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I can't remember the last film review I read in Archeology. Traci Ardren, an AP at the University of Miami, who has studied classic Maya society for the 20 years, while living in Yucatan villages, has a different view of Mel Gibson's movie than the one you probably read in your local paper.
Q: What composer is also a shoe size?
A: Fauré.
Steakhausen.info has many more bad musical puns.
I was very sad to learn of the death of Ahmet Ertegun, one of the three visionaries behind Atlantic Records. Having met him several times, it makes perverse sense that he would have met his end due to complications from a fall at a Rolling Stones concert. He was a man of music to the end.
Several years ago, back when Primedia still had a luxury box at Madison Square Garden, the ad staff took a number of Atlantic Records staffers to a concert. I tagged along as trained monkey slash editor you could lay your hands on. When it was my turn to play nice with these prospective advertisers, I…
Jessica Duchen says, "Christmas is coming, decisions are being made over whether to splash out on an organic turkey, and Handel's Messiah is being reheated for its annual outings. With its stirring choruses and memorable melodies, it's no wonder that Messiah is still everyone's seasonal favourite, especially when performed in a style allegedly appropriate to the mid-18th century. But just as consumers of supposedly organic food can be misled, so music-lovers, dazzled by displays of "superior" knowledge, often swallow assurances that they're hearing a historically correct performance when they…
As CES approaches, the e-mails and phone calls pour in. Though the temperature here in New York City remains in the mid-fifties, we're snowed under by invites to dinners, demos, and other assorted press events. We mark our calendars, make reservations, create itineraries. As it continues, I wish that all the talk and preparation would come to a sudden end. I wish we were there already, in Vegas, listening to music.
My favorite part of preparing for CES is creating a demo disc. Each year, Jon Iverson, Wes Phillips, and I trade discs, taking some pleasure in sharing the music we…