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(Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)McLaren Leaves Mark on Times Square
Sex and rock 'n roll - it's the oldest combination known to music fans. And Malcolm McLaren is still making it happen. The man best known for founding the Sex Pistols talks about his latest project – putting art porn to a rock soundtrack on MTV’s 44-foot movie screen in Times Square. Plus, a live performance by the the Escher Quartet, one of the hot young string quartets on the scene today.
Malcolm McLaren
He managed Sid Vicious, and ran for Mayor of London. Now, Malcolm McLaren is taking on Times Square. He tells us about his latest project, setting old stag film footage to a new rock 'n roll soundtrack and showing it outside at 44th and Broadway.
Malcolm McLaren on MySpace
About Malcolm McLaren's video project, "Shallow"
Viewing schedule for "Shallow"
Escher String Quartet
Just three years old, the Escher String Quartet is one of the hot young quartets on the scene today. The group's the Quartet-in-Residence at the Caramoor Festival and rapidly rising in the classical world. They'll play live for us in our studio and explain what it means to make music inspired by the Dutch drawer M.C. Escher.
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