Richard Hawley vs. The Arctic Monkeys - Mercury awards.
Alex Turner gets up on stage having won the award and says "somebody call the police, Richard Hawley's been robbed!".
Perhaps this is a case of ageism as Richard Hawley is (now) 44 and the Arctics relatively young.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Excellent Research material.
http://xenophilius.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/punk-band-hoax-reveals-music-industry-ageism/
Old 1980's band makes comeback using young local band as a front..
Old 1980's band makes comeback using young local band as a front..
Thursday, October 20, 2011
after half-term
I am interested in Adourno, Authenicity, Drugs and Hedgemony and I do think that these will have a relevance to my research project.
In particular, authenticity. When looking at the the artists that I love and respect, many of them have had interesting lives and histories of trauma, drug abuse and redemption in the form of music.
One thing that I have noticed is that in the X-Factor, every contestant needs to have a back story to garner the sympathy of the judges and the audience. This then gives authenticity to the artist. After these facts have been established and the artist's talent is confirmed, my hypothesis is that the youngest candidate will eventually prosper due to their marketability to the target audience of the X-Factor.
It is my opinion that the X-Factor is a highly packaged microcosm of the overall music industry as a whole and that the same rules apply as in the wider environment, albeit in fast-forward. The artist builds a fanbase over the course of a couple of live performances, then their marketability is judged, the winner releases a single and then they start their (often short-lived) career.
I will need to research the ages of the artists in question and acquire evidence for this assumption.
In particular, authenticity. When looking at the the artists that I love and respect, many of them have had interesting lives and histories of trauma, drug abuse and redemption in the form of music.
One thing that I have noticed is that in the X-Factor, every contestant needs to have a back story to garner the sympathy of the judges and the audience. This then gives authenticity to the artist. After these facts have been established and the artist's talent is confirmed, my hypothesis is that the youngest candidate will eventually prosper due to their marketability to the target audience of the X-Factor.
It is my opinion that the X-Factor is a highly packaged microcosm of the overall music industry as a whole and that the same rules apply as in the wider environment, albeit in fast-forward. The artist builds a fanbase over the course of a couple of live performances, then their marketability is judged, the winner releases a single and then they start their (often short-lived) career.
I will need to research the ages of the artists in question and acquire evidence for this assumption.
Ideas (thursday 13th)
Up until this week I was keen on research in the field of electronic design, building a cloned audio processing device.
Having carried out exercises in class with David Lim, I have decided that this might not be an original enough line of study nor fulfill the requirements of the project. I would therefore like to record the idea of a research project asking the question "to what extent is an artist's first success determined by age".
This question stems from an idea as old as the modern music industry (post-war) that artists should be new, fresh-faced, innovative, edgy and energetic.
In the early 1960's there was an interview conducted with he Beatles hot on the hells of the band's new found success. It was very interesting to note that Paul McCartney was quoted as unsure as t what the future held for the group, due to the transient nature of A&R.
Further back, during the 1950's there are accounts of young men being approached by a man with a cigar in the back of a limousine, promising stardom and riches.
Although the music industry has changed dramatically over the course of the past 60 years, there are artists who's first successes were all those years ago and are still playing music to large audiences, for example Chuck Berry.
Having carried out exercises in class with David Lim, I have decided that this might not be an original enough line of study nor fulfill the requirements of the project. I would therefore like to record the idea of a research project asking the question "to what extent is an artist's first success determined by age".
This question stems from an idea as old as the modern music industry (post-war) that artists should be new, fresh-faced, innovative, edgy and energetic.
In the early 1960's there was an interview conducted with he Beatles hot on the hells of the band's new found success. It was very interesting to note that Paul McCartney was quoted as unsure as t what the future held for the group, due to the transient nature of A&R.
Further back, during the 1950's there are accounts of young men being approached by a man with a cigar in the back of a limousine, promising stardom and riches.
Although the music industry has changed dramatically over the course of the past 60 years, there are artists who's first successes were all those years ago and are still playing music to large audiences, for example Chuck Berry.
Today's research online
Today I have read the following articles on my chosen subject:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3669258/Why-ageism-in-pop-is-so-old-hat.html
Quote of the article: It was certainly apparent in the ridiculous Mercury prize, which this year featured nine debut albums and found no room in the shortlist for anyone over 30.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3669258/Why-ageism-in-pop-is-so-old-hat.html
Quote of the article: It was certainly apparent in the ridiculous Mercury prize, which this year featured nine debut albums and found no room in the shortlist for anyone over 30.
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