December 14, 2010

  • Michael Chanan on “World Music”

    Sometimes the best writing on music is done not by specialists, but rather by people who might be called generalists with a view and taste for the big issues that musical experience so often seems to frame.  The English documentary filmmaker, writer, and teacher Michael Chanan is someone I would consider to be such a… Continue reading

  • Just A DJ In The Subway Or . . . ?

    Well, this one threw me for a loop, but bear with my description . . . A useful way for a musician to promote his or her music AND a musical event is to bring it directly to the commuting public by performing in the subway.  At Union Square this afternoon, a DJ demonstrated his audio finesse.  (You can listen… Continue reading