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Violent rap lyrics inspire violence? What do you think?
Violent rap lyrics inspire violence? What do you think?
26 November 2012
Every so often, the media hype machine revisits an old favourite gets the hyperbole on and asks the public? "Is it wrong to blame hip hop?", "Do rappers glamorise violence?" are just some of the headlines we've seen in recent years. Yet whilst some people are quick to condemn violent lyrics (David Cameron criticised BBC […]
Can we separate folk music and heritage music?
Can we separate folk music and heritage music?
25 November 2012
I actually really enjoy listening to June Tabor's "The Dancing": httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuV8aV0DxuY It's very mellow and the sentiment is quite cutting – a moment of escape from a hard work life. But the sadly delivery is rather demonstrative of several things that somewhat confuse me. June Tabor is an Oxford educated singer, and I'd bet 20p […]
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