writer & editor. I wrote the book about WOXY and am writing another one on vibes. Author of The Sonic Episteme, Resilience & Melancholy, and many articles at Real Life, The Guardian, Jezebel, LARB, etc.
its-her-factory.com
I have a new piece about Tom Tom Club, Mariah Carey, and play as the stewardship of creativity:
https://itsherfactory.substack.com/p/tom-tom-club-mariah-carey-and-play
I would love someone to pitch me a songwriting textbook.
Also would love to see a proposal for a Handbook of Sound & Listening in Rhetoric & Communications.
"Expecting individuals to radiate with good vibes despite being both abandoned and policed is a quintessential example of neoliberal resilience discourse."
A fascinating piece by @robinjames that is about Woodstock 99, alt-rock radio, and also much more. Both history and allegory.
CFP Announcement: Handbook of Critical Music Industry Studies:
Abstract Deadline: Dec 15
I'll be both here and at Twitter.
Just feeling old and grumpy and not wanting to have to learn a whole new platform I guess.
I wrote about 90s alt rock radio, Woodstock 99, the Telecom Act, and what this all has to do with contemporary right-wing media:
Matthew Cheney
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