Kyle Barnett
@kylebarnett.bsky.social
Media studies professor. Participant observer. Itinerant Hoosier. Author, Record Cultures (Univ. of Michigan Press, 2020). Faculty adviser/occasional DJ, Bellarmine Radio.
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Here's Reddy Kilowatt, introduced to me way back when by the good people at Indianapolis Power & Light. Apparently Reddy was an international figure, meant to educate us on electricity’s wonders and dangers.
May 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Here's Reddy Kilowatt, introduced to me way back when by the good people at Indianapolis Power & Light. Apparently Reddy was an international figure, meant to educate us on electricity’s wonders and dangers.
Full of everyday remembrances of Ealing. Then occasional shocks of hearsay. French composer Georges Auric, who scored Ealing films, bragged that his war-time composing efforts led to a steady opium supply via “special dispensation from King George VI.” I’m highly skeptical, but stranger things...
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Full of everyday remembrances of Ealing. Then occasional shocks of hearsay. French composer Georges Auric, who scored Ealing films, bragged that his war-time composing efforts led to a steady opium supply via “special dispensation from King George VI.” I’m highly skeptical, but stranger things...
Roberta Flack (1937-2025). I was late to her work, finding those early albums in thrift shops. Was blown away by what I’d missed. Peace.
February 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Roberta Flack (1937-2025). I was late to her work, finding those early albums in thrift shops. Was blown away by what I’d missed. Peace.
Faye Webster at Paristown Hall, Louisville. The wonderful mei ehara opened the show.
February 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Faye Webster at Paristown Hall, Louisville. The wonderful mei ehara opened the show.
The latest episode of Severance is a doozy. I didn’t count the “wows” while I watched, but there were many.
February 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The latest episode of Severance is a doozy. I didn’t count the “wows” while I watched, but there were many.
ECHO: The Magazine You Play on Your Phonograph Vol. 1, No. 3 (1960).
February 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ECHO: The Magazine You Play on Your Phonograph Vol. 1, No. 3 (1960).
May have been the tape that ended up here in some version.
February 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
May have been the tape that ended up here in some version.
Ladies and gentlemen, Hedy Lamarr for General Electric.
February 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, Hedy Lamarr for General Electric.
The rare pleasure: music magazines by mail.
February 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The rare pleasure: music magazines by mail.
🧧Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧
It’s the Year of the Snake. Also who did this and how will I get the alt tag right
It’s the Year of the Snake. Also who did this and how will I get the alt tag right
January 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🧧Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧
It’s the Year of the Snake. Also who did this and how will I get the alt tag right
It’s the Year of the Snake. Also who did this and how will I get the alt tag right
Louisville scene report: side street after record store visit.
January 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Louisville scene report: side street after record store visit.
Debuting soon on Criterion. Curious about this one as it was shot in Louisville. Based on Flannery O’Connor short stories. Maya Hawke stars and it’s directed by Ethan Hawke. (I missed the screenings in Louisville and Lexington last year).
January 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Debuting soon on Criterion. Curious about this one as it was shot in Louisville. Based on Flannery O’Connor short stories. Maya Hawke stars and it’s directed by Ethan Hawke. (I missed the screenings in Louisville and Lexington last year).
I leave my desk and come back to notes like this. Teen energy meets arcane media comms…
January 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I leave my desk and come back to notes like this. Teen energy meets arcane media comms…
Spent the morning working on various admin necessities. Utterly boring, but I was also listening to various field recordings of radio transmissions from near and far. Faraway sounds for when you’re a bit too in one place.
January 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Spent the morning working on various admin necessities. Utterly boring, but I was also listening to various field recordings of radio transmissions from near and far. Faraway sounds for when you’re a bit too in one place.
And the film was dedicated to Scott Walker. Maybe this Scott Walker? And if so, why? Curious.
January 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And the film was dedicated to Scott Walker. Maybe this Scott Walker? And if so, why? Curious.
This one did feel monumental and sweeping (brought George Stevens’ Giant to mind, though the subject matter is largely different). A few of the folks around us in the theater were surprised that there was an intermission! Not perfect (who needs perfect?) but ambitious and engaging.
January 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This one did feel monumental and sweeping (brought George Stevens’ Giant to mind, though the subject matter is largely different). A few of the folks around us in the theater were surprised that there was an intermission! Not perfect (who needs perfect?) but ambitious and engaging.
This one affected me more than I expected. My Steve McQueen fandom continues.
January 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This one affected me more than I expected. My Steve McQueen fandom continues.