Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Plenty of attention has been paid to the "cabin in the woods" component of Bon Iver's success. "Musician down on his luck heads to secluded cabin and makes album!" But you might say the real inspiration for Justin Vernon's first release, "For Emma Forever Ago" -- and the inspiration for his melodies and his falsetto singing style -- came after he left North Carolina and headed back to his hometown of Eau Claire, Wis., where he is now permanently based.
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Christopher Houlihan: Famous Last Notes: The Epic Death of Louis Vierne
This June 2nd will be the 75th anniversary of Vierne's death, and the tale of what happened that day has to be one of the most epic stories in all of the history of music.
Shoshana Greenberg: It's All Worth It: Talking With Composer Joshua Schmidt
Many may only know Schmidt's theater work but he has also composed extensively for the concert hall, studio, dance, and film and has found full-time work in sound design for theater and dance for many years.
Philip Goldberg: A Big Day in the Life: When Sgt. Pepper Blew Our Minds
June 1st marks the 45th anniversary of a decisive Baby Boomer moment: the release of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was, in the vernacular of the time, a mind-blowing, far out, groovy forty-minute trip. But that's not all.
Laura Rossi Totten: Things I'm Afraid To Tell You: Bloggers Post Their Naked Truths
"Things I'm Afraid To Tell You" is exactly what it sounds like: bloggers posting real, sometimes raw, self-truths.
Carmel Dean: Project: Song Blog #3 'My House' -- or -- Why I Love Chip Zien
Isn't it funny how hearing certain songs, or more specifically certain voices singing certain songs, can bring you back to a very specific memory? Like how hearing Peter Gabriel sing "In Your Eyes" whisks you back to your high school prom?
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