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Taylor Swift’s New Grief-Vibes Playlists Turn Her Old Albums Into The Musical Equivalent of Securitized Assets
What if pop stars are like...banks?
Apr 8
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Robin James
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Peloton Musicology, volume 1
Treating music as a vehicle for brand partnerships, Peloton is more like the music industry than it is like tech
Apr 4
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Robin James
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March 2024
Pop Music's Franchise Era
"Eras" and "act i/act ii/act iii" are pop music's equivalent of the MCU
Mar 28
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Robin James
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No data, just vibes
NY Governor Hochul's stated preference for feelings over statistics is part of a much broader cultural and political shift
Mar 8
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Robin James
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February 2024
I'm on The Culture Journalist podcast talking about The Fall of Pitchfork & media industries today
I had the pleasure of speaking with Emilie and Andrea of The Culture Journalist, and you can listen to that episode of the podcast here. Here’s their…
Feb 29
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The Its Her Factory 15th Anniversary Zine
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Feb 24
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Robin James
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January 2024
Why are young men veering to the ideological right?
Don't blame women or feminism; blame capitalism
Jan 27
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Robin James
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Pitchfork, "bro-ified" alt rock radio, and structural issues in the financialized media industry
On January 17, 2024, news broke that the leading anglophone music publication, Pitchfork, was getting folded into parent company Conde Nast’s flagship…
Jan 17
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New Year's sale: one year for $24
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Jan 16
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Robin James
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Copyright Vibes
What Claudine Gay and Ed Sheeran have in common, TurnItIn as academic stop-and-frisk, & how intellectual property is being used to police race, gender…
Jan 11
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Robin James
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December 2023
2023 Wrap-Up
What I did this year, what next year holds, etc.
Dec 28, 2023
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Robin James
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Our Critical Debate Could Be Your Life
My review of Britney Spears's memoir The Woman In Me
Dec 2, 2023
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