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Payola, Value Judgments, and Other Jibber-Jabber

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

There’s no form of art tied up with notions of “authenticity” as much as music. We don’t get it from the music itself, however; aside from certain sectors of hip-hop, punk, and folk, the music itself doesn’t necessarily concern itself with “realness” as a thematic element. No, music listeners apply labels to each [...]