EMP Pop Conference 2012 -- NYC

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this is an ungodly hour, iirc

Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 22 March 2012 09:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

I can't make it, alas: a work meeting tomorrow afternoon that's probably the most important of the year.

Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 22 March 2012 09:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

ah that's a bummer. i was looking forward to meeting you. maybe next time it'll be in miami

I'm heading down to NYU later today for the keynote address. who else will be attending?

demolition with discretion (m coleman), Thursday, 22 March 2012 10:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

Same here! At least a dozen people I looked forward to meeting for the first time.

Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'll be there will bells on at 5 for registration and immediate socializing. Of course.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

The Friday panels and presentations looks so awesome (so do the rest, but...Friday)

http://www.empmuseum.org/education/index.asp?categoryID=26&ccID=126&year=2012&panelDate=3/23/2012

curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

everybody come to me and matos's panel! i wanna meet people!

internet somebody (some dude), Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

I will be there. Perhaps not at 5 - bus arrives around 430 and I need/want to head out to Brooklyn where I'm crashing to drop my stuff at a friend's place but I should get there for the keynote.

Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 22 March 2012 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

Damn that was a great first night. Had to miss karaoke though.

Ned Raggett, Friday, 23 March 2012 04:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

the keynote thing was awesome! all those guys were so smart and funny.

scott seward, Friday, 23 March 2012 04:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

karaoke was wild, i think you all are great

Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Friday, 23 March 2012 07:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

man more and more i feel like i missed out by not getting in earlier last night for the fun stuff, but hey i'm here now

skot i'm gonna try to come to your panel today and say hi! really hoping i run into everyone itt at one point or another, i guess there'll be nametags and it'll be easy to spot people?

internet somebody (some dude), Friday, 23 March 2012 13:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

;_;

I pre-registered but then found out I had a stupid concert with stupid rehearsals this weekend

THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Friday, 23 March 2012 13:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

I hate peeking into this thread because my blood boils. I had also registered.

Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 March 2012 13:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/03/22/149155311/watch-the-emp-pop-conference-keynote

This NPR link says that when the Thursday night keynote with Angélique Kidjo, Esperanza Spalding, Santigold, and Himanshu Suri (aka Heems)
is available it will be posted on this NPR site

curmudgeon, Friday, 23 March 2012 14:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://clivedavisinst.tisch.nyu.edu/object/popconlivestreaming.html

live streaming here?

curmudgeon, Friday, 23 March 2012 14:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

it occurs to me I'm not sure what curmudgeon's real name is. I imagine you walking around this weekend saying "I'm curmudgeon" and getting the response "me too!" over and over.

internet somebody (some dude), Friday, 23 March 2012 14:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ha. I am not there alas, family obligations. I'm in the DC area.

curmudgeon, Friday, 23 March 2012 14:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

oh bummer! we need to hang sometime, though, we're practically neighbors

internet somebody (some dude), Friday, 23 March 2012 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

So Scott Seward killed it again. A sample line of many:

"OK UK stop inventing things, all hopped up on Cadbury bars and PG Tips"

Exchange after he was done:

Jim Miller: "You grew up on Sesame Street didn't you?"
Scott: "Yeah!"

Ned Raggett, Friday, 23 March 2012 16:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

hello people! i'm in town but i haven't been to any of the popcon stuff yet. no sleep on the plane last night means zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. anything fun happening tonight?

the kids of boris midney high (get bent), Friday, 23 March 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

that was fun today. i'm glad my dad could make it. nice to meet jim miller today and tom smucker tonight. it's really nice that greil is my biggest fan, but him sitting right in front of me when i was talking was still kind of intimidating. i avoided eye contact.

scott seward, Friday, 23 March 2012 23:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

is that why you sat right in front of matos and me and tried to psyche us out?

internet somebody (some dude), Saturday, 24 March 2012 05:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

exactly! it didn't work though. you guys were fine.

scott seward, Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

Wish I could have heard that one and Some Dude's Baltimore club thang

curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

that whole panel of yours was really good. all 4.

scott seward, Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

x-post

scott seward, Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

joshua clark davis's frankfurt rap thing was such a kick. scott you ran off but hopefully at some point this weekend i'll run into you and we can tape a quick interview, i need your pov for what i'm doing!

internet somebody (some dude), Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

would love to have watched greil's facial expressions during "you gotta have dick control"

demolition with discretion (m coleman), Saturday, 24 March 2012 14:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah that whole panel killed btw

demolition with discretion (m coleman), Saturday, 24 March 2012 15:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

I wish I could be at more of this :(

mom in the woods (Ówen P.), Saturday, 24 March 2012 15:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

You around today? What are you doing for lunch?

Ned Raggett, Saturday, 24 March 2012 15:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

From 1 to 2 there's a lunchtime Prince panel.

Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Saturday, 24 March 2012 15:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

Thing tonight needs extra prep time, I can't make it today and I'm *sad*, yesterday was a blast, but also *here for aero*. May drop by Von afterward b/c that's my "Cheers".

mom in the woods (Ówen P.), Saturday, 24 March 2012 16:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

Yeah you better. For one thing I haven't said hi yet!

Ned Raggett, Saturday, 24 March 2012 16:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

J Shep is interviewing Josh Kun on east village radio about his EMP presentation on Mexico/Cali border music right now (plus playing songs from Nortec collective and others) 4:10 Saturday East coast time

http://www.eastvillageradio.com/

curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 March 2012 20:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

nick sylvester calling out whiteness of mixtape panel, but admits to hiring all his friends at pitchfork #popcon

curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 March 2012 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

discussion of minstrelsy w/ all-white panel

curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 March 2012 20:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

enough twitter excerpts for now from me

curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 March 2012 20:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

so much good stuff on sunday. getting option anxiety!

ralphs vons williams (get bent), Saturday, 24 March 2012 23:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

i went to the mixtape panel and said hi to Breihan and enjoyed what he had to say because that's my dude but oh god so much else of what was said was just a smh greatest hits circa 2005

internet somebody (some dude), Sunday, 25 March 2012 00:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

hahaha

do they do transcripts?

come on a #KONY (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 25 March 2012 00:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

how many songs off 'we got it 4 cheap' were played?

come on a #KONY (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 25 March 2012 00:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

several were mentioned by name

internet somebody (some dude), Sunday, 25 March 2012 00:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

My paper (on 80s Miles Davis) will be on BurningAmbulance.com (with video of his Honda scooter commercial, even!) on Monday morning.

誤訳侮辱, Sunday, 25 March 2012 02:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

mixtape panel was iffy. i didn't stay for the whole thing. still haven't met some dude despite going to your panel and being at the mixtape one also. haha. perhaps tomorrow.

Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Sunday, 25 March 2012 05:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

ah damn man, sorry i missed you! i still have no idea whether i will get back to popcon before getting on my bus tomorrow. 3 day weekend flying by frustratingly quickly!

internet somebody (some dude), Sunday, 25 March 2012 05:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

rob sheffield/ann powers/jody rosen/greil marcus panel was the hightlight for me. everyone so good. kinda the ideal for ANY conference. whitney houston panel was my second fave. could listen to nelson george and danyel smith talk forever. and danyel's story of the time she was dissed by whitney was daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!!!!

really wish i could be their for gza talking about liquid swords tomorrow but we have to get back.

really glad spike lee got into the emp spirit today. it was nice to see.

scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2012 05:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

did not see owen at von. i drank a LOT of beer at von.

scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2012 06:00 (1 year ago) Permalink


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