A specter looms over the Music Industry—threatening the present social order of proletariat artist and the bourgeoisie record executive. Like many of the products we buy, music is something that we enjoy every day, but are completely oblivious to the exploitative systems by which it is created. The glimmering facade of wealth, power, and happiness [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Prince’
The Instruments of Production: Marx & The Music Industry
Posted in Section 2, tagged Communism, Marx, music, Prince, the communist manifesto, The Instruments of Production, the music industry on December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Machiavelli vs. Makaveli
Posted in Section 4, tagged Machiavelli, Makaveli, Prince, Tupac on September 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We have learned the ways of Machiavelli in our beloved Political Science 101 lectures and readings but I am wondering, how many people know the ways of “Makaveli?” Makaveli is the alias used by the late American rapper, Tupac Shakur, used on his last studio-recorded album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. The album [...]