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Blues legend Robert JohnsonMysterious Ways
Music lovers are drawn to mysterious lives, from bluesman Robert Johnson to rock howler Jack White. Today: we ask musician Carrie Brownstein whether mystery can survive in an era of music blogs and tabloids. And: DJ/rupture unlocks the mysterious world of international DJs. Plus: singer and percussionist Alessandra Belloni shares the art of the tarantella.
Behind the Curtain: To Peek or Not To Peek
"Myth and mystery have always been crucial to the worship of music," according to NPR blogger and former Sleater Kinney member Carrie Brownstein. But in an age of blogs and tabloids, she asks: "Where is the mystery now?" It might be found in life of an international DJ, as described by Jace Clayton, a.k.a. DJ/rupture. Brownstein and Clayton join us to share recent essays compiled in the new book Best Music Writing 2009.
Carrie Brownstein and Jace Clayton will appear tonight at Housing Works Bookstore Café at 7 p.m. with other “Best Music Writing 2009” contributors and the book’s editor, music writer Greil Marcus. More info here.
Blog: John Schaefer on the mystery of music [WNYC Culture]
Best Music Writing 2009 on Amazon.com
Carrie Brownstein's blog, Monitor Mix [NPR.org]
Jace Clayton's blog, Mudd Up! [negrophonic.com]
Alessandra Belloni
In Southern Italy, the trance dance known as the tarantella was used to cure a mental disorder among women -- who felt stuck in the spider web of their society. Singer and percussionist Alessandra Belloni joins us to share this and other histories of the tarantella. And, she performs live in our studio.
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