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a Marxist History of Popular Music, refuting standard aesthetic and affective approaches, in which music is effectively sealed off from history. Where music is understood politically, it is either ...

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(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen (UG) will participate in the upcoming Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) music festival, with two student groups from the UG Science Shops exploring societal issues.

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Now that it’s reached the top 30, “One of the Girls” has officially become the highest-rising song in the history of the Pop Airplay chart by any South Korean solo female musician.