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The revolution is fusion - music in the UK - New Statesman Review: 79-97
1990s music in the UK is a fusion of races, genres, cultures and generations. It shows how the youth are once more taking over the world, removing boundaries ......(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)The second annual Scots Trad Music Awards were held on December 4
The second annual Scots Trad Music Awards were held on December 4. Hosted by Hands up for Trad and BBC Scotland Interactive, the awards were held at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall. This year's winners inc...(Continue Reading)Music videos: shrinking budgets and long hours don't scare post pros away from these "short films."
Music videos demand long hours, and still there's barely enough time to get the job done. And the money? Well it's been repeated over and over again, ......(Continue Reading)Sweet success: Stephanie Merritt on why Norah Jones's album is not just "dinner-party music"
The extraordinary success of her debut album, Come Away With Me, made Norah Jones the target of a certain kind of musical snobbery, as if the cachet ......(Continue Reading)
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