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The below is a batch of disjointed thoughts that flow in a similar vein. As I said before, ideas are still gestating, but I just had an interesting idea pop into my head and I’d like to get it down before it gestates into nothingness.
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A year or two ago a friend of mine was [...]

As we have seen across the book, convergence culture is highly generative: some ideas spread top down, starting with commercial media and being adopted and appropriated by a range of different publics as they spread outward across the culture. Others emerge bottom up from various sites of participatory culture and getting pulled into the [...]

I had intended to spend this weekend, the first non-working weekend I’ve had since January, writing up a big music/culture post, but then Jason posted a couple of questions to clarify my thoughts on my response to his post and they were such cool questions that I couldn’t help by respond right away.
The questions are [...]

For those who haven’t been playing along at home, the below is a response, to a response, to a response.
It all begins here, with a post from Jason. I then responded here. Jason then fired back with some very insightful things here. If you haven’t already, I suggest giving the whole thing [...]

Jason over at Geek Studies threw up a post awhile ago with the title, Will [insert geeky medium] ever grow up?. As always, I suggest giving the entire piece a read through, but here is the opening to give you a feel.
Kotaku recently compiled a bunch of articles and quotes from critics in [...]

My mind tends to wonder when I’m driving back and forth to work. Sometimes I think about things I need to do. Sometimes I just have random thoughts about random things. And sometimes I end up thinking about things I’ve done. Tonight’s drive home involved the latter, though it left me [...]

Z just posted this over at Hipster, Please,

Nerdy music is many things to many people. Or, more specifically, it is what you need it to be.
Within the framework of the greater culture, nerdy music can take a myriad of forms, from hip-hop to punk rock to smooth jazz to chirpy electronica. Each of these styles [...]

I keep this up and I’m going to have to rename this blog the Liz Appreciation Society or something just as silly. Because you see Liz has pulled a reverse Samson in that she has actually increased her awesomeness by sheering off her red locks. She increased her awesomeness by first hosting one [...]

This is a fascinating article from David Byrne about a possible future for the recording industry and what it means for the artists. Anyone who is the least bit curious about the industry really needs to give this one a read. I’d easily put up there with Steve Albini’s legendary essay Some [...]

Devin, of the WRock group The Owl Post, has a new project called Be Safe Bella. The project isn’t a WRock group, but it also isn’t a traditional “muggle” rock group either. Instead the project is inspired by the YA book series The Twilight Saga. It is a little early to say [...]