{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 55: The Great Bar Italia Debate","description":"In this special edition, Alec and Nick open the Flavortone vault to present The Great Bar Italia Debate \u2014 a lost episode from the summer of 2023, presented here in timely coincidence with the London group\u2019s recent Crack profile. The debate poses questions about musical style, local vs. global cultural and community dynamics and politics of taste along the well-established axis of London and NYC\u2019s cultural exchange. Taking up discussion of \u201cthe band\u201d as a conceptual and presentational format, rather than as a presumptive participatory vehicle,&amp;nbsp; the episode examines the alternative forms of consumption, exchange and imaginative role-play, which Bar Italia\u2019s approach invites. Topics include the question: \u201cDo we like this?,\u201d the band\u2019s 2023 quasi-residency of multiple NYC concerts, transatlantic indie rock history, Dean Blunt, and Thomas Turino\u2019s cultural framework for \u201cpresentational\u201d (as opposed to \u201cparticipatory\u201d) music. ","author_name":"Flavortone","author_url":"http:\/\/flavortone.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29682608\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ff0000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/166925658"}