Before tonight's vice-presidential debate, we hear about a new twist on music rivalries that pits Timbaland against Phil Spector, Parliament against Funkadelic, and Bernard Herrmann against Ennio Morricone. And later, another dispute. Composer, pianist and conductor Rob Kapilow explains what makes a great opening idea in music.
Rock 'n' Roll Rivalries
Beatles vs. Stones. Blur vs. Oasis. Axl Rose vs. everyone else. Rivalries make the music world go round. Today, music writer Sean Manning talks about "Rock and Roll Cage Match: Music’s Greatest Rivalries, Decided," a compilation of essays on some familiar (Jay-Z vs. Nas) and not-so-familiar (Phil Spector vs. Timbaland) ...
First Impressions are everything
Classical music has had its own history of rivalries - Mozart vs. Salieri being the most famous. Today, Rob Kapilow, conductor, composer, and author of the new book, "All You Have to Do is Listen: Music from the Inside Out," talks about these, and also about what makes for a ...
What's your favorite musical rivalry?
One of the reasons we love sports is because it gives us something to argue about. It just wouldn’t have been as much fun growing up a Yankees fan in Queens if I hadn’t been growing up in a family of Mets fans. My brother Jerry and I would argue ...