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Topic: The Listener (British magazine)


  
  The Listener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Listener was a weekly magazine established by the BBC under Lord Reith in January 1929.
The management of those two magazines were occasionally critical of what they saw as the privileged financial position of their subsidised rival.
Seeing The Listener’s eclecticism as a lack of focus, the new company appointed Alan Coren from Punch as editor in 1989 as an attempt to establish a clearer identity as another humorous weekly, moving slightly away from the more intellectual and artistic aspects for which the magazine had also been known.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Listener_(British_magazine)   (607 words)

  
 Yet another British band; Indie rockers Ditch Croaker
However, British rock journalists are more worried about keeping up on the latest publicity fight between the Gallagher brothers of Oasis than keeping up on what is actually happening in the world of rock `n' roll.
"British Racing Green" and "Yellow Candles" were produced by rock legend Jon Langford (founder and leader of the art-punk band the Mekons), and therefore are not surprisingly the best tracks on the EP.
This puts the listener into a wondrous dream-like state, but unfortunately it is probably too slow, too cute and too short to gain much airplay on these shores.
www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V129/N33/05-britih.33d.html   (1029 words)

  
 Poetry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poetry throughout the world today often reflects the incorporation of poetic form and diction from other cultures and from the past, further confounding attempts at definition and classification that were once sensible within a tradition such as the Western canon.
Bust of Homer, one of the earliest European poets, in the British Museum
Prosody is the study of the meter, rhythm, and intonation of a poem.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poetry   (7240 words)

  
 Arts: Why do birds suddenly appear? by Roy Colbert | New Zealand Listener
British comedic chat-show host Graham Norton joined the Winghunt, and Wing dutifully rose at 6.30 one wintry morning to sing “My Favourite Things” through the phone to the V Graham Norton audience.
Particularly germane were Wing’s comments on how different Western singing technique is to Chinese technique, how the voice has to come from the abdomen and be very full, where in traditional Chinese singing it is much flatter and more tense.
Wing told the BBC World Service listeners she had found that was the hardest thing to change.
www.listener.co.nz /issue/3313/artsbooks/987/why_do_birds_suddenly_appear.html   (869 words)

  
 Listener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Listener a defunct British magazine, published for most of its history by the BBC.
A prisoner in a UK jail, specially trained by Samaritans to provide confidential emotional support to other prisoners.
The majority of prisons in England and Wales operate the Listener scheme.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Listener   (114 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Mojo [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION]: Magazines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is a Brit magazine that offers great articles that cover classic bands' tales as much as keeping you tuned in to the latest waves of musicians, from Americana to Blues to Brit Pop.
British music magazines have this awful habit of putting together these 'best albums ever made' lists every two years with questionable entries.
Also, since this is imported from the UK (would it really but their balls to have a US publishing outlet like a majority of magazines out there?) you not only pay a hefty price for it, it is hit or miss that you end up with the included CD that comes with it.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006KOAX?v=glance   (1688 words)

  
 Euphonium Net - Steven Mead
The listener could spend many hours trying to work out how the whole thing was put together, but to be honest, there is no point.
It does not matter what you have been doing before listening, because as soon as the play button is pressed, a huge smile will appear on your face, and you will have some fun.
But when you listen to the great music on Euphonium Magic you can cast this regret away, and listen in wonder as to how the hell this was ever done.
www.euphonium.net /articles/products/magic.html   (1918 words)

  
 Antique Radio Classified: The Kenmac Book Crystal Set
In addition, at least two U.S. makers and one other British manufacturer are known to have offered crystal sets disguised as books during the 1920s.
Examples are the 1923 "Talking Book" crystal set, produced by the Listen-In Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and the 1925 Teletone Model C by the Teletone Corporation of America.
He specializes in British sets of this period, and would be happy to try to answer any readers' inquiries on this subject.
www.antiqueradio.com /Kenmac_9-96.html   (904 words)

