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Money for nothing : behind the bu$ine$$ of pop mu$ic / producer, Kembrew McLeod ; Media Education Foundation.
LIBRA Music Videorecording 598
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music trade.
- Popular music--Economic aspects.
- Popular music.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (78 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Behind the bu$ine$$ of pop mu$ic
- Behind the business of pop music
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2002]
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Argues that popular music is no longer an independent means of expression, but has become a commodity for a few large companies which make bottom-line decisions about what gets marketed and what does not.
- Contents:
- Intro : reflection on the impact of the music industry on music
- The music industry : the crisis in the music industry as companies have merged and gone global
- Gatekeepers : radio : the consolidation of radio ownership and the politics of airtime
- Gatekeepers : television : the power, politics and corporate interests of MTV and its allies
- Gatekeepers : touring : corporate control and the business of concert tours
- Gatekeepers : retail : how three companies control the retail music industry
- Music advertising and marketing : the nature and consequences of media marketing "synergy"
- Alternatives : a rationale and direction for opening up the music industry
- Music & the Internet
- Cultural imperialism
- Marketing rebellion
- Revenue streams
- Musicians & the business.
- Participant:
- Thurston Moore, narrator ; Chuck D, Ani DiFranco, Michael Franti, Kathleen Hanna, Reebee Garafalo, Dave Marsh, Robert W. McChesney, Shirley Halperin, interviewees.
- Credits:
- Editor, Jeremy Smith ; sound design, Thom Monahan ; camera, Susan Ericsson, Kelly Garner, Robbie Leppzer.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1893521559
- OCLC:
- 50248538
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