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To what extent are we defined by our music collection? We find out from a music critic and a philosopher. Also: a composer talks about his processional for the pope. Later: the Austin, Texas, rock trio White Denim roars into our studio for a live performance.
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White DenimKnow Me, Know My Record Collection
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Composing for the Pontiff
This Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI will become the first pope ever to celebrate mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. But as he enters and approaches the altar, it will be the second time a piece of processional music has been played for a pontiff here in New York. It’s a saga ...
White Denim
Like other members of his family, guitarist and singer James Petralli nearly pursued a career in baseball. Instead, he’s hitting home runs as the frontman of White Denim, an Austin, Texas-based rock trio that roars like a hyperactive, artier version of The Stooges. They play live for us.
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On Music and Identity
When I started commuting to Manhattan to go to high school, I began to see my Queens neighborhood as sleepy, remote, and boring. That was (I hoped) not me, and not who I wanted to be. When I discovered this new style of music they were starting to call punk ...
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