Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Guest Post: 'Magical Mystery Tour' paved the way for Monty Python

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Adam Behr , Newcastle University The 50th anniversary of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was much celebrated in 2017 . But this...
Monday, December 25, 2017

Guest Post: The science behind our love-hate relationship with holiday songs

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Alexandra Lamont , Keele University In the run-up to Christmas, we’re subjected to a daily barrage of festive music – on the radio and te...
Monday, November 27, 2017

From the Archives: Modern Music Brightens NSO's Future

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While primarily a theater critic during my tenure at The Metro Herald , occasionally I ventured into other aspects of the performing arts, s...
Thursday, April 20, 2017

Guest Post: Ella Fitzgerald's flirtation with reefer songs

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Adam Gustafson , Pennsylvania State University “The First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on April 25: institutions fr...
Saturday, April 15, 2017

Guest Post: Easter Symbolizes a New Hope for Life and Liberty

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by Jeffrey A. Tucker Easter morning is filled with delight: bright colors, delicious foods, happy scenes of bunnies, and egg hunts. Above...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Guest Post: A short history of three very famous Christmas carols

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by Peter Roennfeldt , Griffith University Singing and Christmas seem to go naturally together, like plum pudding and custard. Even thos...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Guest Post: How the Nazis co-opted Christmas

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by Joe Perry , Georgia State University In 1921, in a Munich beer hall, newly appointed Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler gave a Christmas sp...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

From the Archives: Civil liberties lawyer John Whitehead recalls Beatles' social, political impact

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Publisher's note: This article was originally published on Examiner.com on February 13, 2014. The Examiner.com publishing platform was ...
Saturday, February 01, 2014

America asks: What time is the Super Bowl?

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Friday evening's edition of the public radio show, Marketplace, ended with this squib by host Kai Ryssdal: This final note which come...