  
 ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
Also refers to the individual in charge of the content of a newspaper, magazine, or journal, and in some cases its publication, whose name is given in the masthead.
In magazine publishing, the editorial board establishes the overall editorial policy and tone to be followed by staff writers, selects columnists, and decides which letters to the editor will be published.
To put forth an opinion or position on a subject, usually with intent to persuade the listener or reader to adopt or at least consider the point of view of the speaker or writer.
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 British   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
BRITISH born Chinese are a diverse group, but a sense of identity is beginning to emerge....
Professor John Keane explores how the BRITISH commandeered their land from 1957 to 1963 to conduct atomic tests, and how far aboriginal people, servicemen and the environment were put at risk in the name of the Cold War....
She listens to the archives of Jessica Mitford, Dorothy Parker and Rebecca West and speaks to American writers Cynthia Heimel and Fran Lebowitz, and BRITISH writer Julie Burchill....
www.radiolistings.co.uk /keywords/british.html   (16062 words)

  
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As the DJs of that era were in the deeply ingrained habit of talking right up and even into and over the beginnings of the platters they spun, this truncated but pivotal inclusion of melodic snippets was crucial to reviving the essential flavor of the time.
Listening to those three in particular brought back an avalanche of memories.
For one thing, though I've been listening to the Beatles incessantly since '64, its been quite some time I've been able to enjoy some of their greatest triumphs in a contemporary context.
www.hembeck.com /Beatles/BlogArchive/BeatlesBlogArchive1.htm   (7078 words)

  
 Euphonic Productions - Atlanta, Georgia
Their music at once reflects the environment of Silesia, the southern region of Poland that became a sprawling industrial capital during communist control, and invokes a sympathy for the music and cultures of the world, from a deceptively naive perspective.
Listening to the nineteen distinct tracks on here, you really get a feel for their humble naivety no matter how disjointed the music becomes.
Considering that it seems everyone and their uncle is trying to sound like Autechre, Oval or a glitchy 18k sine wave, you've really got to give these guys credit for bucking the trend and doing their own thing.
tk-jk.net /euphonic/EuphonicList/MOLRDRAMMAZ.html   (1117 words)

  
 Enjoy the Music.com Soul of Sound
We didn’t take advantage of it (partly because the magazine making the offer had a terrible reputation in high-end circles), but we were pretty certain that the big multinationals down the hall were taking full advantage of the situation.
I was very surprised to read in a large-circulation British magazine of the common sales practice of “spiffing,” where a vendor temporarily boosts the sales of a selected product by awarding an under-the-counter cash payment to the salesperson.
This is why listening to a 30ips mastertape (the speed used by Ampex in 1948) or a good LP (also introduced in 1948) on a 2A3 or 300B amplifier is a profoundly disturbing experience for an audiophile with a sense of history.
www.enjoythemusic.com /magazine/viewpoint/soulofsound/ch1pt3.htm   (3293 words)

  
 Enjoy the Music.com Letters To Us
I like to listen at the point were the emotions kick in, which of course means loud.
Are they still that good and I need to set the listening position back to 8-10 feet, or they're old technology and there's better speakers where trading in the Silver Sigs.
I realize that there are some audio designers that never bother to listen to their products, relying entirely on several key measurements to determine a design's success.
www.enjoythemusic.com /magazine/letters/0404.htm   (6947 words)

  
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In thirty seven minutes the listener is taken on spacious journey through weightless space, with the field recordings buzzing like outer-space meteoritic sand against the space craft.
All of the pieces on the CD are improvised and Perera displays many techniques: rubbing objects on the string, ebows, chop stick playing etc. In fact, one could think that he likes to display a new way of playing in each of the twelve tracks.
But listening to "Voices in the Wilderness" it became clear very quickly to me this is not the case here.
staalplaat.com /vital_archive/472.txt   (5017 words)

  
 Pop-Culture Spectrum: Brill Building #1
I downloaded the song but only listened to it to hear that it was the full song and not a truncated version.
Here I was listening to another homebody tell me about looking at the world through his window and finding peace in enjoying the world on his own terms, in his warm cozy abode.
I was dealing with a world in a much different way, with greedy and selfish shoppers using me and my colleagues in the retail business as pawns in their quest to forget the world though consumer culture.
www.popculturespectrum.com /building1.html   (844 words)

