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This was bound to happen sooner or later- a college student from Sierra Leone was turned down for housing by a potential landlord out of an abundance of caution due to Ebola fears. Amara Bangura recently arrived in the U.K. region of Norwich from West Africa ready to continue his studies. He was obviously in need of housing and was almost instantly turned down by two potential landlords that took a look at his passport. One potential landlord sent Bangura a letter explaining their decision to rent to someone else. -
BBC Release All-Star Cover Of Beach Boys Song 'God Only Knows' Featuring Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Lorde, Sam Smith [LISTEN]
When Lorde, Brian Wilson, Dave Grohl, Florence Welch and a variety of other artists get together to sing The Beach Boys classic "God Only Knows," there's obviously something big to announce. -
The Column: When The BBC Turned Teacher, And Got It Right
So what do we think about this new initiative from the BBC, this idea to create a UK-wide scheme to introduce children to classical music through a proscribed list of "Ten Pieces"? -
Laura Wright Takes to London Marathon Leaving Little to the Imagination, Plans to Sing 'Jerusalem' Mid-Sprint
Laura Wright has made the brave decision to run the London Marathon on Sunday in, well, hardly anything--stopping halfway through to sing "Jerusalem" on Tower Bridge. -
BBC Report of Sexist Dissent at Marin Alsop's Last Night Proms is Wrong...Right?
There's an odd comment in a BBC report on the South Bank Center new season launch. Referring to the comments of SBC boss Jude Kelly that the classical music business is still weighted against women -- in many ways a fair comment and one that has been widely reported -
IMG Artists Invests Hundreds of Millions in China Projects, Including Classical Music Reality TV
Classical music reality TV has been tried in the Western world already. Sometimes with great success. The BBC’s 'The Choir,' for instance, and some years ago 'Classical Star' are considered successes. And American conductors from Toscanini to Leonard Bernstein to Michael.. -
Brick Dozer @ Rough Trade-Brooklyn Grand Opening [PIX]
To say I was not impressed by the paltry "MODERN COMPOSITION/CLASSICAL" offerings of Rough Trade's newest outpost down by the water in Williamsburg would be putting it lightly. -
James MacMillan, Nicola Benedetti Launch Cumnock Tryst Festival in Scotland
Another artist-led music festival has been announced, this one run by a composer and located in his native Scotland. And the composer is Scotland's finest, James MacMillan. Not only that, but Scotland's best known violin export, Nicola... -
The True Story Behind Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Stephen Ward' Musical [PHOTOS]
Opening this December on London's West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Stephen Ward' charts the rise and fall of a high society osteopath at the center of the 1963 Profumo Affair... -
A Leisurely Performance of John Cage’s 'ASLSP' Lasts for 12 Years...and Still Counting
A performance of 'ASLSP' began on September 5, 2001, John Cage’s 89th birthday, and is scheduled to last for 639 years. The next chord change will happen on October 5, 2013... -
London Grammar Fans Say 'Hey Now;' BBC Radio Apologizes For Racy Tweet About Hannah Reid
BBC Radio 1 has apologized for airing what it claims was meant to be an "ironic" tweet about London Grammar vocalist Hannah Reid. The original tweet asked followers if they considered Reid to be "fit," and polished off the post with the hashtag #ladz. -
That's What She Sang
“I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility).” -- Chelsea Manning -
Five Quickies: Meese Acquitted for Parsifal, Sondheim Wins MacDowell, Arvo Pärt Kickstarter, Taylor Dayne's 'Cats,' Yummy Operatic Algae
In an effort to keep all you Classicalites abreast of each and every situation, we'll be trawling the web for the best headlines--those stories, those people making the biggest waves. -
Deadmau5 Is Mad At Justin Bieber, Hopefully in Satire, For Ruining His Shot to Get on 'Top Gear'
Many a celebrity and musician have thrown out advice and opinion on the behavior of pop star Justin Bieber recently, whether it's Mark Wahlberg advising him not to smoke weed, or Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney mocking Beliebers. EDM producer Deadmau5 did not offer any friendly advice, but he did rage against the "Believe" vocalist for supposedly ruining the DJ's chances of getting on the BBC television program "Top Gear." -
American Baritone Thomas Hampson’s BBC HARDtalk Interview with Sarah Montague: Tough, or Just Stupid?
The leading American baritone Thomas Hampson appears to have done his reputation no end of good (not that it needed much polishing, let’s face it) with a gracious and yet eloquent and robust defense of his art form on the BBC’s HARDtalk...
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