Final Podcast: Recent Episodes
Connor Holiski
Music is still used as a platform for the expression of freedom of speech. With freedom of speech, artists have the power to control what messages whatever obvious or subtle we receive from their music. The mass appeal and distribution of music consequently can be used to expose numerous people to acts of injustice and opinions within society today, including but not limited to: Racism, Gun Violence, War, Poverty, Women’s Rights, and LGBT Rights. The evolution of music to educate and expose society has reflected challenges and issues of the time.
Music is still used as a platform for the expression of freedom of speech. With freedom of speech, artists have the power to control what messages whatever obvious or subtle we receive from their music. The mass appeal and distribution of music consequently can be used to expose numerous people to acts of injustice and opinions within society today, including but not limited to: Racism, Gun Violence, War, Poverty, Women’s Rights, and LGBT Rights. The evolution of music to educate and expose society has reflected challenges and issues of the time. Our final podcast will be focused on how music has continually played roles in the political climate within our society and how such music can influence our opinions within society. Our podcast will focus the broad sense of politics and societal issues within a musical context. Our podcast will be split into three parts. The first part will focus on exploring political dynamics regarding race, gender, sexuality, gun violence, and American Pride within music starting in the 1920’s up until modern times. The second part will focus on whether mainstream and up-and-coming artists have the same influence over communicating political messages & opinions and how effectively these messages & opinions are received. While there some direct examples of the influence major artists can have in exposing people who otherwise would not have much interaction with politics, social injustice, etc., but are the effectively influencing people to stand up and resist these injustices. Do the messages found within music actual influence us or do these messages serve little purpose? Do only mainstream artists have the power to make changes or are underground / up-and-coming artists also playing pivotal roles in spreading certain views and opinions — specifically how are these “influencers” influencing the political climate and opinions. We will interview a local Denver DJ to gain insight to their perspective on how specifically their opinions and choices are influenced by music. The third part will focus on exploring specific listening examples of how artists and listeners can influence and be influenced by politics and modern society.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nI38WetirpOH-BgGv5NQTGtPKkijPSKLFAd8tWUIjJA/edit?usp=sharing
Daniel: Tin Pan Alley Songs
Nicole: The Rise of Star Singers
Connor: Music and Technology