How We Really Miss Music Concerts During Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced music concerts to shift from the big stage to the small screen. Can an online music concert beat the sensation of watching a live music concert?

Power-Relation in Dangdut: How Dangdut is Used as a Medium for Political Campaigns in Indonesia

This paper aims to comprehend how power relation occurs on dangdut usage as political campaign media. The locus will be hold in Yogyakarta, which focus is laid on dangdut group titled Gilas OBB which once asked by one political party to be on stage along with the party campaign.

Mengenal Sepintas Organologi

Saya membayangkan jika organologi lebih populer, proses kreatif penciptaan musik para musisi tentu akan lebih menarik dan lebih luas lagi

Spotify as a Surveillance Capitalism Tool

To avoid being trapped in this vicious circle of music uniformity on Spotify, we must also undergo active behavior while surfing on Spotify. This means not only passively and simply listening to music. We must listen actively. Observe carefully every music we listen to, how it is arranged, then look for more information about the musicians, music, and albums we listen to. Who composes the song, who is the producer, what is the issue to be conveyed, and so on.

Indonesian Traditional Music is No Less Cool Than Modern Music

Instead of debating between studying tradition or modernity, why don't we respect and maintain our traditional music by studying it according to the present context? After all, our ancestors are no less cool than whoever’s currently trending on social media or Spotify.

Band Mitos Itu Bernama Portishead

"Portishead adalah salah satu pionir yang ikut menggenjot ketenaran musik trip-hop pada periode 90an."

Gojira dan Antroposentrisme

Melalui musiknya Gojira bicara tentang sampah plastik yang mengotori lautan, kemungkinan buruk matinya ibu bumi karena tingkah manusia, dan kemarahan lainnya terkait bencana ekologi yang dipicu ulah manusia.

Akhirnya Bikin Podcast

Sekenanya skena, skena sekenanya. Mari membicarakan musik dengan serius tapi santai, santai tapi serius.

Perkembangan Musikal Dangdut

Dangdut adalah musik yang cair. Ia mengalir mengikuti arus zaman. Dangdut tetap bertahan di tengah gempuran tren musik lain. Dangdut tampaknya akan tetap bertahan, dan terus berkembang hingga jauh di hari esok.

Why Musicians Are Vulnerable to Depression and Suicide

Musicians are prone to depression. This depression can change from acute to chronic.