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Heh it's all good, you can't know everything, but that's a fairly common one as it's more inclusive than a lot of the other terms.Oh.....I’m getting too old for lingo I guess
Heh it's all good, you can't know everything, but that's a fairly common one as it's more inclusive than a lot of the other terms.Oh.....I’m getting too old for lingo I guess
Here's the thing. When all of the Blue Note Anthology albums turned out to be African-American performers, I didn't think anything of it. When the Women of Motown Anthology was announced, my spider sense started to tingle. I thought "are they putting out 14 of 14 Anthology records that will be all by African-American performers, and selling to a target audience of mostly Caucasian people?", but I kept it to myself. Then it comes to light that because the latest Anthology isn't selling through, they partnered with an Instagram account with 15k followers with an avatar of a girl posing like Britney Spears. Who, exactly, is the target audience they're trying to reach via her account?This is a really bad look, unless there are POC instagram accounts also partnering with VMP to try to move these records. I hope that is the case.
Whelp, looks like it's not going to be a Beat Happening box set. Beat Happening - We Are Beat Happening (Box Set) | Domino Mart
It irked me slight because one of the early selling points was supposed to be discounts on other Blue Note Titles. Oh well, that is what the delete button is for.
I wanted a discount too!This was the only reason I looked at the email. No discount
How much is this going to be?
Looks like I got an insane dealI got a free og pressing of schizophrenia
Storf definitely made the most recent podcast seem more polished than just a 2-hour interview cut into several "episodes." I hope he continues to grow into the role and find his voice. He's not bringing much to the table yet, but I believe that's an artistic decision he is making. I think there's a balance between letting Susan Whitall be the expert on Women in Motown and some role for Storf to play to help educate us. Just chiming in to demonstrate that he read the book and recountdoesn't really add much, IMO. I think this is just an inevitable growing pain. It's very clear that Storf is way into it and trying hard, so it just feels different than what my personal taste would be vs. half-assed.how the startup money came from loans from the Gordy family matriarchs or that Smokey used to mow the lawn
Listened this morning and I agree it's much better produced this time. His script is more interesting and there's a clear drive to actually teach us something. I'm happy they got a journalist/writer that knows the history to contribute. This podcast was already more interesting and informative than the BN one was-- which wasn't THAT bad, honestly. People love dragging Storf but I think he's doing a decent job.
I think those tidbits about lawn mowing and the startup money are trying to put the coming story in context. This was a small venture run from a single house in the beginning with seed money from the guys family. I think those details are super interesting, from someone that knows nothing about Motown, but also work to establish the coming narrative as a sort of grass-roots beginning that blows up into what we know today.
Hold on. The podcast about the women of Motown is by two white people?I think there's a balance between letting Susan Whitall be the expert on Women in Motown and some role for Storf to play to help educate us.
Also, are the women whose voices are being used to sell this set getting even a penny from these sales?
From VMP: "featuring interviews with Ethiopia Habtemariam (the President of Motown Records) and much more." Ms. Habtemariam is a woman of color. Can't speak to compensation for the artists. That's probably more down to their record contract than VMP.Hold on. The podcast about the women of Motown is by two white people?
Also, are the women whose voices are being used to sell this set getting even a penny from these sales?
Hold on. The podcast about the women of Motown is by two white people?
Also, are the women whose voices are being used to sell this set getting even a penny from these sales?