I wish the authors of these Boomer disavowals would just replace his “There were” and ‘they’s with an honest ‘I’.
[T]here were gentle people, awash in new ideas, fresh attitudes, boundless energy and free love. There were also grimy, seedy, drug-addled loners and drifters who used the spirit of the Summer of Love as an excuse [...]
“Britain’s Got Talent” names a salesman cum opera tenor the winner of its competition, and opera critics respond by hashing the victor, 36-year old Paul Potts of Wales:
“Mr. Potts is the sort of bog-standard tenor to be found in any amateur opera company in any corner of the country,” wrote Philip Hensher in The Independent [...]
Sweden declares heavy metal a public health problem:
A Swedish man is to receive sickness benefits for his addiction to heavy metal music.
The lifestyle of 42-year-old dishwasher Roger Tullgren from Hässleholm in southern Sweden has been classified as a disability by the Swedish Employment Service, which has agreed to pay part of Tullgren’s salary, and his [...]
More examples of hip hop’s growing international influence, this time in Morocco:
Audiences scream and shout in frenzied anticipation for Morocco’s rap bands to perform. Moroccan rap artists are taking the local music scene by storm in what can only be described as a bona fide phenomenon reflecting the voices of the country’s younger generation.
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Al [...]
I wish I’d heard about this in advance, sounds fun. But it’s impossible to keep up with the possibilities in New York (Does that answer your question, Streetsblog?)
Reuters reports that Apple is now the U.S.’s third largest music retailer, with 10% market share (behind only Wal-Mart and Best Buy).
NPD said the iTunes digital music store had benefited from sales of Apple’s iPod digital music player during the holiday season. The vast majority of digital songs and albums bought on iTunes will [...]
Jeff Blake – What’s Missing from Music
Music is no longer the touchstone of America’s youth. It no longer propels us to do anything or to feel anything…Today, it is culture that drives music…Music is just the vehicle that gets you to where you want to go.
USA Today – Can rap regain its crown?
The music industry [...]
Far be it from me to attack InstantKarma.org, a charity organization doing necessary and noble work advocating for peace in Darfur. And given John and Yoko’s legacy as activists, maybe this is an appropriate salute and relief fund raiser all in one.
But this ad, and the project’s title, remind me again why I’m suspicious [...]
Music and Game Design
Synthopia: Brian Eno and Will Wright on Generative Systems in Music and Game Design
Sims designer Wright (r.) enlists Eno to collaborate on his new game Spore. Here, Wright and Eno discuss their creative processes.
Contemporary Art
The New Criterion: Why the Art World is a Disaster
Sight and Sound: Art on the Cutting Edge?
Roger [...]
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