music-business-scenarios/146/