Leanne de Souza

Gen Z truth spewing.

“There is actually no room left for ambivalence. Side with your local scene, or with the algorithm.”

#musicindustry

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None of this passes the pub test - The Shot Jillian Segal’s report, the entire double-spaced, decorative and glossy 16 pages of it, is largely insulting dross.

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The worst gig-goers aren’t phone-wielding teens. It’s creepy blokes zooming in on female musicians At a Kylie Minogue gig last Friday, the man next to me spent the entire show filming her in close-up. This unsettling behaviour leaves women – artists and audience alike – feeling surveilled

"...there is something profoundly creepy about Digital Camera Guy...Whether his intentions are sleazy or simply trainspottery, his ceaseless scrutiny feels unsettling for female and gender-nonconforming audience members and musicians." SO ELOQUENT
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Superb fairy-wrens’ songs hold clues to their personalities, new study finds But the intricate melodies these colourful little birds sing don’t just indicate how they behave.

Fairy Wrens and their complex bird song 💙 theconversation.com/superb-fairy...

I have been listening to ABC 612 Brisbane in the car since the cyclone and amazed at how many 80s hits they play from overseas artists. Maybe 1 in 10 is Australian. I feel like playing 80% Australian music needs to be mandatory across the network that plays very little music anyway.

Living an Audaciously Mundane Life Finding wonder in everyday life

"It takes a certain kind of audacious courage to love living a mundane life. But if you’re brave enough to give up a life of endless striving and chasing hits of outrage, you can find peace and happiness in the ordinary." Jason McBride

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ABC News Breakfast had their weekly pop music segment this morning. Favourable coverage of 3 artists, all from US. Teddy Swims, Will Smith and Chappell Roan. Much talk about how nice it is that Teddy Swims likes touring Australia.

Not one Australian musician mentioned

BREAKING: Man who is paralysed with fear at being interviewed by Lara Tingle, claims he is tough enough to negotiate a positive tariffs outcome with US President Trump. #auspol

If the Albanese government wanted a trade policy retaliation for the Trump tariffs, I’ve got just the thing: local content requirements for American content companies. Force Netflix to carry 25% Australian content for local audiences, or pay a big levy

Who Stands with the Arts? Creative Australia’s troubling decision signals an authoritarian turn we can’t ignore.

“These conditions erode a critical part of our democratic landscape, the part that connects political issues, debates and decisions to emotion and story … this hurts us all beyond the walls of the gallery.” Jess Scully 🙌🏻 www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/who-...

I wrote this piece in November 2020.

'Spotify usage today has expanded the algorithmically curated consumption of songs and sound recordings, transforming humans’ relationships with music.'

Transpired as curatorial labor for >profits from DIY Indie artists

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Pay to get playlisted? The accusations against Spotify’s Discovery Mode Discovery Mode gets artists noticed in exchange for a 30% royalty reduction. A new book suggests that the platform is squeezing musicians and misleading listeners

"Spotify has made a lot of money from Discovery Mode, with profits also exceeding goals...In May 2023 alone, it generated €6.6m (£5.5m) in gross profit – with nearly all of it coming from the independent and DIY sectors." Read that again.

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A fan of his own opinion regardless of being asked or not 🙄

Luke Girgis & Seventh Street Ventures Sue Vinyl Group Vinyl Group intends to file a crossclaim.

🍿 Australian music media boyz-industry 🙄

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It's Europeans (and others) versus Trump The American people of today are not the same as those who saved the world from fascism or stared down Soviet Communism.

"the American people of today — or, at least, a majority of them — are frightened, angry, afraid, and insular. They don’t want gates opened or walls turned down – they want walls erected, to keep out foreign goods, foreign ideas, and foreign people." #saynousa
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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to join Musk’s DOGE, NYT says Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is joining the Department of Government Efficiency along with Elon Musk, the New York Times said on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

No longer going to use AirBNB #starvefacism #feeddemocracy

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Resignations and anger as industry reacts to artist dropped from event Industry resignations and anger have followed the shock decision by Creative Australia to drop artist Khaled Sabsabi from one of the world's most prestigious cultural events.

Industry resignations and anger have followed the shock decision by Creative Australia to drop artist Khaled Sabsabi from one of the world's most prestigious cultural events.

Image of seven of my books with Haymarket, Hope in the Dark (black), Whose Story Is This (violet), Men Explain Things to Me (blue), Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, coedited with Thelma Young Lutunatabua and including 20 amazing writers from around the world (green), No Straight Road Takes You There (yellow), The Mother of All Questions (orange), and Call Them By Their True Names (red).

Happy Valentine's Day, especially to anyone who might identify with one of the letters in LGBTQ, particularly the day after someone Trumpy stripped the letter T and then the letter Q from the National Park Service website for Stonewall in New York City.

We have been censored in the US for our research on LGBTQ+ sexual violence.

My co-authors and I are extremely concerned about research and activism being censored and the speed with which organisations have acquiesced to transphobic, homophobic and misogynist demands.

Good Morning from Bundjalung Country looking east over Mt Wollumbin from the caldera. Every day has fresh hope. 🧡 #sunrise #nature #beauty

The best Australian music out this month Including a comedown club classic and perfect pop from a Milk Records affiliate.

New Australian music out this month. #newmusic #ausmusic #musicdiscovery 🎧

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Blak Britney Miss Kaninna · Blak Britney · Song · 2023

Get some #socalledaustralia #indigenousX music into your politics 🎧 open.spotify.com/track/0c6C5e...

“…imagine our communities free from racism and liberated through relationships.” Melinda Mann #indigenousX #solidarity #socalledaustralia

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I would have said 'no worries' literally thousands of time in my lifetime already #noworries #1960sfashion #socalledaustralia
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Marianne Faithfull, voice of Britain’s swinging ’60s, dies at 78 Best known for her gravelly voice and sultry image, the singer and actress and former associate of The Rolling Stones has died.

Thank you for the music, your voice, your writing and your courage. Vale Marianne Faithful you legend. #thankyouforthemusic

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Dreamspeak | Toko-pa Turner | Substack Dreamspeak is a column about the practice of reciprocity between psyche and matter. Click to read Dreamspeak, by Toko-pa Turner, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

"We can't be filling our minds with other people's information and urgencies. We must begin by reclaiming our imaginal space." Tokopa Turner. I AM willing to bring courage, peace, love and joy here as I re-engage with social media. #dreamspeak #tokopaturner
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tree.fm – Tune Into Forests From Around The World Australia, 4 Finniss Vale Dr recorded by Pode.

This is rather lovely

Nice present waiting on my first day back for the year! Shout out to my co-authors @rosemaryhell.bsky.social @hellharpy.bsky.social order your copy now, it’s actually affordable! www.bloomsbury.com/au/unsilence...