For the past 6 months, our team has been hard at work putting this digital symposium together. Featuring two outstanding keynotes in Professors Steven Connor (University of Cambridge) and Rita Felski (University of Virginia), as well as both critical and creative panelists from academic and artistic circles all round the world, it brings into…[Read more]

I’m pleased to share with you the Call for Proposals for the upcoming conference of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music–US Chapter. Find attached the full Call for Proposals and an abbreviated version (under 250 words).

Please send any questions to Andrés R. Amado, Program Chair, iaspmus.conference@gmail.com

Call For Proposals

IASPM-US 2022 Conference: Grooves and Movements

May 26-May 28, 2022

Ann Arbor/Detroit Michigan

The International Association for the Study of Popular Music-United States chapter (IASPM-US) invites proposals for its annual conference, which will take place in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan on May 26-28, 2022. We…[Read more]

SMT 2021:
Call for Participants in a Panel Discussion hosted by the Society for Music Theory’s Popular Music Interest Group
 

Panel Discussion: Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On at 502021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On (1971), an album that was recently awarded the number one spot on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greates…[Read more]

Nominations are officially open for the Popular Music Interest Group’s Outstanding Publication Award and the Adam Krims Award—click on these links to nominate. I encourage you to reflect on recent scholarship you’ve read that has positively impacted you. Self-nominations are especially encouraged! Note that to be eligible for an award, the publica…[Read more]

SMT Jacksonville 2021:
Call for Participants in a Panel Discussion hosted by the Society for Music Theory’s Popular Music Interest Group
Panel Discussion: Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On at 50

2021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On (1971), an album that was recently awarded the number one spot on Rolling Stone’s “…[Read more]

The Acoustic Text Symposium

1-2 October 2021 (Online)

CFP Deadline: 15 July 2021

Hosted By: Nanyang Technological University

Keynote Speakers: Steven Connor, Rita Felski

This symposium brings into critical aggregation the aesthetic concerns
of literature, music, and sound. Where these areas of study frequently intersect to generate novel and…[Read more]

CFP  – attached Word document

Submissions will be accepted until April 30th, and people will be notified of their acceptance/rejection within one week of submitting. Those interested can visit https://mpcaaca.org/ for more information or contact Bryan Bove at bbove@bgsu.edu with any questions.

Well, it is expected that Spotify will launch new types of mixes from time to time. They through their algorithms at the music and see what happens. As a scholar, with MusicID you can see the stream counts. You can work out whether they’re selecting the right music, in your opinion. Read more at Music Ally…[Read more]

Hi Everyone,

We had a bit of an issue with the new database defaulting to an Excel file rather than a Google Sheet. I’ve converted the database and you should be able to freely edit and add new examples! I will delete the old thread to avoid confusion, but include Christine’s original message…[Read more]

Hi!

I’m currently applying Megan Lavengood’s concept of the “novelty layer” in pop texture (see her 2020 MTO article) to King Crimson’s 1973 album Larks’ Tongues in Aspic.

Is anyone else out there doing work along these lines with selections from progressive rock? art rock? experimental pop? etc.?

Many thanks,

Brian