Loading…
This event has ended. Visit the official site or create your own event on Sched.
Back To Schedule
Thursday, April 20 • 5:15pm - 7:15pm
Musicians In Action

Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

Tweet Share
Feedback form is now closed.
Chris Molanphy, “Lifting My Voice, Plugging One Ear: The Post–Band-Aid History of the Communal-Singing Celebrity Megasingle—Chart Phenomenon, Crusading Pronouncement, Comic Punchline?”
Tim Quirk, “What I Learned in Jail”
Allison Hussey, “FU, HB2: Battles of Bands and Bathroom Bills”
Patrick St. Michel, “Japanese Music In The Post-Fukushima Era”
Moderators
MJ

Maura Johnston

TwitterMaura Johnston is a writer and editor who teaches at Boston College. She has written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Time, Billboard, and Rolling Stone; her byline also appeared in a number of publications that have succumbed to 21st century industry tumult. She lives in... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Allison Hussey

Allison Hussey

TwitterSince 2010, Allison Hussey has been writing about music from her home state of North Carolina, but has been a voracious music consumer for much longer. Her current position is the music editor at INDY Week, the alt-weekly serving the large metropolitan area of Durham, Raleigh, an... Read More →
avatar for Patrick St. Michel

Patrick St. Michel

TwitterPatrick St. Michel is a writer based in Tokyo, who has been covering Japanese music since moving to the country in 2009. His work has appeared in The Japan Times, Pitchfork, The Fader, The Atlantic, and many more. He operates the Japanese music blog Make Believe Melodies, and he has wri... Read More →
avatar for Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy

TwitterChris Molanphy is a pop-chart analyst and critic who writes about the intersection of culture and commerce in popular music. He writes the “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series for Slate, and his work has also appeared in Pitchfork, NPR Music's The Record, Billboard, Rolling Stone... Read More →
avatar for Tim Quirk

Tim Quirk

TwitterTim Quirk spent more than 10 years as the singer and lyricist for the punk-pop band Too Much Joy. He’s also been a regular contributor to Raygun and The San Francisco Chronicle and overseen the music programming teams for Rhapsody and Google Play. His critical essays have been published... Read More →

Thursday April 20, 2017 5:15pm - 7:15pm PDT
Learning Labs MoPOP, 325 5th Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109
  Panel