August 22, 2002 Archive

Music

• Brad Mehldau - Largo

  Is that "Paranoid Android" on piano I hear? It sure is... Is this elevator music? Nope. This is good stuff.

  in Music — by Ryan Olson — on Aug 22, 2002

• The Santiago Steps: A-Flutter

  "A-flutter, as an album, is kind of a messy composition... but here's a thought from the wistful and surprisingly beautiful album closer "Wake": "There are prices you can learn to love to pay."

  in Music — by John Scalzi — on Aug 22, 2002

• The Many Lives of Les Paul

  Les Paul recently celebrated his 87th birthday doing what he's done for the past fifty years: entertaining audiences by playing his namesake electric guitar.

  Interview in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 22, 2002

• Music Industry Suicide

  Mark Jenkins in Slate writes this week that the problems faced by the Music Industry are the fault of, well, the Music Industry.

  in Music — by Jim Carruthers — on Aug 22, 2002

• White Stripes 1 / The Strokes 0

  All the proof anyone needed was in Jack White’s guitar solo on NYC Cops.

  in Music — by Dan Haar — on Aug 22, 2002

• The confusion a simple album title can create

  in Music — by James Russell — on Aug 22, 2002

Culture

• Ira Robbins Interview Pt 1

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 22, 2002

• European Copyright Directive

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 22, 2002

Books

• Inside Classic Rock Tracks

  Just as New Shimmer is both a desert topping and a floor wax, Inside Classic Rock Tracks is both a handy tool for songwriters and producers seeking inspiration, and a nice guide for listeners, providing new insights into songs heard on the radio every day.

  in Books — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 22, 2002