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Hunter@Home - The Beatles’ Legacy: How Abbey Road Blazed the Trail for Progressive Rock
What is “progressive rock”? What makes it different from “progressive pop”? In this talk, distinguished music professor, rock historian and keyboardist/vocalist, Mark Spicer, will provide musical analysis and situate the late work of the Beatles—and how musical elements of their swansong album in particular, influenced emerging progressive rock acts of the time, including large-scale and […]
Music, Talks, and Tea: Russian Rap and Politics
The spoken word has always held a special place in the hearts of Russians. From Alexander Pushkin’s revolutionary writings, which inspired generations of Russian playwrights and librettists, to poetry recitations by Evgeny Evtushenko, to Russian bards like Vladimir Vysotsky, Russians love oral literary forms. This vibrant tradition lives today in the genre of Russian rap. […]