“When you are a classical musician at a professional level there is no question about who or what you are, or what you do. Ever. Except that sometimes, oftener than any classical musician I know has ever admitted, it does eventually become a question.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
You May Never See A Better Skewering Of The Contemporary Art Scene
This Portlandia sketch gets everything right, down to labels that can’t quite keep up with art and artists.
The Seismic Shift Of Napster, AKA The Day The Music Industry Died A Little
“Music was something you bought after protracted debate with friends in the aisles of Our Price, and then, suddenly, songs were accessible from home. They didn’t cost anything.”
The First Winner Of The Ted Kennedy Drama Award Is …
Wait, are: “The Body of an American,” by Dan O’Brien, and “All the Way,” by Robert Schenkkan.
Who Is Art Spiegelman (Just In Case You Don’t Already Sort Of Know From His Books)?
On Maus: “I feel like … a blues musician who had one crossover hit, so they just ask you to play that at every concert,” he says.
Didn’t Want To Read The Book? Play The Facebook Game!
“The central character, an Indian woman named Radhika, faces various challenges with the assistance of players, who can help out with donations of virtual goods, for example. The players can then make equivalent real-world donations to seven nonprofit organizations woven into the game.”
Can Composers Laugh At Themselves?
“Composers tend to be both competitive (as the lifeblood of our art–performances–are of a limited supply) and not a little sensitive about their own self-perceived flaws. Humor, therefore, is a rare bird.”
S.E.C. Inquiry Into China Is Causing Problems For Hollywood
“To keep Washington focused less on fears of corruption than on the possible benefits of film trade with China — where the growing box office reached $2.7 billion last year — the U.S.-Asia Institute, a policy-oriented nonprofit, has begun including movie operations among the stops made by lawmakers and their staff on institute-sponsored trips to China.”
News Of The Weird: Tom Cruise’s Curry Night Out Becomes … A Movie
“Last August, the Mission Impossible actor ordered lobster and chicken tikka masala when he and eight companions visited the Veer Dhara in St Albans.”
Canada’s Largest Movie Theatre Chain Buys Vancouver Indies
One independent theatre employee: “We are going to lose the sense of going to a unique theatre and lose the sense of small independent busineses dedicated to art films and supporting the arts.”