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Oakland native, siaradwr Cymraeg, relapsed oboist. Co-ordinating Editor of Popular Music. Prof of Popular Music and Fellow of St Peter’s College, Oxford.

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It's seriously giving Fučik's Entrance of the Gladiators.

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Gah! That question about 1s did it for me.

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16/20!

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And yes, I realise now there's no mention of specifically 'brown trout', but hey -- eels!

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Hope these are helpful (even without the frog recipes)!

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If you need ditto ditto but published in Chicago, let me know.

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The Bee Gees
Earth, Wind & Fire (2x)
The Smiths
Wham!
King Crimson

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Night and day, you are the One

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Looking to speak with academics/experts specializing in video games studies specifically ideas around conquest, environmentalism, and land for a piece. Please repost this or give recs.

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Betts Fellow in Organ Studies at University of Oxford Apply now for the Betts Fellow in Organ Studies role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
03.10.2025 13:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
MinSoc 2026 at UMD — Society for Minimalist Music

CFP: 10th International Conference on Music and Minimalism (University of Maryland, May 2026). www.minimalismsociety.net/umd2026

30.09.2025 18:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
ad for job at ucd, crucial para reads:
We welcome applications for the post of Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Global Film and Media Studies. We are

interested in applications from candidates who can expand the geographical and historical range of our subjects, and

particularly from those with expertise in East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and/or Latin America. Those with
expertise in indigenous media cultures from any region are also welcome. Film and Media Studies is a vibrant, always-
growing area of teaching and research in UCD, and we are seeking an excellent academic with a proven track record of teaching, research and publication to expand the range of our expertise. The post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design and development of our expanding undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and to collaborate with colleagues to build and promote the subject's reputation for excellence in research. Candidates will be asked to teach a first year module, Media and Globalization, as well as being able to offer ambitious and innovative ideas for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in aspects of their regional specialty, global cinemas and film histories, as well as research-focused modules for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate seminars.

ad for job at ucd, crucial para reads: We welcome applications for the post of Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Global Film and Media Studies. We are interested in applications from candidates who can expand the geographical and historical range of our subjects, and particularly from those with expertise in East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and/or Latin America. Those with expertise in indigenous media cultures from any region are also welcome. Film and Media Studies is a vibrant, always- growing area of teaching and research in UCD, and we are seeking an excellent academic with a proven track record of teaching, research and publication to expand the range of our expertise. The post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design and development of our expanding undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and to collaborate with colleagues to build and promote the subject's reputation for excellence in research. Candidates will be asked to teach a first year module, Media and Globalization, as well as being able to offer ambitious and innovative ideas for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in aspects of their regional specialty, global cinemas and film histories, as well as research-focused modules for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate seminars.

JOB: lecturer/assistant professor in global film and media studies.

5yr contract, salary scale €64,753-€102,538, closes noon (Irish time) on October 20th.

pls share and lmk if you have any questions!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU194/l...

23.09.2025 13:36 — 👍 18    🔁 19    💬 0    📌 2
IASPM » Blog Archive » Progressive Rock Today: Music, People, Politics

Here's your reminder to submit an abstract for the next Progect conference (Strasbourg, May 2026).

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Nick Gilder, “Hot Child in the City” (1978) Among the rough trade of the metropolis stands like a fawn in the forest a child. In that dark wood she is the green fruit on a rotten tree. Innocence is about to meet Experience. A lazy drum fill fal...

Lecturing about this stuff still gives me that weird sense of vertigo -- like, yes, somehow this was all normal. Went through it again editing Richard Parfitt's chapter for the One-Hit Wonders collection. Oof. www.bloomsburymusicandsound.com/encyclopedia...

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I want in on this.

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Job vacancy! 🎧
🔗 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC085/m...
The Music Studios Technician will support staff and students in the Faculty of Music. Each studio has a different focus: experimental electronic music, traditional ensemble recording, and media composition.

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Tom Lehrer | “Alma” (The Spiciest Obituary)
YouTube video by Musical Comedy Tom Lehrer | “Alma” (The Spiciest Obituary)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35I...

27.07.2025 18:06 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

While an undergrad at UCSC I took Tom Lehrer's Nature of Math course. A decade later I often saw him around Harvard Yard. After my appt to Oxford the college Math fellow wanted to know every detail of those fleeting memories: knowing someone who 'knew' Tom Lehrer gave him street cred. Thanks, Tom.

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⭐🎓The Department of Sociology in Vienna @univie.ac.at‬ invites applications for a Tenure Track Professor in Sociology with focus on Quantitative Social Science Research Methods | #Sociology | quant methods

Apply here (17 Sept 25): jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

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📢Vacancy: Director of Musical Performance and Performance Studies
This post unites academic, creative and practical aspects of performance; supports and develops performance opportunities for students; and builds bridges between academia and musical professions.

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We're hiring! The Faculty of Music is looking for a part-time New Music Co-ordinator to help support our programme of contemporary and newly composed music, working on concerts, workshops, and lectures. Please share widely! #MusicJobs #NewMusic
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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British Academy (BA) Postdoctoral Fellowships

Expressions of Interest due mid-July. www.music.ox.ac.uk/british-acad...

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Departmental Lecturer at University of Oxford Apply now for the Departmental Lecturer role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

In case of interest, colleagues in the fantastic @ox.ac.uk Dept for Continuing Education are advertising a FT permanent post in the art of the Global South in early modern/modern art and material culture!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI408/d...

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