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Friday, January 05, 2007
  • Christina Courtin and the Running Kicks
    Christina Courtin and the Running Kicks

    Rock in the Global Village

    Europe got a little bigger this week when Bulgaria and Romania entered into the European Union. Today, how an expanding Europe impacts local music scenes – and how the internet might make Europe itself obsolete. Also: a live performance by the downtown band, Christina Courtin and the Running Kicks. And, the online music site Idolator releases its first annual Jackin' Pop Music Poll.

Idolator's Jackin' Pop Poll

The music blog Idolator has taken over where the Village Voice left off. We look at the results of their 2006 critics poll.

Idolator's website

Christina Courtin's Running Kicks

Julliard-trained violinist Christina Courtin leads one of the hottest downtown bands on the scene. She and her band the Running Kicks play live in the studio.

Christina Courtin's Running Kicks

New Musical Europe

Bulgaria and Romania entered into the European Union ths week. We speak with a musician and producer based in Bulgaria and with an ethnomusicologist who studies the region about how an expanding Europe impacts local music scenes, and how globalization and online music might make Europe itself obsolete.

Culture in Romania and Bulgaria (BBC)

Best Live Performances of 2008

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We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

The Year in Music and Branding

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Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.