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Creative destruction, music ed. | Power Line
Mark Perry is professor emeritus of economics at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in economics and finance since 1996. Mark is also an American Enterprise…
Colombian court claims reggaeton song ‘+57’ violates the rights of children
The song "+57," from the Colombian musicians Karol G, J Balvin, and several others, violates the rights of children, a Colombian court has ruled. The Associated Press reports that the court has ordered the artists…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
Having revisited “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” last week, I thought it might be fun to post a set of 10 songs with a New York City theme if I could avoid show tunes and limit myself to folk, pop, and rock artists. This has been a…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
Listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s recordings of “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” to celebrate the season reminded me that I haven’t written about her for a long time. They also whetted my appetite to return to her music.…
EXPOSED: Inside the anti-Catholic agenda of the parish hymn industry
Mon Mar 24, 2025 - 5:00 pm EDTMon Mar 24, 2025 - 4:21 pm EDT (Lepanto Institute) — Since the 1960s, the ancient chants and beautiful hymns that once elevated the Mass have been discarded in favor of a more “modern” sound.…
“You Must Believe in Spring”
My college teacher Jeffrey Hart once dismissed the prong of the feminist movement that sought to erase the distinction between the beautiful and the ugly in the name of equality and freedom. He thought it absurd. He held…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
I celebrated Jesse Colin Young’s birthday when he turned 83 last year. I wrote up this installment of my Sunday Morning series in honor of his 80th birthday. Listening to Albert O hosting Highway 61 Revisited on WUMB…
Spring can really hang you up the most
As a break from the news of the day I’m taking the liberty of reposting this tribute to a great song with an unusual story behind it. Since I first wrote this nearly 20 years ago, YouTube has become a resource that allows me…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
I celebrated John Sebastian’s 80th birthday in this series last year. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Lovin’ Spoonful in 2000 as the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. I had a great time…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
I’ve posted a remembrance of singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester every few years since his death in 2014. In search of a musical change of pace I thought I would draw on my tribute for this expanded edition some ten years on.…
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