05/05/2017
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
Comments Off on Music Cities Network
Music Cities Network is a new public/private network dedicated to improving communication and cooperation, sharing research and knowledge, exploring policy and advocacy, and networking for policy makers, city leaders and all other music city stakeholders. The network is aimed at making … Continue reading
09/02/2017 by Alenka Barber-Kersovan | Comments Off on Urban String – Breaking conventions of classical and pop?
Ensemble Resonanz, an independent chamber orchestra situated in Hamburg, invented the program ‘Urban String’. Urban String is a series of concerts taking place in the orchestra´s own ‘classical underground club’ named Resonanzraum in St. Pauli. The program not only combines classical and popular elements, ‘Urban String’ is a good example for how the distinction of an urban music activity beyond traditional settings and conventions of the classical as well as the popular performance is transcending. A starting point for a new kind of urban music scene? More on ‘Urban String’ and Ensemble Resonanz
17/01/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on New Book by Giacomo Bottà: Invisible Landscapes. Popular Music and Spatiality
The multilingual volume “Invisible Landscapes” comprises chapters about heterogeneous popular music practices, largely, but not exclusively, from Europe. Addressing the relation between popular music practices and political struggles, postcolonialities, dense and layered urban settings and a certain understanding of cultural … Continue reading
11/01/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on No Fun City! Documentary of Vancouver´s Underground Music Scenes
A FILM ABOUT DIY CULTURE, LOUD MUSIC, ILLEGAL VENUES AND THE WAR ON FUN. Is live music being silenced? Cities around the world are experiencing the death of the independent live music venues. With the proliferation of condo developments in … Continue reading
06/01/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Mapping the Sound of Cities
Soundcities An online open source database of city sounds and soundmaps from around the world using online found sounds and field recording.
04/01/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Report: London´s Grassroot Venues Rescue Plan
The conditions of grassroot music venues in cities are rather decreasing. A note of London: London’s Music Venues Taskforce report about the situation of grassroot music venues in the British capital.
19/12/2016
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Documentary: Made in Birmingham: Reggae Punk Bhangra
‘Made in Birmingham: Reggae Punk Bhangra’ tells the story and development of these three genres in Birmingham from the mid 70s to the mid 90s through rare and uncovered archive footage and interviews from those who were actually there. Directed … Continue reading
14/12/2016
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
Comments Off on Local scenes, conditions of music making and neoliberal city management
A paper containing critical evaluation of conditions of music makers in the city of Hamburg by Robin Kuchar: Local scenes, conditions of music making and neoliberal city management Source: Guerra, Paula/ Moreira, Tania (Hg.) (2014): Keep it simple, Make it … Continue reading
14/12/2016
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
Comments Off on How to define creativity?
An article by Alenka Barber-Kersovan discussing different aspects of creativity as paradigm of local music politics. Creative Class, Creative Industries, Creative City. Ein musikpolitisches Paradigma Source: Sound and the City. Populäre Musik im urbanen Kontext Beiträge zur Popularmusikforschung 35, Hg. … Continue reading
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