Musicology

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The Musicological Zest of “Switched On Pop”

New Yorker 01 Mar 2021

The show’s hosts deliver charmingly rigorous dissections of Taylor Swift and Weeknd songs, slipping in a fair amount of music history and theory ... .

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Why Does Music Make Us Feel Things?

Gizmodo 01 Mar 2021

Once a day, at least, I’ll tear up listening to music ... Read more... .

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Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech

New York Times 14 Feb 2021

A scholar’s address about racism and music theory was met with a vituperative, personal response by a small journal. It faced calls to cease publishing ... .

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Listen to haunting notes from an 18,000-year-old conch shell trumpet

Ars Technica 12 Feb 2021

/ Archaeologists in 1931 found the conch shell near the entrance of Marsoulas Cave ... (credit. G. Tosello) ... And in a lab at the University of Toulouse, a horn player and musicology researcher became the first person in 18,000 years to play the conch shell ... Read 26 remaining paragraphs . Comments. .

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These are the musicological reasons Taylor Swift's new album sounds dull

Daily Herald 18 Dec 2020

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Monash University plans to cut its musicology subjects. Why does this matter?

MENA FN 01 Oct 2020

(MENAFN - The Conversation) There's a telling scene in Peter Bogdanovich's 1972 screwball comedy What's Up, Doc? in which a judge asks an academic to ... .

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Charlie Parker: celebrating a century of the genius who changed jazz forever

The Conversation 28 Aug 2020

Charlie Parker at the Three Deuces New York, 1947 William P Gottlieb/Flickr , CC BY-ND His audience knew him as “Yardbird”, or more usually, just “Bird” ... Parker was a legendary soloist, inspiring bandleader, daring composer, ingenious innovator and a source of inspiration for many generations still. A jazz idol, full stop ... a drug addict and alcoholic.

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Coronavirus: five musicals chosen by a musicologist to keep you going during lockdown

The Conversation 20 Mar 2020

Romance on the High Seas. Warner Bros In the golden age of Hollywood, people turned to musicals for comfort and distraction ... I Love Melvin (1953). I was thrilled when the BFI chose to screen this little-known MGM movie during its recent “Musicals!” festival ... this time, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor played the lovers ... Roberta (1935) ... Z ... .

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Interview with Chicago Farmer: Talking New Tunes and Album Release Show in Bloomington

The News-Gazette 15 Feb 2020

One of the true Midwest heroes, Cody “Chicago Farmer” Diekhoff is back with a new album. Flyover Country. Steeped in cornfields and industrial factory town history, it’s a record full of grade A Farmer material. From the press release ... He is a champion of the Midwest and the working class ... ‘We keep at it, we keep working hard ... AH ... CF ... AH ... CF ... AH ... CF ... AH ... CF ... AH.

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Musicology guest lecturer to discuss revival of Stoic philosophy as psychotherapy

Daily Bruin 16 Jan 2020

Music from half a millennium ago is making a comeback. In a guest lecture at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music on Thursday, Melinda Latour, an alumna and assistant professor of musicology at Tufts University, will examine the vocal performance of Stoic philosophy as psychotherapy ... [Related ... [Related ... .

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Summer Camp 2020 Brings the HEAT

The News-Gazette 20 Dec 2019

Summer Camp Music Festival 2020. First Round of Artist Announcements. Summer Camp Music Festival released the first wave of artists performing at this year’s 20th anniversary weekend ... Summer Camp Music Festival takes place at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL on May 22, 23, and 24, 2020. moe. Umphrey's McGee. Ween. Joe Russo’s Almost Dead ... Rezz. STS9 ... .

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COW professor earns one of highest honors in field of musicology

Wooster Daily Record 16 Nov 2019

... presented with an award of Honorary Membership by the American Musicological Society (AMS).

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Lost Lou Reed Songs Recorded for Andy Warhol Discovered by Musicology Professor

Variety 31 Oct 2019

Rough versions of 12 previously unreleased songs by Lou Reed ...

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Free Show Alert: Wild Earp & the Free For Alls at the Rose Bowl!

The News-Gazette 10 Oct 2019

Do you need a healthy dose of "old school, new-fangled, funky, country, western rock'n'rollabilly" in your life? Need to dust off your boots and get down with an old-fashioned throwdown? Look no further, dear reader ... From his bio ... No cover ... .

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I'd Be Mad Too: Jarrel Young's Latest Work Shines Bright

The News-Gazette 25 Sep 2019

Lately I’ve been trying to write more about some of our local hip hop heroes. I continue to use the word “heroes” because they’re stepping up and filling in what our music scene needs and bringing a fresh dose of vitality and energy to this town ... From there we dip into the meat of the record ... You’ll just have to listen and decide for yourself. .