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Story Archives of 'Music'Why Weezer, Why?By Jen Nathan on Saturday, November 21, 2009.Okay, I get it. Snuggies are funny. We even had a Brookstone catalogue featuring a camel-colored "elegant snuggie" lying around the Word of Mouth cube farm. But does the world really need a Weezer snuggie? Watch this infomercial and help us decide: Not Your Grandpa's LuteBy John Diliberto on Thursday, November 19, 2009.The lute brings to mind images of Medieval royalty, slowly promenading across a decadent ballroom floor. For lutenist Ronn McFarlane, this couldn’t be further from reality. ![]() Docs Who RockBy Jen Nathan on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.These funk meisters are more than guitar heroes. They’re also soon-to-be doctors and orthodontists from Philadelphia’s most prestigious medical schools. The band Freaks of Nurture pick up their guitars, horns, and electric bass when they’re not learning how to perform surgery or treat hypertension. Sadly, there was no winner at this year’s Med School Battle of the Bands. The Aerosmith and Black Eyed Peas covers were too compelling to pick just one stand-out band. Strathspey and Reel Society of New HampshireBy Kate McNally on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.The Society and director Emerald Ray join Kate in the studio to play some songs and talk about their upcoming gala November 29th at Concord City Auditorium. Dreamy Songs from Shelley ShortBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 12, 2009.Singer and songwriter Shelley Short is 29 years old. She’s from Portland, Oregon, and has just released her third album, a dreamy collection of plaintive folk songs called A Cave, A Canoo. We caught her earlier this week while she was in Germany on her first European tour. Daytrotter Session: Innocence Need Not Fade (Photo courtesy of Laurent Orseau) Ben Neill: Mutantrumpet NinjaBy John Diliberto on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
The Art of the MixtapeBy Virginia Prescott on Monday, November 9, 2009.![]() Call us nostalgic, sentimental, or maybe just old, but there’s just something about the thoughtfully crafted mix tape. Jason Bitner, co-creator of Found Magazine, gets this. He helped create an online space to share the songs and the stories behind the cassettes that have been hiding in a shoebox all these years. CassetteFromMyEx.com is the place to revisit your magnetic tape memories. Some of the stories collected there are now compiled in a book -- Cassette From My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves. Jason Bitner joins us to explain the project, and then we hear Bitner and others from the site break down the anatomy of the mix tape. Chicago Public radio producer Joe DeCeault spoke with some of the contributors and put together this piece, which weaves together the soundtracks and memories of lost love. (Photo by leah lockhart via Flickr/Creative Commons) Liz Simmons and Hannah SandersBy Kate McNally on Sunday, November 8, 2009.The "Old England and New England" duo talk with Kate about their music and play a few songs in the studio. The Indie Blog CurseBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 5, 2009.
At first, music blogs and established rock magazines alike embraced Wavves’ lo-fi, punk aesthetic, and hundreds of people showed up at his very first show. Nathan was on top of the world. But at Spain's Primavera music festival in May, things took a drastic tumble. He was disjointed, he couldn’t play worth a lick, and angry fans hurled bottles and shoes at him. The blogs documented his self-destructive episode, and reader responses turned rancid. Washington Post pop music critic Chris Richards has seen the same backlash happen to bands like Vampire Weekend and Black Kids, and hip-hop performers like Charles Hamilton. Richards believes that as music blogs take up a bigger role in promoting and distributing the newest bands, more aspiring young stars will be thrust into the spotlight well before they’re ready. Chris Richards joins us from the studios at the Washington Post. The Washington Post: Indie-Rock Success So Sudden, It Actually Hurts (Photo by The Accent via Flickr/Creative Commons) Echo Locations: Karda EstraBy John Diliberto on Thursday, November 5, 2009.
John Diliberto talked to him about his sound as part of the "Echolocation" series. |
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