'Wrecking Ball' -- The Gregory Brothers

This only reinforces my point that there's very little about Miley Cyrus's actual music that's subversive. Similar to Avril Lavigne over a decade ago, Cyrus's songs are straight-ahead pop songs that don't say much particularly interesting or variant from any other run-of-the-mill pop songs (your mileage may vary on how catchy they are), but her image is certainly different from other young, white, female pop stars. Separating her imagery from the song makes it clear.

I mean, listen to "Complicated" again without watching the actual video. It may as well have been recorded by Shania Twain, or any other mostly-fangless pop singer.

R****ins, Miley Cyrus, Closer Entrance Music: Jay Cowit and David A. Arnott talk about an NFL team’s damaged brand, if Miley Cyrus is building a sustainable personal brand, and how they wish Major League Baseball closers would take a few chances with their personal branding.

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Here’s the Cleveland Scene article about Chief Wahoo mentioned during the team branding conversation.

Check out some of the songs mentioned during the discussion about closers’ entrance music.

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The Creamy Middles Podcast is a weekly discussion attacking the belly issues of sports -- ideas that go beyond wins and losses. Jay Cowit usually produces it, though David may occasionally step in. Music is either royalty-free, by J. Cowit and the Ruthless Orchestra, or 29 Sunset. Subscribe in iTunes or in another podcatcher with this RSS feed.