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Posts Tagged ‘NPR’

The Decade In Loudness

“Robert Siegel talks with two guests about how recorded music has changed in the past decade. First, mastering engineer Bob Ludwig explains how recordings have gotten louder and worse. Then Robert talks Andrew Oxenham, a professor in the Psychology department at the University of Minnesota, about how the ubiquity of MP3’s has changed what we hear.”

The Decade In Music: How Musicians Create

“How has technology changed the relationship between musicians and their fans? While major record labels still struggle to grasp the power of the MP3, artists, including Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes, have embraced and even found creative solutions around file-sharing.”

Mozart’s Deceptive Simplicity

“Hear commentator Rob Kapilow demonstrate how Mozart sets up our expectations but takes us in unpredictable directions in the String Quintet in G minor. His music, like a hologram, flashes back and forth between the simple and the complicated.”

All Songs Considered: The Decade’s 50 Most Important Recordings

NPR has compiled a list of the 50 most important recordings of the past 10 years.

Some Outstanding Podcasts For Musicians

Not only am I a podcast author, I’m a podcast lover. And recently I’ve come across some podcasts that I’m really enjoying.
If you’re a jazz lover, then you’ll love both NPR: Jazz Profiles and The Traneumentary. NPR’s Jazz Profiles covers the lives and music of artists like Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald. It’s fantastic! The [...]