aworks five-star links and tracks :: january 2, 2009 /past and present/

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Messages from the Ether (posted prior by Roger Bourland): A 1961 photo of Igor Stravinsky at the grave of Jean Sibelius. And the photo on the right is of Stravinsky's.

Coolfer: Migration From Album To Singles Continues to Kill Music Revenues
I think this is true for me, anyway. There's so much music for example at lala that after a free first listen, I only buy the 10 cent streaming rights to the best songs. In the first six months, it looks like I've purchased 300 lala tracks for $30. On the other hand, I still download mostly albums with my emusic subscription but I'm wondering if I should cut back on that service.

Interchanging Idioms: The YouTube Orchestra performing a piece by Tan Dun will not only be a huge success for YouTube, but will spark a host of copycat performances on the Internet. 

Terry Teachout: His favorite classical recordings include Bernstein's Fancy Free and Copland's Appalachian Spring, in each case the composer conducting his own music.

The List Universe: 12 great sixties science fiction movies including Fahrenheit 451 (score by Bernard Herrmann). According to Bradbury — who naturally knew better than anyone else! — the novel was about how television destroys interest in books. But fans and English teachers have continually claimed that it was about censorship.
aworks also thought it was about censorship. To test the new interpretation, I'll probably watch the film again rather than re-read the book.