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The beginning of the end...of year lists

2008-12-02 18:44:04 by RobinPlaysChords of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
 
...examples of songs that display their South Asian roots, but have an international dancefloor appeal 4. The Fun Years - Baby, It's Cold Inside If Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas' album Songs To No One had been put in the hands of Efrim Menuck, you may be somewhere close to the sound of The Fun Years. An album of daring post-rock that only...
 
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Shortlist: Best Albums of 2008

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2008-12-03 15:00:00 by Dan Angeloro in The LimeWire Music Blog
...examples of the different styles that I could see on my iPod. I also tried to avoid overlaps with E.J. and Sam . So, here are my favorite LPs and EPs from this (almost) past year. Disagree if you must, but be gentle My Morning Jacket , Evil Urges Q-Tip , The Renaissance The Heavy , Great Vengeance and Furious Fire The Bowery Riots , The...
 
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Educating a New Generation of Latin Jazz Musicians: Sher Music Co.

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2008-02-14 16:28:33 by chip in The Latin Jazz Corner
...examples are meticulously notated, written to provide the musician with the clearest picture of the concepts. The notation reads easily and in large type; Shers musician side obviously considered readability into the publications. Many books include excellent supplementary materials including play-along CDs utilizing professional Latin...
 
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LJC Community Conversation: Latin Jazz on Film

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2008-02-18 16:37:00 by chip in The Latin Jazz Corner
...examples, the music simply serves as a setting for the drama though, not a focus. Most of these versions of Latin music have always seemed a bit skewed from actual realities Latin Jazz documentaries have come to the forefront occasionally. Calle 54 remains the most potent, popular, and directly relevant example of a Latin Jazz documentary....
 
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Elvis Costello (Icons of Pop Music)

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2008-08-27 07:52:21 by Doug in 1st4music.net
...examples where this has been presented as a matter of contradiction. An interlude discusses Costellos iconic status by reference to his spectacles. Finally Costellos various allusions to the music of the past offer a platform to consider the wide range of influences upon his work The second chapter is a survey of Costellos music , with...
 
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Managing Artists in Pop Music: What Every Artist and Manager Must Know to Succeed

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2008-08-28 05:00:14 by Doug in 1st4music.net
...examples where this has been presented as a matter of contradiction. An interlude discusses Costellos iconic status by reference to his spectacles. Finally Costellos various allusions to the music of the past offer a platform to consider the wide range of influences upon his work The second chapter is a survey of Costellos music , with...
 
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To find your voice in a foreign language - Article by Gestur Gudmundsson in Journal Young (1999) featuring Icelandic rock history

2008-08-30 17:54:00 by Wim Van Hooste in I ♥ Icelandic Music
 
...examples Following the success of Tommy Steele 's Water Water Everywhere , an Icelandic version, sang by Skapti Ólafsson , was published in the spring of 1958 . A jazz musician, later to be well known as a modern composer, arranged the song with an emphasis on a vibraphone and a flute, creating an image of playful water, while the lyrics...
 
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LJC Community Conversation: Latin Jazz in Pop Culture

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2008-02-25 15:28:51 by chip in The Latin Jazz Corner
...examples of jazz musicians crossing over into the pop culture realm exist (Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, etc . . .), but few examples arise from the Latin Jazz world. Tito Puente made the most significant progress towards becoming a pop culture icon. Ray Barretto gained underground popularity in the funk world, in much of the same ways as...
 
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Sub-Question of the Week (re: Critically Divisive Musicians)

2008-04-03 17:46:28 by s woods in rockcritics.com
 
...examples Take the Beatles and Prince. Both have surely had a few brickbats tossed their way through the years (from the critics, I mean), but in the overall trajectory of their careers, Id be hard pressed to call either of them critically divisive (though you could certainly make a stronger case for Prince, especially post-80s Prince). The...
 
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