Fifteen years ago, Liz Phair released her debut LP, "Exile in Guyville" and heralded a new gender politics for rock. Since then, she’s become an indie star, a major-label pop diva, and a mother. Now, she's revisiting "Guyville" and composing music for the racy CBS series "Swingtown." Plus: Also: How digital technology is enabling jazz pianist Art Tatum, who died in 1956, to "perform" at the Apollo Theater this week.
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When it was released in 1993, Liz Phair's debut "Exile in Guyville" was heralded as many things: a response to the Stones' "Exile on Main Street," a fresh (and frank) collection of songs, and a great rock record. It was also a complex feminist manifesto -- one that's endured for ...
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"String Poetic," Jennifer Koh, violin; Reiko Uchida, piano (Cedille)
The New York violinist Jennifer Koh and her frequent piano collaborator Reiko Uchida shape a century’s worth of American contemporary music on the new album "String Poetic." The disc features rare and unusual works by Carl Ruggles, Lou Harrison and ...
The New York violinist Jennifer Koh and her frequent piano collaborator Reiko Uchida shape a century’s worth of American contemporary music on the new album "String Poetic." The disc features rare and unusual works by Carl Ruggles, Lou Harrison and ...
Tatum's Ghost in the Machine
Digital technology is enabling jazz pianist Art Tatum, who died in 1956, to "perform" again. His music is the subject of a new show at the Apollo Theater as well as a new CD on Sony BMG. John Q. Walker, the founder and president of the Raleigh, N.C.-based Zenph Studios, ...
Art Tatum Lives through technology
The idea of hearing an Art Tatum performance live, half a century after Tatum himself died, is certainly intriguing. You listen to those recordings of his from the 40s, and it’s clear that he was one of the greatest virtuosos of the instrument this country has ever produced. But that’s ...