Tony Palmeri's Media Rants

Welcome To Tony Palmeri's Media Rants! I am a professor of Communication Studies at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I use this blog to try to promote critical thinking about mainstream media, establishment politics, and popular culture.

Thursday, September 01, 2022

Celebration of the Music of 1972, Part 2

Back in July I celebrated 26 albums released in 1972 , one of the most magical years in the history of popular music. In that year, a number...

Monday, August 01, 2022

Media Rants At 20

2025 Update: This post is continuously updated to include links to Media Rants written POST 2022 --Tony P. Believe it or not--and most days ...

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Review of Robin Trower's "No More Worlds to Conquer"

With the obvious exception of the late Jimi Hendrix, British rocker Robin Trower might be the greatest Fender Stratocaster guitar player of ...

Monday, June 27, 2022

Celebration of the Music of 1972, Part 1

When it comes to popular music, if there is such a thing as a "classic rock era," I would date it from 1966-1979. In 1966 the Bea...

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About Me

tony palmeri: I teach Communication Studies (First Amendment, Classical Rhetoric, Civic Engagement, Rhetoric of Rock Music) at UW Oshkosh. Served two terms on Oshkosh City Council. Originally from Brooklyn, NY.

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