As you may have heard, the U.S. Congress is currently considering a pair of bills (SOPA and PIPA, which should not be confused with a …
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Category Archives: music & politics
When I found out that Laurie Anderson, multimedia artist and avant-pop icon, was nominated for a GRAMMY© in the Best Pop Instrumental Performance category, I …
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Happy International Women’s Day, music nerds! As luck would have it, I have an outstanding woman to introduce to you today! Gail Archer is a …
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Pianists are so misunderstood! :'( As an itinerant accompanist and sometime starving-pianist-without-my-own-instrument, I’ve played a lot of different pianos. A few have been very nice; …
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Literally! I’ve just returned from Netroots Nation, the annual progressive bloggers’ conference. And I don’t know if I need to adjust the settings on my …
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Miss Music Nerd is getting crafty! But first, a word from our sponsors: ********** Looking for a way to include our recent electoral milestone in …
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I’m so proud of my country today! It’s bittersweet though, as I’m simultaneously ashamed of my home state. It’s a big setback, but it’s only …
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Wherein Miss Music Nerd gets a small slice of legal education! First, the background: A couple of people have asked me if I have any …
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Was it a political rally or a rock concert? Last night’s Convention Grande Finale featured about as much live-on-stage performance as the previous 3 nights …
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I suppose anything that had to follow the excitement of the first nomination of an African American for president by a major political party (What, …
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