Jeremy is not the only one working on his Northwestern courses. I am putting the finishing touches on my junior writing seminar syllabus when I glance over at Yahoo! Music and see this (on 80s music random play):
This is generally amusing given the topic of my course (“Adolescents’ Digital Media Uses, Skills and Participations”), but it’s additionally funny since I was just adding an article to the syllabus that appeared in the journal The Information Society.
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JSE 01.08.08 at 5:01 pm
This band should have been called “We sound more like Duran Duran than Duran Duran.”
Sebastian Holsclaw 01.08.08 at 11:27 pm
Ever hear their song “Peace & Love Incorporated”? Very good–especially when seen with the video.
vivian 01.10.08 at 2:09 am
For some reason, I hear the song “The Self-Preservation Society” whenever I see this album cover. (Looked for an Italian Job clip, but found this one which is… odder.
duus 01.10.08 at 9:33 pm
The “Pure Energy” sample was, I think, Leonard Nimoy’s most impressive role in popular music. His
Hermes 01.14.08 at 3:36 am
hells yeah, ‘peace and love incorporated’!
also, ‘why are we still here’ is a good track, and their cover of gary numan’s ‘are friends electric?’ is fantastic.
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