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Eminem and Green Day smarties: American pop stars attempt to inspire youth voters: musical messengers of hate and apathy get on the Fahrenheit 9/11 bandwagon
Rapper Eminem ditched misogyny, and punk rockers Green Day abandoned apathy to join the ranks of old "fogies" like Steve Earl and Bruce Springsteen ......(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)The Song Is Ended - analysis of pop music today
On a fine summer day the inhabitants of the Wiltshire valley where I live gathered in a neighbor's garden to celebrate the Queen's jubilee. There was ......(Continue Reading)Sacramento in spring: discover baseball, river walks, and culture in the capital city - Three-Day Weekend
Sacramento was once California's forgotten middle child, neither as beautiful as San Francisco nor as smart and stylish as Los Angeles. But these days ......(Continue Reading)A guided tour through the Rock Maze of new bands in 2003: seven reasons to relish the simplicity of guitars, drums, amps, and microphones - Rapture, Longwave,
Meet the New Rock. Same as the olde New Rock? Not exactly--the new New Rock is branching away from last year's explosion of incendiary bands with names ......(Continue Reading)
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