Word: musicalization
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...still work on as many book jackets as you used to?I still have a steady stream of book cover work. I'm greatful for it. Viva le book! I often get asked, "Is the book dead?" It hasn't happened yet. It's different than music. Music was always meant to be pure sound-it started out as pure sound and now it's pure sound again. But books started out as things. Words on paper began as words on paper. The paperback book is the best technology to deliver that information...
...Industries that rely on sales of costly tickets for one-night entertainments, like sporting events, live music and theater, may not be so lucky. Broadway producers anticipating a rough 2009 are pulling the plug on big shows like Legally Blonde and Hairspray, and new shows are having trouble finding backers. In the concert world, "everybody's nervous," says Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Pollstar. "It defies logic to think people worried about losing their houses are going to buy three-figure concert tickets." Music agents and managers are cautioning their clients to think small...
...complacency to the album, as though someone once told Dennen, “Great songwriters don’t always follow the rules,” and he said “Good, I’ll go with that.” He is much better musically than lyrically, carrying an acoustic-y vibe throughout despite some funky experimentation in the rhythm section and a foray into reggae (the album’s first single, “Make You Crazy”). When the lyrics are plodding and over-deliberate, a surprise guitar lick or nice chord progression...
...blues, rock, and folk elements, but never more so than on this record. As this album builds on the last nine, Williams demonstrates unprecedented maturity, unifying the contrasting elements of her eclectic style. Williams, who has been rocking out since the 70s, has never fully committed to any one musical genre, refusing to be pegged as just a folk or country singer-songwriter. But “Little Honey” features a better blend of content than most of her discography, incorporating newfound joyful ideas and less petty subjects. Her famously raspy voice, stronger than ever on this album...
...Songs for a New World,” opening today at the Loeb Experimental Theatre, and “Mnemonic,” opening today at the New College Theatre. “Songs for a New World,” written by the exciting contemporary musical writer Jason Robert Brown, is composed of a series of short scenes with a combination of musical styles. “Mnemonic” melds together two plotlines to explore the concepts of memory and origin. Both shows are directed and performed by Harvard undergraduates, offering interesting companions...