Nov 23rd, 2008 · Award-winning record producers Larry Klein, John Leventhal, and Steve Rodby help create the sonic landscapes for Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, and Pat Metheny. They explain how they use studio technology — delicately, of course — to create great recordings.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Appleton, Wis., provides a lot of material for Cory Chisel: It's the childhood home of Harry Houdini, and it's surrounded by small towns, bigger lakes, paper mills and vast stretches of rural landscape. The singer-songwriter plays music inspired by the seemingly normal town, and talks about a music scene that takes a lot of pride in itself.
Nov 19th, 2008 · Recorded at his home in Lyon, France with little more than an acoustic guitar and hand claps to accompany his vocals, Francois Virot's full-length debut, Yes or No, is indeed spare. But don't expect a typical singer-songwriter CD. Yes or No is lyrically rich, brimming with personality and charm, and produced with surprising layers of vocals and guitars that create a warm and vibrant sonic landscape.
Nov 12th, 2008 · National Public Radio is turning to a new leader to maneuver it through a shifting media landscape. Vivian Schiller, of The New York Times Web site, will take over as president and CEO on Jan. 5.
Nov 11th, 2008 · A quartet originally formed in Madison, Wis. in 1996, The Great Depression is now based in Denmark. The moniker is an especially fitting one, as the ten songs on the Great Depression's third and latest full-length album, Forever Altered, all drift through gray and somber landscapes. But its melancholia is sophisticated rather than melodramatic.
Nov 8th, 2008 · The screenwriter is best known for films that make the human mind the landscape of the story, like Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the new film Synecdoche, NY.
Oct 29th, 2008 · Some observers have christened 2008 that way, but if you look beyond Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, you'll find a landscape that is at best mixed for women. The outlook is not so great for Senate and gubernatorial hopefuls, although better for women competing in House races.
Oct 29th, 2008 · Sen. John Sununu is considered one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the Senate this year. He's once again facing former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, whom he narrowly defeated in 2002, but the political landscape is completely different this time around.