a couple of months ago i mentioned two diy-macro studios and today i finally got a chance to try one of them. here are the results (taken from my flickr page):
digital fieldwork
i have been considering doing interviews over the computer, but have been looking for a good (and simple) program to use with skype and ichat. a friend recommended wiretap pro which i have been testing during the last days. not only can it be used to tape conversations (both what you say and the one…Continue reading digital fieldwork
tv links
my current favorite site is tv links. it provides a link-collection to movies, tv-shows, music videos – and not only english ones, but also e.g. russian… now i finally got to see “ivan vasilevich meniaet professiiu” (they also have “battleship potemkin” and “metropolis”).
Aftenposten: “Hvem er Ola Nordmann?”
aftenposten had an interesting article about who is defined as norwegian in norway (Hvem er Ola Nordmann?). the central point being that people who don’t “look” norwegian are taken to be foreigners (which is also quite common here in denmark). so six norwegians who are norwegian but come from mixed backgrounds started a project to…Continue reading Aftenposten: “Hvem er Ola Nordmann?”
Article: Pop and the Nation-State: towards a theorisation
I spent the last week reading and reviewing “Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location” edited by Ian Biddle and the late Vanessa Knights (Ashgate 2007). One article which was quoted in the introduction was Martin Cloonan’s “Pop and the Nation-State: towards a theorisation” (Popular Music 18:2 1999, p. 193-207). In his article Cloonan…Continue reading Article: Pop and the Nation-State: towards a theorisation
Simpsonize Me
you can create your own simpson replica at Simpsonize Me. just look at the similarity between the figure and me 😉
new group blog on (post) soviet popular music
together with sergio mazzanti i have started a group blog on (post) soviet popular music. the idea is to collect people doing research on (post) soviet popular music within different fields and create a communal blog on the subject. the blog is located at ps-popular-music.blogspot.com/. if you read this and want to be included as…Continue reading new group blog on (post) soviet popular music
Conference marathon
I just got back from my conference marathon. Starting in Mexico City I attended the biennial IASPM-conference. Yngvar Steinholt and Mark Yoffe and I organized a panel on Soviet- and Post-Soviet popular music. Due to different problems we ended up being a four person panel (Yngvar Steinholt, Sergio Mazzanti, Lena Kopylova and me) with five…Continue reading Conference marathon
ostel
a new addition to people longing for east germany: ostel – das DDR hostel
männer sind schweine
men are pigs (and if pigs could fly…)
Super easy hardware store light-backdrop stand | DIYPhotography.net
just saw this – cool idea: Super easy hardware store light-backdrop stand | DIYPhotography.net
Strobist: Lighting 102: Introduction
the lighting class has started at the strobist – this should be both fun and interesting for any photographer. for more info: Strobist: Lighting 102: Introduction