“The story of Turing is pieced together through seven episodic sections which span chronologically from his cycling obsession though to his death by poisoning, and the lingering question of whether or not it was suicide.”
Category: music
Can Apple Solve The Money Problem With Streaming Music Services?
“Taking on the likes of Spotify and Pandora, the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant is expected to announce a $10-a-month streaming service and revamped Internet radio feature at its developer conference in San Francisco on Monday.”
The NY Phil’s Next Emerging Composer: Anna Thorvaldsdattir
Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, praised what he described as her unique, expressive voice. ‘Her uncompromising approach to building soundscapes creates a visceral, pictorial aesthetic.'”
UK Musicians Account For 13 Percent Of Global Album Sales
“With 13.7% of worldwide sales, it’s the highest British share since the BPI began recording those figures in 2000. Sales of albums by British artists rose in Canada, Australia, Italy and Sweden, as well as the US.”
The Rock Critic, R.I.P. (All But The Burial)
“What Robert Christgau once called the ‘rock-critic establishment’ has been eclipsed by a more assertive culture of fandom. And although music criticism as an art form—a window onto literature or painting or new forms of journalism or politics in the broadest sense of that term—still exists in pockets, the idea that the critic could serve as a gatekeeper of popular taste sounds preposterous.”
Supertitles Are Distancing Audiences From Opera, Says Critic
Fred Plotkin: “They may bring some people to the opera house but they do not necessarily bring people closer and more intimately to opera … They distance people (who are not paying attention) from the overwhelming glory that is the combination of forces – conductor, orchestra, chorus, soloists – who do the astonishing feat of performing (without amplification) some of the most magnificent music ever written.”
Supertitles Have Saved Opera, Says Dramaturg
Cori Ellison: “In a perfect world, everybody would understand every language and every singer’s diction would be perfect, and we wouldn’t need supertitles. That is never going to happen and it never has been the case. … Also, you can read the libretto of Barber of Seville until the cows come home but it’s not going to give you the same moment-to-moment comprehension as when you’re in the theater and seeing something that is so coordinated with the translation of it.”
How A New Music Group Started Giving Away Money And Found Its Business Thriving
“By shining a spotlight not just on great art but on the problems that any community faces–and more importantly, on local service organizations that offer solutions to those problems–the ensemble quickly developed a stellar reputation city-wide, not just for its artistry, but for its citizenship. Local governmental agencies took note, as did individuals and private enterprises that recognized the value of good music in their community.”
What Kind Of Music Do You Listen To? (The Way You Answer Might Change Soon)
“Spotify has found that playlists designed for activities like running or partying are as popular as those that center on more traditional genres, and its new version will make recommendations accordingly.”
The Songs We Listen To Have Been Defined By Technology. Now Streaming Is Changing Them Again
“Song length was affected by the amount a wax roll could hold. Song intros were a certain length so DJs could give call-out letters, traffic and weather. Song length has been a determining factor in radio airplay (too long = no play). The LP limited the amount of material that could be released; the CD expanded it, in some cases beyond what an artist had to say.”