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Link Ch. 8 – Top of the Movie Box Office
As members of the audience, the actual amount of money a movie makes at the box office probably shouldn’t matter to us. All we ought to care about is whether we liked the movie. But with box office information constantly … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Coverville Podcast
Updated October 2014 I’ve been listening to Coverville nearly 10 years now and continue to be amazed at the fascinating covers host Brian Ibbott comes up with. Here are links to several classic episodes from over the years: Episode 1048 – The … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Listen to UNK student radio KLPR
Student radio KLPR-FM broadcasts at 91.1 FM as a service of the Department of Communication at University of Nebraska at Kearney. It is scheduled to be broadcasting at 3,800 watts in the Fall of 2011 and has a reach to … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Audio Industry Reports
Updated October 2014 Every time I work on a new edition of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World, I wish I could have it updated with the latest statistics about the industry. I can’t do that yet, but I … Continue reading
Link Ch. 14 – When is a headline offensive?
There’s a heartwarming story that’s been up on the Interwebs this week about President Obama giving a speech on energy policy at St. George Community College. Stephon, a deaf student had front-row seating for the event, got to shake the … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Lyle Lovett in concert
Texas singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett told Billboard.com in 2008 that despite selling more than 4.6 million albums, he’s “never made a dime” from his recordings. Instead, he’s made all his income from performing and touring. So why does he record? It’s … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Is the music industry dying? Or just the recording industry?
In February of 2011, a graph was making the rounds based on data attributed to Bain & Company showing a huge growth in the music industry peaking in about 2009 followed by a fairly sharp drop off. The graph was … Continue reading
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Link Ch. 7 – Chuck Berry does Maybellene live in 1958
Here’s Chuck Berry doing Maybellene live on TV from 1958. The song “Maybelline” was based on an old fiddle tune called “Ida Red” and supposedly got its name from a mascara box. Others claim that Maybelline was the name of … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Amos ‘n’ Andy radio show
Here are some excerpts from the popular Amos ‘n’ Andy radio show from the 1920s and 30s. The show would be a fixture on the radio, in one form or another, for nearly thirty-five years. Starring on the show … Continue reading
Trailers for a host of fantasy and sci-fi films
The last few days have brought us a host of cool new trailers for upcoming fantasy and sci-fi movies. Here a links to my tumblr for them: Snow White and the Huntsman A very dark take on what was a … Continue reading