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Bjork: with an experimental new vocal album, one of pop music's great explorers continues to venture into uncharted waters. Here, she talks living on the
LAURIE ANDERSON: So, Bjork, I love your new record, Medulla [Elektra/Atlantic]--especially some of the words. The song "Sonnet" sounds like ......(Continue Reading) Biblical blues, over-the pop, and some guy named Russell from down under - Sound Advice - music recordings
THE WHITE STRIPES Elephant (V2) There's not a lot of room within the strict guitar-drums-occasional-keyboards parameters this duo sets for itself....(Continue Reading)"Chanter en yaourt": pop music and language choice in France
Quite by chance, a musician friend of mine was asked to write some English lyrics for a French pop group called Montecarl. He explained to me that there ......(Continue Reading)Look who's rocking the casbah: the revolutionary implications of Arab music videos - Culture and Reviews
ONE OF THE more interesting music videos released last year features an attractive brunette who, according to the video's narrative, is involved in a liaison taking place in a Paris hotel room. The...(Continue Reading)With all strings attached: composer William C. Banfield notes the clash of artistry and commerce while weaving together a world of music
He's "a modern magician" of music who has only to raise his baton to "(fetch) forth a spirit and image that touches new meanings and interpretations. Nobody interprets with a clearer...(Continue Reading)
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