Pages tagged “issue 49”

Nico Muhly: Composing from the A.D.D. Camp

By Pierre Ruhe on 10:00 AM on December 11, 2008

Hometown: New YorkAlbum: Mothertongue For Fans Of: Björk, Steve Reich, Bang on a Can Don’t get Nico Muhly started on categories. Don’t even waste time bringing them up because the composer will ignore any suggestion that boundaries mean anything nowadays, and he’ll plow forward in his rapid-ricochet speaking style on his loves and, amusingly, his hates: “I love the idea of making an album, working within the confines of that fixed unit, which is still how I experience music,” and, “I’m in opposition to Beethoven as he’s done now. It’s like arriving at a bar at 6 p.m. and some... read more

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Karen Spears Zacharias

By June Johnson on 3:00 PM on December 10, 2008

In an entertaining, yet clear-eyed manner, Zacharias calls... read more

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Wendy and Lucy

By Kelly Marages on 5:00 PM on December 9, 2008

The title’s no misnomer—this indie gem is the story of... read more

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If All Goes Wrong

By Brian Howe on 4:00 PM on December 8, 2008

When Smashing Pumpkins reunited in 2007... read more

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The Little Ones: Working From the Inside

By Tom Lanham on 10:00 AM on December 8, 2008

Ed Reyes can keep a secret. During his recent time spent working in the music industry—as a Maverick Records intern, executive assistant to producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds... read more

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The Wire: The Complete Series

By Stephen M. Deusner on 9:00 AM on December 8, 2008

My only real complaint about HBO’s full-series box set... read more

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The Whispertown 2000 Goes with the Flow

By Henry Freedland on 10:00 AM on December 5, 2008

Whispertown 2000 frontwoman Morgan Nagler travels with an inflatable mattress. She used to live in a two-bedroom tent in her mother's back yard. She slept under a dining room table... read more

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