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- “A Shakespearean panoply of characters”: Lou Reed: Caught between the twisted stars–An annotated bibliographyThe main entrance to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’s exhibition Lou Reed: Caught between the twisted stars opens up on Lincoln Plaza, directly adjacent to the The Metropolitan Opera house. On a sunny day, the Met’s … Continue reading →
- Sounding a history of Ukrainian sovereignty: An annotated bibliographySeven strings/Сім струн (dedicated to Uncle Michael)* For thee, O Ukraine, O our mother unfortunate, bound, The first string I touch is for thee. The string will vibrate with a quiet yet deep solemn sound, The song from my heart … Continue reading →
- Philip Ewell: Erasing colorasure in American music theory, and confronting demons from our pastIntroduction: Dr. Philip Ewell, Associate Professor of Music at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, posted a series of daily tweets during Black History Month (February 2021) providing information on some under-researched Black … Continue reading →
- Smithsonian Collections Object: The Sony TPS-L2 “Walkman” Cassette Player, National Museum of American HistoryFor it [the Walkman] permits the possibility…of imposing your soundscape on the surrounding aural environment and thereby domesticating the external world: for a moment, it can all be brought under the STOP/START, FAST FOWARD, PAUSE and REWIND buttons. –Iain Chambers, “The … Continue reading →
- “A Shakespearean panoply of characters”: Lou Reed: Caught between the twisted stars–An annotated bibliography