“Rebecca Black’s pop song called Friday has been viewed on YouTube more than 16 million times. It has trended on Twitter and been the subject of huge online comment and discussion. Mainly because it’s been derided by millions of people for what they say are its awful lyrics.”
Tag: 03.18.11
In the Digital Age, The Art Of The Music Poster Thrives
“Lots of these people actually print in their kitchen or garage. The work that comes out looks like it’s super professionally done, but in fact they’re screening these prints by hand and hanging them up on clothes hangers.”
Book About Earthquake That Changed The World Sells Big
“An eerily prescient novel in which a giant earthquake knocks the earth from its axis has netted a £500,000 deal reminiscent of the heady days before the economy took a nosedive and publishers’ advances plummeted.”
Why Did The Olivier Awards Ignore Dancers?
“This year’s ‘achievement in dance’ award managed to pass without a single dancer being honoured. Why does dance put up with playing the Cinderella among art forms?”
Synthesize This: John Cage Experiments With The Human Voice
“The human voice is perhaps the most versatile instrument of all, as a new version of John Cage’s Song Books aims to prove, writes Christopher Fox.”
Royal Danish Ballet To Livestream US Tour Preview
“Before the company embarks on a cross-country tour … the [RDB] is offering a repertory sampler in New York on Sunday and Monday.” Tickets are long since sold out, “but both evenings will be livestreamed at www.ustream.tv/channel/worksandprocess.”
Covent Garden Names New Head Of Opera
“It was announced today that Copenhagen-born Kasper Holten will replace Elaine Padmore as director of opera at the Royal Opera House after the 2010/11 season.” The 37-year-old head of the Royal Danish Opera “is hot property in opera-land just now,” notably for his 2005 Ring cycle.
Seeing Berlin’s History In Its Street Names
“The city is full of streets and squares named after Beethoven (five of them), Bach (four), Wagner, Schubert, Schönberg, Schiller, Lessing, Schopenhauer, Fichte, Hegel. … And Berlin also uses street names as atonement for the crimes of history: hence Jesse-Owens-Allee, Hannah-Arendt-Strasse, Ben-Gurion-Strasse and a platz named after the great critic Walter Benjamin.”
Philadelphia Orchestra Players Accept Two-Month Pay Raise Delay
“Musicians and management of the Philadelphia Orchestra have agreed to delay a pay raise for players as talks over a new labor contract continue.” The increase – from $124,800 in base salary to $131,000 – will be postponed from March 21 to May 21.
What Exactly Is The Cleveland Orchestra’s Critic-In-Residence Doing? (Not Criticizing)
“Despite his resounding title, Mr. Fernandez is not a critic in the ordinary sense of the word. His blog … is an online magazine that runs feature pieces about the orchestra and its activities in Miami. In addition, Mr. Fernandez invites concertgoers to post their own thoughts on the orchestra’s performances.”