Interesting story from WIRED about Beyonce's new album, misogynoir, fandom and the sometimes fractious world of social media: wired.com/story/welcome-… And thanks to jason for including my comments. #COWBOYCARTER #Beyonce #IASPM Fan Studies Network North America (FSNNA)

Good luck with your research @MissPopGirlie - great to see others researching music fandom!

Great to see this article on music fandom in Iran by Behrang Nikaeen out in Popular Music Studies - one of the first to take the idea of applying Durkheim to celebrity-following fandom seriously: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #FSNNA24 #MusicFandom

I've just done a podcast with Robbie at Out Of The Blank on the topic of Elvis Presley's famous manager, Colonel Tom Parker. We explore the Colonel's story and ask, was he good for Elvis? #ElvisHistory #Elvis2024 #IASPM #ElvisPresley #elvispresleyfans

This short book on cults by Dr Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek - upcoming from Routledge - looks really timely and intriguing, not least for the range of examples it draws together: taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.… #Musicfandom #IASPM #FSNNA24

The man who translated Poe into such vivid spectacles of horror has gone. Interesting here that his own vote was for classics of the cinematic canon. RIP, Roger Corman

For German readers... Das habe ich gerade gefunden... Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse an meiner Forschung in Berlin und viel Glück mit Ihren zukünftigen Podcasts! listennotes.com/podcasts/for-r…

I'm pleased to have a chapter in what I think is one of the most interesting Beatles' books this year – Michael McGowan's edited volume ... Speaking Words of Wisdon: The Beatles and Religion psupress.org/books/titles/9… #Beatles #IASPM

Olivia Johnston Riley and @rouselaurenc are editing a special issue of the journal Transformative Works and Cultures dedicated to media fandom and disability: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/… ... Great to see more research on this topic! Fan Studies Network North America (FSNNA) #FanStudies #Musicfandom

I had fun presenting at the Liverpool Hope's 2nd Beatles symposium last weekend. Great to talk to fandom researchers Dr Christine Feldman-Barrett and @AllisonBumsted, musicologist Walter Everett, and Beatles scholar Ken Womack ... I look forward to reading more of your work! #Beatles

Interesting #Beatlemania podcasts ... One with Beatles Journal editor Prof. Paul Long of Monash University about how Beatlemania came to Australia: abc.net.au/listen/program… Not sure about ABC's title ... Great for who? Also check: illeffects.podbean.com/e/did-the-beat…

Published by Manchester University Press, the British Pop Archive's book series has just kicked off with Patrick Clarke's portrait of Soft Cell, Bedsit Land. I like the chapter titles, which include "Art terrorism" and "The Yorkshire Vortex"! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/british-pop-ar… #IASPM

I've just completed another podcast with Robbie from Out Of The Blank - this one on the topic of Elvis's early fans and career success: youtu.be/Qai1zUPrYhE?fe… #ElvisPresley #Elvis2024 #ElvisHistory #MusicFandom #FSNNA24 #IASPM

Fascinating recent discussion here in which an original Beatles fan club president explains her story, and how the group's journey inspired her to explore aspects of spirituality and religion: youtu.be/a8BfcsMBz30?fe… Also check: psupress.org/books/titles/9… #Beatles #MusicFandom

Looking forward to this book coming out, Paul Booth!

Sad to hear that Kris Kristofferson is gone. As a songwriter he combined heart, spirit and intelligence, and he penned some real classics. youtube.com/watch?v=11SrTh… youtube.com/watch?v=sfjon-… rollingstone.com/music/music-li… nytimes.com/2024/09/29/obi…

We need to know much more about the history of music fandom. Dr Katie Beisel Hollenbach's excellent study of organized wartime Frank Sinatra fan clubs begins to fill that gap - it's well worth checking out: global.oup.com/academic/produ… #IASPM #MusicFandom #FrankSinatra

I don't often distribute petitions, but I think this is a great idea ... The BMRU want the creation of a permanent exhibition space to celebrate Black music in Britain, and to put the topic on the national curriculum: bmru.co.uk/a-petition-to-… #IASPM #MusicFandom

Great to see the SiriusXM celebrations of what would have been Elvis Presley's 90th birthday! Also, in the Newstalk podcast with Patrick Geoghegan, Michael Bertrand, Jack Hamilton and I discuss Elvis's career and legacy: newstalk.com/podcasts/highl… #ElvisPresley #Elvis90 #IASPM

Really sad to read Caroline Flack's last few social media posts: BBC News - Laura Whitmore shares final messages from Caroline Flack bbc.com/news/articles/…