Ren DeaconWho’s Here to Entertain? Punk and taking lived experience “seriously”While co-reading James Spooners’ ‘High Desert: Black, Punk, Nowhere’ and Kevin Mattson’s ‘We’re Not Here to Entertain: Punk Rock, Ronald…Feb 9Feb 9
Ren DeaconNostalgia in Rock Music: Will we ever find what we were looking for?On ‘Songs of Surrender’ (U2, 2023), ‘Here and Now’ (The Beatles, 2024), bricolage and aging.Jan 26Jan 26
Ren DeaconSounds like discomfort: terminology, gatekeeping, and the creative fieldsIn which your humble author has a small rant about abstraction and expressionism then does a bit of self-examination.May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Ren DeaconBulk Buys from Far AwayJunk playlists and the invisible sediment of online music consumptionApr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023
Ren DeaconDon’t Think Too Hard, It’s Not That Deep: post-hardcore and anime valuesWhat does a technical post-hardcore band from New Zealand have in common with Neon Genesis Evangelion? Kind of a lot, as it turns out.Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Ren DeaconClickbait and a Canadian ConvergenceTactical linkages and relationality between creative communitiesMar 16, 2023Mar 16, 2023
Ren DeaconInconstant engagement: a reflectionNote: The original post of this article appeared a few weeks ago on my blog. However, I thought I’d post it here too, in honor of a…Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023
Ren DeaconSemiotics: a love storyOn returning to study, theoretical fiefdoms and disciplinary mash-ups.Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020
Ren DeaconAn Education: on the publication of an academic “article”Last week, I published my first article. It’s actually the first piece of writing that I’ve done for a commercial outfit, and it was…Sep 30, 2019Sep 30, 2019
Ren DeaconNe Travaillaz Jamais: or, Internet Deja Vous.Let’s begin at the beginning. Again.Nov 23, 2017Nov 23, 2017
