http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-place-of-mystique-in-the-internet-age/ news & perspectives on fan communication and online social life Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:12:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-place-of-mystique-in-the-internet-age/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Jason Mittell Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:20:38 +0000 http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-place-of-mystique-in-the-internet-age/#comment-1126 Nice post - I'm wondering whether there's different mystique/relationship demands based on the genre & style of the music. Some music seems to demand a mythologization of the star, designed to be seen from a distance - Bowie in his heyday comes to mind here, as would most 'performative' artists ranging from metal to glam to hiphop. Other styles invite intimacy and reward a relationship between fans & artist where honesty and authenticity (or the simulation of those traits) pay off in the music - singer-songwriters, jam bands, and emo seem to fit here. Just a thought... Nice post – I’m wondering whether there’s different mystique/relationship demands based on the genre & style of the music. Some music seems to demand a mythologization of the star, designed to be seen from a distance – Bowie in his heyday comes to mind here, as would most ‘performative’ artists ranging from metal to glam to hiphop. Other styles invite intimacy and reward a relationship between fans & artist where honesty and authenticity (or the simulation of those traits) pay off in the music – singer-songwriters, jam bands, and emo seem to fit here. Just a thought…

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