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Steve Horowitz
About Steve Horowitz
Steven Horowitz has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Iowa, where he continues to teach a three-credit online course on "Rock and Roll in America". He has written for many different popular and academic publications including American Music, Paste and the Icon. Horowitz is a firm believer in Paul Goodman's neofunctional persepctive on culture and that Sam Cooke was right, a change is gonna come.
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[2.Aug.07] :. PopMatters talks to Joe Boyd, a man at the center of the folk, rock and blues scenes of the 1960s who lived to tell the tale. "The whole notion of folk music and an appreciation of things that are more rural and more traditional and more rustic than our lives are now is the privilege of the middle class."
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[10.May.07] :. Before The Beatles and other British Invasion artists set foot in the United States, young people already saw folk music as a safe and respectable entity. Even Jerry Lewis knew that. No wonder Bob Dylan plugged in and went electric.
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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006
[20.Dec.06] :. English and Scottish ballads, Cajun songs, protest music, and covers of everything from Mississippi John Hurt to Prince populate this year's notable folk records.
PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006
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[17.Oct.06] :. At a transitional moment in his career, one of pop music's best-known and most-respected critics talks about the changes in culture, academia, and journalism.
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[2.Oct.06] :. Sugar Hill's early recordings possessed an aural purity that met people's hunger for authenticity and also seemed fresh and new. There was something honest about the sounds of the banjo, dobro, fiddle, and mandolin, and the way they mixed together.
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[8.May.08] :. Like a carnival mask, this public image really isn’t meant to fool you as much as to set the mood. The overriding vibe can be simply described as the sweetness of love.
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[10.Apr.08] :. Carll’s voice sounds like he’s halfway laughing and halfway crying, but he’s always a sucker for a good joke. He knows there’s more depth in humor than pathos -- and it’s a lot more fun.
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[3.Apr.08] :. Mattea may claim to have coal mining in her blood and bleed whenever a mountaintop is sheared for ore, but that doesn’t really matter. What matters is the music, and the music is terrific.
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[31.Mar.08] :. For Auktyon, even the more holistic tunes tend to verge towards chaos and anarchy. The margins always threaten to break apart.
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[26.Mar.08] :. Though certain themes and feelings still ring true, the poor quality of these recordings make the compilation come off as more of a patchwork affair.
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[16.Nov.07] :. Fortunately, the group and its manager discovered two of America’s best songwriters at the beginning of their careers: Jimmy Webb and Laura Nyro, as well as the now legendary producer Bones Howe.
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[8.Oct.07] :. The grit in Gauthier's throat and ache in her voice resonate with the experience of one who has been there and done that, and knows better now.
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[2.Aug.07] :. Stills' great gifts as a songwriter, guitar player and singer have never been better revealed.
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[22.Mar.05] :. Beware The Decemberists! The band's literate musings take audiences on a journey to the inner mind where ghosts lay in wait and shameful secrets are revealed for your listening pleasure.
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