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Over the Speakers
11 posts
The Fault in Our Rock Stars
Rock stardom isn’t compatible with satisfaction; it is, in essence, satisfaction’s very antithesis. To be a rock star is to revel in need, because it is the ongoing and relentless need of the audience that calls them into being.
Remaking the Beatles
An interview with Wayne Coyne about the Flaming Lips' With a Little Help From My Fwends—and his band’s obsession with Miley Cyrus.
Beyoncé Doesn’t Perform for the Male Gaze
That argument denies her agency, her feminism, her fandom—and the fact that females can gaze too.
Commercializing the Counterculture: How the Summer Music Festival Went Mainstream
With painted Volkswagen buses, talk of “free love,” and other reminders of the Woodstock era replaced by advertising and corporate sponsorships, hippie culture may be dying, but a new subculture—a sort of purgatory between hipster and hippie—is on the rise.
A Tale of 2 Cultures: We Live in a Stadium, but Need a Sanctuary
We need not only to attend events but also to take the time to attend to what happens and reflect on those events in the moment.
Listen Up: It’s Time to Turn Down the Sound
Ambient noise machines meant to prolong uninterrupted sleep may be doing long-term damage to the ears of infants, kick-starting a cycle of hearing loss that's almost impossible to break.
Music Is Power: Michael Dunn, Jordan Davis, and How We Respond When People Turn Up the Volume
Second-hand sound can profoundly affect our social interactions and our interior lives.
Why We Should Stop Singing ‘Happy Birthday’
While it might be the most-sung song in the world, "Happy Birthday" was created for children and is currently mired in an ugly copyright dispute. It's time to put an end to the awkward tradition.