Albums have become centrepieces of wider cultural worlds built through visuals, personal stories and fan participation.
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The original indie sleaze moment emerged in the early-mid 2000s, connecting with music, fashion, nightlife and online culture.
The Moment is a semi-fictionalised mockumentary account of the post Brat summer comedown.
This album stands as a musical adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel in its own right.
Her lyrics are full of nods to the Romantics and share many of the same concerns.
Lorde’s Virgin explores the nature and meaning of value in a pop culture where vulnerability, realness and being ‘raw’ are all part of the brand.
In the rich visual landscape of the 2024 presidential election, here are three images likely to last the test of time.
With Harris and Trump locked in a dead heat, getting their supporters to sing, scream and dance can cultivate an aura of inevitable electoral triumph.
While Kamala Harris’s ‘brat summer’ and its TikTok enthusiasts seemingly took flight overnight, the real question is whether young voters show up to cast their ballots in November.
Campaigns are expensive, but capturing popular culture is effective and much cheaper.
Charli XCX’s endorsement of Kamala Harris is a perfect ‘political mindbomb’.
For decades, presidents and presidential aspirants have tried (with varying degrees of success) to use music and musicians to connect with voters.
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Lecturer in Popular Music, Digital Culture and Fandom, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Westminster
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Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Manchester; University of Southampton
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MPhil Candidate, Development Studies, University of Oxford
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Visiting professor, Harvard University
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Professor of Musicology, Arts Leadership & Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan
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Professor of Public Humanities and Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in English Literature, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University
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