The Postmodern Works Of Guy Maddin
Aug 15th, 2008 · Film critic John Powers looks at the recent work of Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. His film Brand Upon the Brain is now out on DVD, and his movie My Winnipeg is currently playing in theaters.
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Puppini Sisters' Lament In Three-Part Harmony
Aug 14th, 2008 · The Puppini Sisters' shtick is to take the style of The Andrews Sisters and add postmodern zing. In the group's outstanding original tune "Jilted," the result sounds like a confessional column from a Swing Era edition of Cosmo.
African Artists Display Continent in Comic Strips ****
Dec 28th, 2006 · The Studio Museum in Harlem is showing a first-ever U.S. exhibit of comic strips from Africa. Three dozen artists deal with postmodern daily life and the problems facing 20 African countries: war, corruption, poverty, sexism and child slavery.
A Week in L.A.: Symphony No. 7 ****
Nov 29th, 2006 · Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen is back for day three in Performance Today's weeklong series of concert performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Salonen talks about his "postmodern" approach to Beethoven, and we'll hear it in action, as he conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.
The Asylum Street Spankers, Sounding Off *
Jul 31st, 2005 · The music of the Asylum Street Spankers hails from the early 20th century, but many of their lyrics are modern enough to be too naughty for NPR. Key players Christina Marrs and Wammo tell Jacki Lyden about their "postmodern jug band."
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