“Idol” can’t turn out a top woman not because its voting constituency is boy crazy, but because its own musical framework is sadly irrelevant when it comes to what female pop stars do in the 21st century.
Tag: 04.27.11
Have Today’s Neo-Folk Musicians Forgotten About Paul Simon?
“[T]hough he’s an influence on today’s new-folk movement, young musicians and fans haven’t embraced the 69-year-old Mr. Simon with the same gusto as his few peers. Songs by Mr. Simon aren’t covered as often as those by [Leonard] Cohen and [Bob] Dylan and [Joni] Mitchell, and there’s been no cross-generational celebration of his work” comparable to Todd Haynes’s Dylan film I’m Not There.
Leonard Slatkin Talks About The Detroit Symphony Strike
“I’m inclined to think that the strike played out in the way that it needed to. We would have all liked it to have been shorter, of course – but we needed time to settle on what was going to be right for Detroit.”
On Broadway, It’s The Year Of The Show Doctor
“This spring alone, [five] multimillion-dollar musicals … have all arrived on Broadway with doctors attending the patients.” What was once “a discreet Broadway tradition – script doctors and show doctors, usually hired to rework the story or the overall production – has evolved into a standard insurance policy.”