“For better or for worse, this whole kerfuffle has meant I’ve spent the past week thinking hard about this, listening to what everyone was saying and discussing… We have decided we should pay all of our guest musicians. We have the power to do it, and we’re going to do it.”
Tag: 09.20.12
Smithsonian – Popular But “Dull” (So How To Change This?)
“Officials said the goal of the campaign, which was announced Thursday, is not necessarily to increase attendance, which is running ahead of last year’s with more than 23 million visitors through August. Instead, the aim is to inform people about the Smithsonian’s extensive research and resources and traveling exhibitions — and change their view of the institution as dull.”
Report: Child Participation In Arts Falls In UK
“According to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s annual Taking Part survey – which measures adult and child engagement with the arts – the proportion of five to ten year-olds doing dance, music and theatre/drama outside of school fell by more than 10% between 2008/09 to 2011/12.”
How Photojournalism Changed The News
“For more than half a century, Magnum photographers showed us the importance of picturing the human condition alongside reporting the news. An unintended consequence of their success has been to reduce news stories to a strikingly similar set of images.”
Mega-Merger Of Giant Labels Would Transform Music Industry
“If the Federal Trade Commission signs off this week on Universal Music’s controversial $2 billion takeover of EMI, the new behemoth would control over 40 percent of the market alone — enough to make the company the gatekeeper for all sonic innovation, from Silicon Valley to Sweden.”
New York Public Library Backs Off (Partly) From Controversial Renovation Plan
“Responding to objections raised by scholars, writers, artists and others, the New York Public Library has revised its plan to remove most of the books from its flagship Fifth Avenue research center to make room for a circulating library.”
Anna Netrebko Has Had Enough Of Ingenue Roles
“The thing is, my voice changed a lot – enormously. … I look different, and I’m different in my mind. Well, I’m 41 years old – time to grow up. The last two or three years, I was trying to figure out where I’m going. I tried to postpone heavier repertoire. But now I’m saying goodbye to -inas and I’m very happy about that.”
The End Of Berlin’s Most Famous Artists’ Squat (It Was Time)
“[The squatters’] eviction earlier this month marks the end of the 22-year history of Tacheles, a world-famous artists’ center in Berlin’s Mitte district. Tacheles long ago lost its edgy cachet within Berlin’s creative scene. … Should official policy aim at keeping Berlin poor enough to encourage the further influx of sexy hipsters? The majority of Berliners say no.”