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An educator, scholar and critic of music, politics and media, Jayson Harsin was an indie rock and alt. country dj for seven years at WNUR radio in Chicago. He has two blogs (Parisnormale:Indie News from Paris and Pearls Before Swine). He is also a regular contributor to Popmatters, and his writing on film has appeared in Bright Lights Film journal (online) and Bad Subjects. He is currently at work on a book, The Rumor Bomb: Convergence Culture and Politics
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The Ghosts of Indie Paris Past: Sing Sing and Eloise
Beneath the teeming anthills of Paris tourism and consumerism beats the old heart of indie culture.
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Indie Music Reviews for the Attention Deficient: Pajo
Pajo is post-rock-campfire song-rowboat music.
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How to Win Enemies and Influence People: Hussein and Coincidences
An election in two days and....Click! Saddam Hussein Is Sentenced to Death! Saddam Hussein Is Sentenced to Death! Saddam...
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Don't Have a Real Public Issue? Go Tabloid: Kerry and Election 2006
News coverage of Kerry's statement about troops in Iraq days before a major election is an example tabloidization passing as public debate.
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Concert Review: Calexico at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris, October 29, 2006
Their mariachified indie sound still holds up, though flickers of an identity crisis were observable.
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Elusive Facts, Pervasive Fictions: On Election 2006 and the Horrible/Great Economy
Pundits, politicians, and their cherry-picked research struggle to shape citizens' undestanding of "the economy." Their practices threaten democratic debate.
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Revenge of the Nerd: Weird Al Yankovic Does "A Little Jig"
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Concert Review: ¡Forward, Russia! at La Maroquinerie, Paris
Review of ¡Forward, Russia! concert at La Maroquinerie, Paris, France.
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Indie Music Reviews for the Attention Deficient: Devotchka and Hem
To indie music lovers living under the lash of speed, I give you haiku reviews of Devotchka and Hem.
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Smoking, Pas Chic?
It's practically a cliche to say it: smoking is a way of life in France.
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