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Horrid Swell of Sad Music
Posted on November 27, 2008 | No CommentsRecently I settled myself down to watch the PBS program Nature. This particular documentary was entitled “Lobo, The Wolf That Changed America.” Telling the story of the bounty hunter Ernest... -
No Honor in Cheating Musicians
Posted on November 8, 2008 | No CommentsReading several news sites every day, I can usually find at least one interesting music-related story. Although most of the music headlines are taken up by the latest pop star... -
Not My Song
Posted on September 14, 2008 | No CommentsGiven half a chance most musicians out there in the big, wide musical nebula would give their right arm to have one of their songs serve as a backdrop on... -
Go Where the Gig Is
Posted on January 9, 2008 | No CommentsIn late December I drew the short straw and got the unhappy task of collecting the names and biographies for the Music World Obituaries 2007 list. Sifting through the astounding... -
Silencing the Drums
Posted on September 20, 2007 | No CommentsMy husband and I were in the midst of one of those lazy breakfasts listening to the radio when a story caught my attention. The story, "Drumming Up a Protest... -
Big Ideals and Puny Brains
Posted on August 10, 2007 | No CommentsAbout a month ago I made an editorial decision not to run a story. I’ve been kicking myself ever since. Toward the end of the 2007 Festival of Pan-African Music... -
Thoughts About Censorship for Music Freedom Day 2007
Posted on March 2, 2007 | No CommentsWith Freemuse’s global forum on censorship, Music Freedom Day 2007, right around the corner, I’ve been pondering over the idea of censorship. The idea of a banned musician is likely... -
The Music Imperative
Posted on August 9, 2006 | No CommentsEvery once in a while, when the international, national and local news aren’t quite enough to send me into a crazed frenzy, I wander over to the good folks at... -
School Music Programs Going Corporate
Posted on January 17, 2006 | No CommentsAccording to a 2005 Harris poll regarding the importance of an arts education in American schools, 93 percent of the respondents agreed that arts programs were essential to a well-rounded... -
Relief Information to Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Posted on August 30, 2005 | No CommentsWorld Music Central laments the disaster that has struck the southern states of the United States. Some of the poorest citizens of the United States live in Mississippi, Louisiana and...
