MUSIC103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Madonna (Entertainer), Paul Thomas Anderson, Jon Pareles
8 Sep 2016
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Visual music, identity, and technology in the 1980s. A new mode of marketing and presentation: working between commerce and art. History that dates back to promotional short films: the beatles in 1966, a replacement for touring. Mtv - 1981: a new visual language for music, a way of connecting music to advertising, consumption as identity. Why the 80s: cheaper recording and editing technology, decline in live concerts. Paul thomas anderson (boogie nights, there will be blood, the master) Popular music has featured a number of moments of sexual instability, challenging normative rules of love, sex, marriage, etc. How can voice and sound create spaces of social and sexual instability: the kinks - lola (1970) Provides a context for a range of sexualities and identities. Madonna - queen of pop : 1958, madonna louise ciccone. Major popular star in music and film. Known for constantly changing her image and style. Written and produced most of her songs.
