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(penmanila/flickr)iPhone, iHate
The Apple iPhone has inspired a cultish devotion for its music applications and sleek design. But there’s a growing backlash of “haters” who argue that the hysteria is all hype. On today’s show, a no-holds-barred smackdown on the iPhone.
Also: Old Chaplin, new music. Composer Carl Davis joins us to talk about writing scores for three of Charlie Chaplin's greatest shorts.
iPhone Smackdown
Apple's new iPhone G3 is earning praise from some music fans for its ability to let you listen to live radio, identify songs you hear or even hum, and build playlists of favorite artists or genres. But there's also a growing backlash from iPhone haters who argue that it's all a bunch of marketing hype. Today: a no-holds-barred iPhone debate with Wendy Sheehan Donnell, Senior Editor at PC Magazine, and Steven Levy, Senior Writer at Wired Magazine.
Our blog: John Schaefer on the iPhone 3G
Old Chaplin, New Music
Brooklyn-born, UK-based composer Carl Davis joins us to talk about writing scores for three of Charlie Chaplin's greatest shorts: The Rink (1916), The Immigrant (1916), and The Adventurer (1917). The films will be screened as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn festival later this week, and Davis will conduct the chamber orchestra The Knights.
Carl Davis and The Knights will perform "The Charlie Chaplin Mutuals" Friday at the Prospect Park bandshell as part of Celebrate Brooklyn. The show will start at 7:30 p.m.
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