Nov 16th, 2008 · A mecca for classical composers looking for ways to bridge music and technology, IRCAM in Paris has been an incubator for some of the most compelling developments in contemporary classical music and acoustics of the past three decades.
Sep 11th, 2008 · Maine is a summer tourist mecca, but one attraction might not be getting as much attention as it deserves. The Desert of Maine offers — among other things — a collection of sands from around the world.
Sep 10th, 2008 · Having honed their sound in the Americana musical mecca outside Woodstock, N.Y., the roots-rock revivalists in The Felice Brothers bring their raucous act to WXPN in Philadelphia. Hear an interview and songs recorded live in concert.
Jul 17th, 2008 · As our series on jazz continues, Farai Chideya uncovers the remaining American jazz meccas and finds out how live venues have shaped the art of jazz. Joining in are Ron Sturm, owner of the Iridium Jazz Club; musician Dennis Winslett; and Peter Williams, artistic director of Yoshi's Jazz Club.
May 14th, 2008 · A talented young surfer named Emery Kauanui was killed last year in a brawl in the California town of La Jolla, a mecca for surfers up and down the West coast. Offering perspective is Terry Rodgers, a reporter with the San Diego Union Tribune.
Dec 22nd, 2007 · The four-day Muslim holiday Eid ul Adha comes to an end. The holiday begins after the completion of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. This Eid is the busiest time of year for an unlikely business: a North Texas butcher shop.
Dec 2nd, 2007 · With the dollar at record lows against the British pound and the euro, the United States has become a shopping mecca for Europeans.
Sep 22nd, 2007 · In November 1979, gunmen in Mecca seized Islam's holiest shrine to proclaim the arrival of the Muslim messiah. It took Saudi forces, aided by French commandos, two weeks to flush the rebels out of Meccca. Author Yaroslav Trofimov argues that the way the rebellion was quashed helped spawn the birth of al-Qaida.