Category Archives: Music

‘From Printing to Streaming, Cultural Production Under Capitalism’

by michaelc Posted on 20 October 2022

Cuba’s one time Minister of Culture Armando Hart once said ‘To confuse art and politics is a mistake; to separate art and politics is another mistake.’ You can also say, to confuse art and economics is a mistake; to separate … Continue reading →

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The Music of Politics

by michaelc Posted on 17 July 2016

It was an unexpectedly amusing moment when Cameron was caught ‘humming’ to himself as he went back into No.10 after announcing his handover to Theresa May, unaware that his microphone was still open. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap1qKhCSeKc[/youtube] Even more entertaining was the rapid … Continue reading →

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Repeated Takes Revisited

by michaelc Posted on 27 July 2014

For readers of my book on the history of recording, Repeated Takes, a musician blogger in North Carolina, John H. Davis, has recently posted a set of photos and video clips to go with the book. Kudos. Snippets of Repeated … Continue reading →

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Musical and Other Cultural Responses to Political Violence in Latin America

by michaelc Posted on 4 November 2013

Musical and Other Cultural Responses to Political Violence in Latin America A really interesting one-day conference in Manchester on 6 December – and not just because I’ll be screening an extract from ‘Interrupted Memory‘.

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