Prof researching popular music, social movements, linguistics. Author, Protest Music after Fukushima; Editor, Oxford Handbook of Protest Music, 33-1/3 Japan.
Joined July 2009
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Standing in front of Hall Book Prize announcement. Many thanks 2 @AASAsianStudies @OUPMusic @nehgov @KlugeCtr prize committee, interviewees.
My article on Yoasobi’s “Idol” is on Music Theory Online! It considers how genre-topics narrate this song, the opening theme for the 1st season of anime Oshi no ko. Rap, trap, singer-songwriter style, J-pop otaku, and Eurobeat combine to tell the tragic, unknowable story of Ai.
My IU colleague Noah Kahrs and my co-editor for the Oxford Handbook of Protest Music, Eric Drott, also have articles in this issue. Many thanks to Drew Nobile and the team at Music Theory Online for their work. mtosmt.org/issues/mto.26.32.…
The Oxford Handbook of Protest Music is now available for pre-order on the Oxford University Press website. Many thanks to our contributors and to OUP staff. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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As Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche fired me for doing my job, then subjected me and my family to months of retaliation. My story is one of many reasons the Senate should not confirm Blanche again. Read and share my letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee. lawyeroyer.com/p/my-letter-t…
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Don't let ICE and this administration lie to you. I saw inside Delaney Hall with my own eyes. The conditions are absolutely unacceptable.
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It looks like Murphy stopped publishing his direct appointments on 6/30/2025. This means it's very hard to see who he appointed in his last few months of office. The only way to know is via time consuming public records research.
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NJ governor put his children on state board just before leaving office dlvr.it/TSHj6N
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Destroying the @InternetArchive's @WayBackMachine would be the equivalent of the burning of the Library of Alexandria - one of the worst losses of knowledge in history.
Media giants are now threatening to do this.
We can't let this happen.
Pass it on.
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Irastoya, Japan's popular free clip art site, shared this shortly after Trump agreed to a ceasefire with Iran:
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We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in the history of the United States. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. If we see this, we can stop it, overcome the movement that brought us to this point, and make a turn towards something better.
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This seems highly illegal.
And if it somehow is allowed to continue, why would anyone else enter into any sort agreement with this administration?
I was interviewed for this piece on @CBC by Abby Hughes on the boom in #folk #protest songs cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ne…
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The SAVE America Act doesn’t “Save” America. And this isn’t about voter ID. This bill requires everyone to re-register to vote in person and your driver’s license, REAL ID, or military ID aren’t even good enough. Imagine all of our seniors who don’t have valid passports and haven’t seen their birth certificates in decades? What about them? How hard will it be for them to register? And how do they get a passport if they can’t find their birth certificates? And what about the cost? If this becomes law, it will disenfranchise many Americans.
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This man was 41 years old and had 6 kids, the youngest of which is an 18-month-old American citizen.
He fought our war for us.
Now he is dead, less than 24 hours after being taken into custody by ICE.
We need investigations NOW.
#BREAKING: An Afghan man named Nazeer just died in ICE custody in Texas.
There are a lot more questions than answers at this time and there will be more information soon, but we first want to express our sincere condolences to his family.
I was interviewed by Axios on recent protest music about ICE. axios.com/2026/02/02/protest…
I participated in NPR's AirTalk with Larry Mantle, where callers chimed in on what they thought about Bruce Springsteen's new anthem on ICE and Minneapolis. Some very interesting comments. omny.fm/shows/airtalk/what-g…
This excellent article by Alex Lauer considers ICE protest songs, many by Minneapolis musicians whom he interviews, and the role of music in protests. I was honored to offer comments. insidehook.com/music/ice-pr...
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SCOOP: Nursing home firms donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug-Sept.
Their executives got a lunch in Aug. at Trump's golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect.
His administration revoked the rule nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/po…
