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Why I Invited Listeners to Snap Photos During a Concert
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- Tuesday, 04 March 2014
Whip out your cell phone and start photographing at a sporting event and nobody will notice – other fans are probably snapping photos anyway. But try that at a symphony concert and you'll be glared at – unless you're at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Why Aren't There More Music-Related Oscars?
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- Monday, 03 March 2014
For far too long, music's relationship with the Oscars has been a one-way street.
Mapping Differences In America's Musical Tastes, State By State
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- Thursday, 27 February 2014
Are you streaming music right now? If you're in America's Pacific region, there's a much better chance you're nodding along with Cat Power rather than grooving to Fantasia, which you'd be more likely to be doing if you were across the country in the South Atlantic.
Rubbish music: why we judge others for their musical tastes
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- Wednesday, 26 February 2014
It's common to judge someone based on the music they like, despite musical preference being largely subjective. But why do musical tastes differ so, and why do we feel the need to criticise those with tastes that don't match our own?
Top 5 Oscar-Nominated Films that Would Make Great Operas
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- Wednesday, 26 February 2014
The silver screen has been a source of inspiration for opera composers more and more frequently. On the eve of the Oscars, here are five of this year's Academy Award-nominated films we believe could be sung on the stage.
Why do men cling to the music they grew up with?
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- Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Does age matter when it comes to pop? Why do people over, say, 35 – and men, especially – cling fiercely to their pop music memories? Pop stars continue to grow old ungracefully, but what about fans?
Don't blame Bieber, kids have always idolised idiots
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- Monday, 17 February 2014
The silly child star from smalltown Ontario has no more responsibility to behave with decorum than anyone else.
Arena music in Sochi has American appeal
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- Monday, 17 February 2014
Russia - The International Olympic Committee tells the music directors at its sites to not show favoritism, that their mission is to unite the fans watching the events, to get athletes from all countries moved to play at their highest level.
Cute? Hardly. The Beatles subverted the American way of life.
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- Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Half a century ago, they led the British invasion of American pop music and changed everything.
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