Written one afternoon in Birmingham, these short pieces began with the prompt “I swear I heard this…”, recounting a musical event or encounter that might invite disbelief from someone when they hear you talk about it.
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“I swear I heard this creaking sound on the roof — at first I thought it was just the wind… there was such a gale blowing outside… but when the music…”
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“I swear I heard this creaking sound on the roof — at first I thought it was just the wind… there was such a gale blowing outside… but when the music…”
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“I kept hearing it. At first it was welcome. The harsh amplitudes of full sonic spectrum overloaded the speakers in the hall.”
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies #NoiseFloor
“I kept hearing it. At first it was welcome. The harsh amplitudes of full sonic spectrum overloaded the speakers in the hall.”
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies #NoiseFloor
“On a sunny day in December last year, I was late for a string quartet performance in the western Indian city of Panaji.”
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“On a sunny day in December last year, I was late for a string quartet performance in the western Indian city of Panaji.”
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“I remember exactly where I was, and what I was doing. I was in the kitchen, washing up.”
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies
“I remember exactly where I was, and what I was doing. I was in the kitchen, washing up.”
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies
““I swear I heard this – the sound of thunder, the abrupt arrival of torrential rain, the picture of a day becoming dark as night...”
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““I swear I heard this – the sound of thunder, the abrupt arrival of torrential rain, the picture of a day becoming dark as night...”
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“I swear I heard this unbelievable version of the song I Will Always Love You, the one written by Dolly Parton and covered by Whitney Houston for The Bodyguard.”
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“I swear I heard this unbelievable version of the song I Will Always Love You, the one written by Dolly Parton and covered by Whitney Houston for The Bodyguard.”
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"There was so much noise in the club. More people than I’d ever seen before, all perched on chairs, tables, hanging off the window ledges..."
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"There was so much noise in the club. More people than I’d ever seen before, all perched on chairs, tables, hanging off the window ledges..."
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“I swear I heard this favourite band of mine perform in a tiny music venue in Brooklyn, New York, while the event that was actually going on was the annual reunion of all Welsh New Yorkers! ”
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“I swear I heard this favourite band of mine perform in a tiny music venue in Brooklyn, New York, while the event that was actually going on was the annual reunion of all Welsh New Yorkers! ”
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Sharonne Specker’s “I Swear I Heard This… ping pong duet”
"It was a ping pong duet, I told them. They laughed. No really. I heard them, the ping pong balls. They were talking, singing a song."
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#RiffsJournal #SoundStudies
Sharonne Specker’s “I Swear I Heard This… ping pong duet”
"It was a ping pong duet, I told them. They laughed. No really. I heard them, the ping pong balls. They were talking, singing a song."
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#RiffsJournal #SoundStudies
Saxophonist, promoter, and researcher, Lee Griffiths revisits Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath!
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies #ChrisMcGregor #BrotherhoodofBreath
Saxophonist, promoter, and researcher, Lee Griffiths revisits Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath!
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies #ChrisMcGregor #BrotherhoodofBreath
✨ I Swear I Heard This… Discord Brag ✨ by Ed McKeon
“@433 #IswearIheardthis exhibition. no, it was a gig… the floor was vibrating, the sound system was lit… the whole space was buzzing.”
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies
✨ I Swear I Heard This… Discord Brag ✨ by Ed McKeon
“@433 #IswearIheardthis exhibition. no, it was a gig… the floor was vibrating, the sound system was lit… the whole space was buzzing.”
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#RiffsJournal #PopularMusicStudies
Benjamin Torrens takes us into a Kingston jam session:
“So, I’m at this jam session, right? It happens every Thursday evening at this restaurant in Liguanea, kinda uptown. Not far from campus. I got to know the organisers a bit.”
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Benjamin Torrens takes us into a Kingston jam session:
“So, I’m at this jam session, right? It happens every Thursday evening at this restaurant in Liguanea, kinda uptown. Not far from campus. I got to know the organisers a bit.”
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Written one afternoon in Birmingham, these short pieces began with the prompt “I swear I heard this…”, recounting a musical event or encounter that might invite disbelief from someone when they hear you talk about it.
riffsjournal.org/volume-8-iss...
Written one afternoon in Birmingham, these short pieces began with the prompt “I swear I heard this…”, recounting a musical event or encounter that might invite disbelief from someone when they hear you talk about it.
riffsjournal.org/volume-8-iss...
This zine brings together seven PhD researchers from universities across Scotland to reflect upon not only the difficulties of doctoral research but also on wider global issues.
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#ZineYourThesis #AcademicZine #PhDResearch
This zine brings together seven PhD researchers from universities across Scotland to reflect upon not only the difficulties of doctoral research but also on wider global issues.
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#ZineYourThesis #AcademicZine #PhDResearch
🎸From Extension of Self to National Treasure: The Transformative Materiality of Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster by Lauren Alex O’Hagan and Steve Clarke
📷: Lauren Alex O’Hagan
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#MusicStudies #CulturalMemory #MaterialCulture #OpenAccess
🎸From Extension of Self to National Treasure: The Transformative Materiality of Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster by Lauren Alex O’Hagan and Steve Clarke
📷: Lauren Alex O’Hagan
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#MusicStudies #CulturalMemory #MaterialCulture #OpenAccess
19-20 June, Manchester (UK)
Two-day conference at MMU. Day tickets + reduced rate conference tickets available. Full schedule can be viewed here:
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19-20 June, Manchester (UK)
Two-day conference at MMU. Day tickets + reduced rate conference tickets available. Full schedule can be viewed here:
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"Some Strings, Many Affordances: An Autoethnographic Reflection on Being an Electric Bass Guitarist" by Dominic Kingsford-Ross
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#RiffsJournal #RiffsOPEN #ElectricBass #Autoethnography #PopularMusicStudies
"Some Strings, Many Affordances: An Autoethnographic Reflection on Being an Electric Bass Guitarist" by Dominic Kingsford-Ross
🔗 Read the full article: riffsjournal.org/dominic-king...
#RiffsJournal #RiffsOPEN #ElectricBass #Autoethnography #PopularMusicStudies
🗓️ Deadline: June 16, 2025
📩 Email submissions + bio to: riffsjournal@gmail.com
🔗 Full CFP: riffsjournal.org/news-latest-cfp
#CallForPapers #PopArt #PopMusic #ArtSchool #RiffsJournal #ExperimentalWriting
🗓️ Deadline: June 16, 2025
📩 Email submissions + bio to: riffsjournal@gmail.com
🔗 Full CFP: riffsjournal.org/news-latest-cfp
#CallForPapers #PopArt #PopMusic #ArtSchool #RiffsJournal #ExperimentalWriting
10-11 April 2025, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Graduate Conference
Full programme and registration available here:
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10-11 April 2025, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Graduate Conference
Full programme and registration available here:
www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...
MusicLab: Music Scenes, culture and media will be hosted by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Deadline for abstracts: 14th March. Conference dates: 24th April.
MusicLab: Music Scenes, culture and media will be hosted by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Deadline for abstracts: 14th March. Conference dates: 24th April.
Pop Music, Pop Art, + Art Schools have long and entangled histories. This special issue of Riffs calls for a reunion of these elements, but with an added ingredient: experimental music + performance.
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Pop Music, Pop Art, + Art Schools have long and entangled histories. This special issue of Riffs calls for a reunion of these elements, but with an added ingredient: experimental music + performance.
More info: riffsjournal.org/news-latest-...
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