- The big Bob Dylan debate rumbles on. Norm offers a round-up. The deliciously named Right Wing Bob gives us his unorthodox take too.
- Not content with plugging Orlando Gibbons at every opportunity, Glenn Gould had a thing about Petula Clark. He explained all in an MP3 at at UbuWeb. [hat-tip: Patti]
- Keith Jarrett's solo concert at Carnegie Hall receives a glowing review from Monsters & Critics.
- I can't stand it myself, but Les Misérables seems to be the world's favourite musical. The Indy celebrates the show's 20 years in the West End.
- Hoover Fellow Stanley Kurtz worries that Country Music Television is pumping out agit-prop.
- Radiohead's Thom Yorke tries to decide whether he should meet Tony Blair. (The world holds its breath...)
- On An Overgrown Path enjoys seeing Bach rise above corporate glam at the Gramophone Awards
- Mick Hartley puts a few (white) guitar-heroes in their place. BB King still rules.
- Le Monde talks to Cecilia Bartoli about her new baroque album, castrati and Fellini's La Dolce Vita. Blogger Jessica Duchen fell in love with the music on a trip to Rome.
- Finally, composer John Adams discusses his new atomic-age opera, while critic Alex Ross brings back must-see photos from the A-bomb site that inspired the work.
A QUICK ENCORE:
- Slugger O'Toole links to details of Van Morrison's "contractual obligation album". Every singer has one, somewhere.
- Brian Micklethwait supplies some amusing reflections on why, when it comes to rock 'n' roll, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Must add him to the blogroll. [Thanks, TR]
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