Ben Green
@bengreenfuz.bsky.social
Researching music & society | MIRC https://www.musicindustryresearch.com | RMIT https://www.rmit.edu.au/profiles/g/ben-green | TASA Sociology of Music https://www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=671860&module_id=638147 | views my own
New book review - Streaming Sounds: Musical Listening in the Digital Age by Michael James Walsh
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In the Journal of Sociology @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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In the Journal of Sociology @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
February 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
New book review - Streaming Sounds: Musical Listening in the Digital Age by Michael James Walsh
👍👍
In the Journal of Sociology @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
👍👍
In the Journal of Sociology @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Who employs the most musicians?🧵
TIL the US Army is the world's largest employer of musicians- some 6,500.
For context, they're nearly largest employer full stop (after Indian MoD). But I expect other occupations (cleaning, catering) might be outsourced (?) while musicians are enlisted.
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TIL the US Army is the world's largest employer of musicians- some 6,500.
For context, they're nearly largest employer full stop (after Indian MoD). But I expect other occupations (cleaning, catering) might be outsourced (?) while musicians are enlisted.
(1/3)
January 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Who employs the most musicians?🧵
TIL the US Army is the world's largest employer of musicians- some 6,500.
For context, they're nearly largest employer full stop (after Indian MoD). But I expect other occupations (cleaning, catering) might be outsourced (?) while musicians are enlisted.
(1/3)
TIL the US Army is the world's largest employer of musicians- some 6,500.
For context, they're nearly largest employer full stop (after Indian MoD). But I expect other occupations (cleaning, catering) might be outsourced (?) while musicians are enlisted.
(1/3)
Just picturing Žižek going gaga for this scene in the new Squid Game (and for good reason)
December 29, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Just picturing Žižek going gaga for this scene in the new Squid Game (and for good reason)
The new youth media of the 90s - Triple J radio, ABC TV (Recovery, rage), magazines and cable channels - both reflected and drove the emergence of a trans-local, all-ages, cosmopolitan but proudly ‘homegrown’, alternative music scene, showcased in the new wave of festivals. 2/3
December 2, 2024 at 6:59 AM
The new youth media of the 90s - Triple J radio, ABC TV (Recovery, rage), magazines and cable channels - both reflected and drove the emergence of a trans-local, all-ages, cosmopolitan but proudly ‘homegrown’, alternative music scene, showcased in the new wave of festivals. 2/3