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Monday, December 04, 2006
  • what's next in music?

    More Music Online

    We take a look at the search for the next new thing in online music: from growing waves of online music communities to musicians who make use of new technology to distribute their music. Also: "Still Life with Commentator," a new multimedia oratorio about how the media covers the war.

Music Online

Singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton tells us how he quit his job as computer programer and now posts his songs online, creates podcasts and has even played himself in a video game. We also speak with John Jurgensen, entertainment reporter for The Wall Street Journal about the latest trends in online music communities.

Jonathan Coulton's website

Still Lfe with Commentator

Composer Vijay Iyer, director Ibrahim Quraishi and hip hop artist Michael Ladd preview "Still Life with Commentator," a new multimedia oratorio about how the media covers the war.

Vijay Iyer's website
Brooklyn Academy of Music website
Mike Ladd on MySpace
Ibrahim Quraishi's website

The Swell Season in The Greene Space

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Joshua Bell in The Greene Space

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