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...your ass on the line like you used to, motherfucker.” Heard at a concert, these words might suggest a pissed-off crowd or a burgeoning riot. It’s quite a different matter, however, when these words are spoken by the musician to himself, as Lou Barlow proved when he wittily muttered them at the Middle East Upstairs last Wednesday. In the context of that intimate setting, on one of the first dates of his new tour, the words shed an old light on the new Barlow...
...play rock n’ roll, it’s now, right? At this point, though, I’m hesitant about turning music into a career just because that might make it a chore rather than a joy, and also it’s not easy being a musician these days, so support your bands...
...engaging new book, The Debt Threat (HarperBusiness; 257 pages), by Noreena Hertz, a University of Cambridge globalization expert, who tells the story of how debt burdens are crushing many developing countries. We see rock star Bono, on a debt-relief crusade, bring Senator Jesse Helms to tears as the musician quotes verses from the Bible. We also learn of practical solutions. Hertz insists that debt relief should be delinked from International Monetary Fund and World Bank "good governance" conditions, arguing that there isn't time for impoverished countries to revamp their political systems. Instead, Hertz proposes that debt savings should...
Original scoring can do some movies some good—where there’s a clear artistic statement, one which can be easily translated to a single musician or band. But it’s transitive—there are times when the associations already present in a written pop song bring something to a movie. What would it have been like if anything other than Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” played during the reflective scenes of Trainspotting...
Drew, I’m a disc jockey, and you’re a musician. I try to put together the best mélange, bringing together music of a similar aesthetic with unexpected twists and turns to recreate a complex and distinct feel. You try to write your own songs to produce an album of a distinct mood and feel...