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The music never stopped: recordings depend on music, not vice versa
When I was young, I thought the music I heard on the radio was coming from live bands performing in the studios as I listened. I imagined pop groups ......(Continue Reading) Nashville's new face: rookie Jordin Tootoo, the first native Inuit to play in the NHL, is winning over the Music City faithful
JORDIN TOOTOO IS DIFFERENT--there's no doubt about that. How many other NHL players grew up in a town where the average temperature is 59 degrees Fahrenheit--In July? (Not to mention a robust min...(Continue Reading)Suffer for your art: don't waste your time on mediocre comedy or a 90-minute play, advises Michael Coveney. Lock yourself away with an 11-hour blockbuster
It depends what you're looking for, but it strikes me that there is no real point in going to a festival unless you do something unusual. You can see ......(Continue Reading)Give music a chance: despite Damon and ms Dynamite, today's protest singers can't match Dylan and Lennon - Features
A line in Edwyn Collins's biggest hit, "A Girl Like You", sums up our current predicament: "Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs". The ......(Continue Reading)Where do I go with … music? Do you hear music in your future? These four successful people did, too
Some people cry at the opera. Others never feel more alive than when they're listening to their favorite band and playing air guitar. Then there are ......(Continue Reading)
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