  
 SPACE in America: Reviews
Listening to the CD kind of feels like sitting around with a good friend, having a drink or three, listening to some music with said friend, and swaying to the music in-between these oddly quixotic anecdotes your buddy tells you.
The British magazine The Face recently described Space as "A band making music as rich in its references, strange in its stories, light in its humour, and dark in its corners as the urban landscapes of Liverpool in which it was born." Lead singer/bass player Tommy Scott says, "We'll never write ordinary love songs.
After listening to the album, considering the neo-Beat pop culture surfacing overseas and appreciating the cohesive qualities of the album, the success of "Spiders" is not very surprising.
halogen.note.amherst.edu /~bgjohnson/space/tin_planet/reviews.html   (14001 words)

  
 DVD Video Guidelines for DVD Equipment
The location of these five loudspeakers around the listener is crucial to the correct presentation of the sound field recorded on the DVD-Video.
This recommendation states that all loudspeakers should be the same distance from the listener, with specific angular locations as shown in the figure.
Note that the surround loudspeakers are supposed to be located to the sides and slightly behind the listener--not far in the rear as is typically seen in homes and stereo stores.
www.scena.org /Tms/Tms1-1/DVD.htm   (1151 words)

  
 the MetOnline, a student run online version of the Metropolitan newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Each song is an outpouring of soul, reassuring the listener that it is okay to feel real emotions, individuality requires taking some chances, and that true art still exists.
The problem is that every song reminds the listener of one they have heard before, never a good quality in an original composition.
Devoted new school British rock revival fans might find a way to enjoy this album, but those who can tell an original act from yet another lame knock off should just stick to Radiohead.
www.mscd.edu /~themet/TheMetropolitan/04_05/Vol27_issue13/m2.html   (1571 words)

  
 ROCKING YOUR WAY TO THE MIDDLE: Four Bands from CBGB's Second Golden Era
She was a relative veteran of the scene, and had even taken an assumed name before such a thing became a typical step in one's punk-rock makeover.
Listening to the recently compiled, mostly previously unreleased anthology, Come On: 1976-1980 (Heliocentric), such a simplistic attitude doesn’t necessarily seem unfounded: the angular, tightly wound leads, chicken-scratch rhythm guitars and Kaufman's high-strung yelps all leave no doubt as to what band was a major inspiration for the quintet.
And it is every bit as much a treat listening to Jamie Kaufman ponder where one puts the silver in the latter, heaven-bound nook as it was the first time hearing the head Head tensely announce that he didn’t have to prove he was creative.
www.furious.com /perfect/cbgbsunknowns.html   (2745 words)

  
 nirvanafreak.net - Articles & Interviews - Hotshots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kurt Cobain's natural love of music and his ability to write a number of key classics in his all but short lifetime will always be remembered and respected.
Most songwriters struggle to manufacture what Kurt somehow did without trying: relying on what he called his "pop sensibilities", acquired while he was growing up listening to the melodic skills of many great bands, most notably the Beatles.
His chord progressions were generally founded in the classic traditions of 1970's rock bands such as Black Sabbath or Kiss, often employing detuned lower strings to produce a heavier sound.
www.nirvanafreak.net /art/art63.shtml   (653 words)

  
 Biography
Shortly afterwards, the band went into the studio, and Infinity was recorded, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, and rewarded the band and the label with a massive increase in sales, propelling Journey towards stardom.
Reviewing Infinity, Kerrang Magazine noted that Steve has the "power to make you, the listener, totally believe in what he is singing about.
British music magazine Sounds observed that Infinity featured "ten straight-ahead, cunningly constructed and infernally memorable songs (boosted by the arrival of one Steve Perry and his crystal clear vocal work)"
www.steveperryfanclub.homestead.com /Biography.html   (5694 words)

