Before the coronavirus pandemic, curators had discussed a large anniversary exhibition examining music’s role in uniting Americans after 9/11 and other tragedies. - The New York Times
The first-person informality that has been present since the earliest days of web writing achieves its business apotheosis in the newsletter: from personal essay to personal brand. - New York Magazine
Lloyd Webber — who redefined musical theater with shows like “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Cats,” and served for years in the House of Lords — has been harassing Britain’s conservative government. - The New York Times
Recall the central claims of CRT. Racism is a big, systemic problem in America. If you don’t recognize that, if we can’t at least start from there, it may be that rational, empirical debate no longer has any place – if it ever did. - 3 Quarks Daily
So little of what well known thinkers and artists did or said is actually reflected in public consciousness, assuming it makes a showing at all. This can lead people to reject the idea of engaging with them. - 3 Quarks Daily
Being “in dialogue with an audience that otherwise would never have access to that music” opens up what Gupta calls “a mutual space of listening.” - Strings
Though parts of Summer of Soul were on YouTube for years, most of the recordings languished in a basement. In those decades, white filmmakers made Woodstock an icon. - The Guardian (UK)
They even recorded, while collaborating over Zoom and using other tools, a new album. "This whole record is sort of like poster child of pandemic production." - NPR
Disney and Netflix need the UK, but they're not alone, according to a new report that says it's time to build more studios and soundstages. - The Guardian (UK)
Why? "The rough edges of a medium are what allows us to get a grip on it. When I hold a record in my hands, there’s no getting around its physicality, its presence, its here-ness." - Washington Post
