Pop culture and technology: The shock of the new
John Robb |
TEDxExeterSalon
• October 2017
From Kraftwerk to the iPhone, John Robb considers the complex relationship between technology and pop culture. He explores how technological advances have impacted on artists while putting music fans at the centre of pop culture, for better or worse.
John is a music journalist and singer who put together his cult band the Membranes in 1977. A regular radio and TV pundit and presenter, John has written several best-selling books and is editor-in-chief of music culture website louderthanwar.com, as well as fronting a reformed Membranes.
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