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Ripped, how the wired generation revolutionized music, Greg Kot

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Ripped, how the wired generation revolutionized music, Greg Kot

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ripped

Oclc number

232979150

Responsibility statement

Greg Kot

Sub title

how the wired generation revolutionized music

Summary

"Ripped" tells the story of how the laptop generation created a new grassroots music industry, with the fans and bands rather than the corporations in charge. In this new world, bands aren't just musicmakers but self-contained multimedia businesses; and fans aren't just consumers but distributors and even collaborators

Table Of Contents

Introduction : chaos and transformation -- Consolidated to death -- Payola blues -- Napster vs. Metallica -- Customers or criminals? -- Is Prince nuts? -- "Do not insult Death Cab" -- Conor Oberst : "He was thirteen and kicking our asses" -- "Screw the record companies, screw MTV, just go out and play" -- Everyone's a critic -- Arcade Fire : chocolate fountains everywhere -- Innovation out of necessity -- Girl Talk's illegal art -- Future shock from wham city -- "George Bush doesn't like Black people" -- A new boss, same as the old boss -- Steve Jobs and the iPod "burglary kit" -- "The feedback loop of creativity" -- "I love picking fights" -- "It's up to you" -- "Steal, steal, and steal some more."

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How the wired generation revolutionized music

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