  
 Premium Gift Products from Educate-Yourself.org
1994 suppressed British TV documentary of Nebraska's Franklin Cover-Up involving sexual abuse/torture of children, kidnapping of children, prostitution of chilcren as young as 9 and 10 years old, drugs, Boy's Town child procurement, satanic rituals (including murders), mind control, and white slavery involving Omaha's most powerful citizens to the high ranking Washington politicians.
Much of this is new information which gives the listener a clearer understanding of the motivations and interests of negative reptillians who are behind the New World Order Illuminati.
Listening to the audio alone while driving, etc. can be very helpful.
www.educate-yourself.org /products   (8775 words)

  
 WELCOME TO Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal - E-ZINE
According to the band members, with two keyboardists a change in the band's musical texture should certainly be noticed by the listeners and it was in fact, seen as well that for the first time the band decided to include a lead singer at their line-up.
They were also featured in the British magazine “Kerrang” and in the Greek “Metal Hammer” with good acceptance in those coutries, thus becoming target of interest of the European rock public.
Also, the interplay between the guitars and keyboards are perfect, what often catch the listener’s attention, and keep him attentive that an outstanding tune will flow of a sudden, and bring his life a bit of joy thereafter.
www.progressiverockbr.com /previews2003.htm   (13052 words)

  
 Ghost Cauldron: Invent Modest Fires: Pitchfork Record Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Interest in exposure on multiple radio formats and the maximum number of British magazine covers rates low on the fulfillment scale.
While listening, try to determine if an increase in guest talent correlates to a decrease in the blandness of the song itself.
The result is a feeling of angst in the listener, an uncertainty of how to judge the project in question.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/g/ghost-cauldron/invent-modest-fires.shtml   (1068 words)

  
 JC-CD3006
Nothing in the copious and controversial notes which accompany this CD from Big Bill's British Band can quite prepare one for the culture shock of the first few bars of the amazing sound of this band.
Cadence Magazine - U. The Bissonnette CD is as close to traditional New Orleans style as Bill could make it.
Big Bill's British Band is the best recently-recorded uptown-style New Orleans Dixieland album that's come my way in some time.
www.jazzcrusade.com /JCCD/JC3006.html   (1037 words)

  
 JC-CD3083
Whilst listening to the CD on a bus, I made the mistake of upping the volume to listen to Andy on a solo break.
As I said - this is a delightful set - a privilege to hear and a reminder that we have in the UK today some of the world's very best jazzmen who can hold their own in any company.
Except for Colyer, every top British trumpeter (they're all well trained) has expanded his base in this manner, from Lyttelton to Colin Dawson, and it is hard to be sorry.
www.jazzcrusade.com /JCCD/JC3083.html   (2679 words)

  
 WIRE Supersilent-article 1999 - English
There is very little contrast to the 'Nordic, cold ECM sound'.
There are so many problems in music that are not addressed, and i feel that Supersilent at least makes the listener aware of some of these.
Supersilent may be aware of the problems, but their blizzard of edgy noise-chaos is very much part of the solution.
www.geocities.com /notnook/media/wire_supersilent99_eng.htm   (752 words)

  
 Gaffaweb - Kate Bush - DREAMING - A. The Albums - The Sensual World - Reviews Pt. 2
It'll take several listens to get used to a Kate Bush who's a little less, um, *complicated* than on superlative albums like 'The Dreaming', though even seemingly straightforward songs like the disco-ish 'Heads We're Dancing' and the thumping 'Love And Anger' soon draw you into their mesmerising beats.
All it takes is a single listening to of The Sensual World to understand why it's been four years since Kate Bush released an album; a song cycle as rich and deep as this takes a while to mature.
A teenage prodigy discovered by Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour, British thrush Kate Bush moved from the sensual and occasionally brilliant boudoir concerns of her 1978 debut "The Kick Inside," to the ambitious (what other word for a pop record that opens with a paraphrase of James Joyce's "Ulysses?") self-produced techno-expertise "The Sensual World" (Columbia).
gaffa.org /dreaming/tsw_rev2.html   (7963 words)

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