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Sacred words, profane music? The Free Monks as a musical phenomenon in contemporary Greek Orthodoxy
The Free Monks (Eleftheroi) are a Greek Orthodox rock band of black-robed monks. Being the first of its kind in Greece, the group has produced popular ......(Continue Reading) Local classic: Baton Rouge's independent label Centaur Records presses on in a declining classical music market
In the 1970s, the phenomenal success of The Who, The Rolling Stones and other supergroups perpetuated many a teen-ager's rock 'n' roll dreams: With some talent, luck and really big amps, anyone cou...(Continue Reading)Music for the People: Popular Music and Dance in Interwar Britain
Music for the People: Popular Music and Dance in Interwar Britain. By James J. Nott (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. xiv plus 274 pp.). James ......(Continue Reading)"Sermons in Tones": Sacralization as a Theme in American Classical Music
The religious history of the United States has influenced the kind of classical music its citizens wish to hear and the expectations society has on the ......(Continue Reading)All of This Music Belongs to the Nation: The WPA's Federal Music Project and American Society. - Review - book review
Kenneth J. Bindas. All of This Music Belongs to the Nation: The WPA's Federal Music Project and American Society. Knoxville, Tennessee. The University ......(Continue Reading)
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