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Professor of Popular Music at University of Glasgow. My book 'Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit' (Oxford University Press) is out now: linksta.cc/@mattbrennan
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New survey findings published today from over 1,000 Taylor Swift fans on their vinyl record consumption, listening habits, and environmental sustainability attitudes. Interesting differences between why Gen Z buy vinyl vs. a more traditional middle-aged demographic 🎵🎵🎵👀

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Re-amplifying this job going in digital music cultures in @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdschoolofmusic.bsky.social Come work with me and many other nice people in arts & humanities. Plenty of opportunity to collaborate in the school & in the college The search is deep & wide www.ucd.ie/adastrafello...

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Some good news: we are hiring a new Professor of Music at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ! Come work with us 🎵🎵 🎵 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...

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It's a grim time for arts education in the UK. The latest in a series of such announcements, Cardiff University has announced plans to close its music department (along with a host of other subjects). Please sign and share the petition if you can.

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Had a lovely album launch gig at the Glad Cafe last night, excited to put this little labour of love out into the cosmos 😊

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Excited to share that my wife and I formed a band (@beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social) and our debut album is out this weekend! It's also part of a new art and research project called Doughnut Music Lab. Read all about it here:

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Do you have a favorite essay about popular music? Want to give my students something that will knock their socks off.

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I'll be giving my inaugural professorial lecture, 'Making sense of popular music inside and outside the academy,' on Wednesday 22 January at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Drinks reception afterward, all welcome, please come along if you fancy it! Free via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...

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I enjoyed chatting to @variety.bsky.social about the opportunities and challenges for environmentally sustainable live music tours, you can have a read here: variety.com/2025/music/n...

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Big job: Open-rank Professor of Popular Music, Smith College apply.interfolio.com/160513?fbcli...

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Absolutely ✨❤️✨

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It's the two year anniversary of the launch of ChatGPT and still nobody can actually say what it is or why it's the future

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I thought I wanted to go somewhere like Twitter used to be, but have realized that what I actually want is to go back to 2015 🫠

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Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.

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Prepping a lecture for a 1st year undergrad course tomorrow on the changing status of the drum kit and drummers. This Spinal Tap clip may have to make an appearance #drums #drummers #drumming

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And here is one for popular music studies, fabulous! Thank you @amamartinez.bsky.social for creating this

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I'm trying to figure out Bluesky as a music academic. I'm not sure who made this list (but thank you!), it's super helpful for fellow musicologists looking for their people on here! go.bsky.app/3qnmrZU

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Fellow music scholars: I'm refreshing my course reading lists. What popular music / music industry studies books and articles published since 2014 have made the biggest impact on your thinking and the wider field? What's your vote for essential reading?

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