"You Know You're Missing Out on Something": Collective Nostalgia and Community in Tim's Twitter Listening Party during COVID-19. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Wonseok; Kao, Grace
• Is Part Of: Rock music studies. Volume 8:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 36
• Page End: 52
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Listening party -- participatory listening -- collective nostalgia -- community-building -- COVID-19; Rock music -- Periodicals; 781.66
• DOI: 10.1080/19401159.2020.1852772
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-1159

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our social lives. Stay-at-home and social distancing orders have resulted in the absence of live musical performances. In this context, our paper examines Tim's Twitter Listening Party, which constitutes a new form of musicking where musicians do not exist as active performers; rather, musicians and audience members participate together to create a musical experience. The elements of the listening party can be linked to previous research on (1) participation, (2) collective nostalgia, and (3) community-making. Finally, collective nostalgia offers comfort to individuals during a time of uncertainty.