RTP-area local music and culture

[bendy <bendy AT duke.edu>]

A friend told me he heard a letter read on NPR in response to a feature 
on John Hiatt. To paraphrase, "NPR is my refuge from that awful Heavy 
Metal music."

I find it fascinating whenever I hear about members of society that have 
insulated themselves from the sex-and-violence monoculture of pop. 
They're like defrosted cavemen.





Todd Morman wrote:
> Anyone else see the letter in today's N&O complaining about Newman's "crudeness" at the symphony last month? 
> (http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters/story/2806410p-9250051c.html) I saw the Sunday matinee and loved it; getting a chance 
> to hear live versions of Newman's beautifully orchestrated tunes was a real treat, and his conducting of a few film score excerpts 
> really got me thinking again about classical music (or at least soundtrack music). He cussed a few times, as I recall, a 
> "shit" or two and maybe one teensy "fuck," but I'm curious if he did anything more "crude" than that 
> on Friday night. I've been told that about 20 folks walked out on him early on, but it's not clear whether the cause was the 
> cussing or not getting that "Short People" was satire.