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Michael Jackson’s “Bad” Turns 25

25 years ago Michael Jackson released his album Bad  as a reaction against the whole “Wacko Jacko” mystique that had grown up around him. Journalist Joseph Vogel, writing for The Atlantic, tells the story of this album and why Jackson created it. … Continue reading

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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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