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Still from White Christmas (Paramount)Best of '05 in Hip Hop and Music Books
Critic and composer Greg Sandow runs through his favorite music books published this year: from a few Bob Dylan histories to a massive 6-volume ambitious History of Western Music. And, for issues and releases in hip-hop and R&B, we turn to novelist and the former editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine, Danyel Smith, a frequent guest on Soundcheck. And, when did Christmas music become the ubiquitous juggernaut it is now? Musicologist and Washington DC dj Dick Spottswood recently compiled a collection of unusual Christmas music from 1917 to 1959, entitled "Where will You Be Christmas Day?"
Ye Olde Silver Bells and more
Musicologist and Washington DC dj Dick Spottswood recently compiled a collection of unusual Christmas music from 1917 to 1959, entitled Where will you Be Christmas Day. He also has kept tabs on how Christmas music has evolved over the last century, the turning point being, significantly, the IrvingBerlin classic, "White Christmas." which debuted in 1942 in the movie musical Holiday Inn. He'll join us to play music from the two sides of the spectrum: low-key Christmas music from the early part of the century and the '50s blockbusters that changed Christmas music into what it is today.
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Hip Hop in 2005
Journalist and author Danyel Smith catches us up on the best releases and biggest issues of the past year in the world of hip hop.
» Danyel Smith's blog
Best Music Books of 2005
Critic and composer Greg Sandow runs through his favorite music books published this year.
» Greg Sandow's Blog
Greg Sandow's Notable Books of 2005:
»Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads
Greil Marcus
»Beethoven: The Universal Composer (Eminent Lives)
Edmund Morris
Public Affairs
»The Oxford History of Western Music (6 Volume Set)
Richard Taruskin
Oxford University Press
»Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall
Joseph Horowitz
W. W. Norton & Company
»Repeating Ourselves: American Minimal Music as Cultural Practice
Robert Fink
University of California Press
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See Tori Amos Live!
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 9 at The Greene Space
Singer and pianist Tori Amos joins us to talk about reworking and reinventing seasonal carols on her new holiday album. And, she performs for a live audience in The Greene Space! Click the link for ticket info.
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