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Christina Courtin and the Running Kicks
Europe got a little bigger this week when Bulgaria and Romania entered into the European Union. Today, how an expanding Europe impacts local music scenes – and how the internet might make Europe itself obsolete. Also: a live performance by the downtown band, Christina Courtin and the Running Kicks. And, the online music site Idolator releases its first annual Jackin' Pop Music Poll.
Idolator's Jackin' Pop Poll
The music blog Idolator has taken over where the Village Voice left off. We look at the results of their 2006 critics poll.
Christina Courtin's Running Kicks
Julliard-trained violinist Christina Courtin leads one of the hottest downtown bands on the scene. She and her band the Running Kicks play live in the studio.
New Musical Europe
Bulgaria and Romania entered into the European Union ths week. We speak with a musician and producer based in Bulgaria and with an ethnomusicologist who studies the region about how an expanding Europe impacts local music scenes, and how globalization and online music might make Europe itself obsolete.
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