Scott Scholz

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Recent Pieces from Scott Scholz

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Fear of Music (28:31)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the book "Fear of Music" by David Stubbs, which compares the public acceptance of modern art with acceptance of modern art music. We listened ...
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Taking Funny Music Seriously (28:27)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the new book "Taking Funny Music Seriously" by Lily E Hirsch, which explores a wide range of approaches that artists have used to include ...
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Dream Machines: Electronic Music in Britain from Doctor Who to Acid House (28:18)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the new book "Dream Machines" by Matthew Collin, which details the history of electronic music in the UK from its earliest days into the ...
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Post-Punk and Philosophy (28:09)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the new book "Post-Punk and Philosophy," a collection of essays that's part of a Pop Culture and Philosophy series of books. We listened to a ...
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60 Songs that Explain the 90s (28:44)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the book "60 Songs that Explain the 90s," which is a companion to music writer Rob Harvilla's well-regarded podcast of the same name (though ...
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Coltrane on Coltrane (28:30)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the book "Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews," a handy but very readable reference that collects nearly every word Trane ever ...
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Coltrane: The Story of a Sound (28:30)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about Ben Ratliff's book "Coltrane: Story of a Sound," one of the most thorough and engaging books for getting into the career and influence of ...
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The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins (28:43)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about "The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins," the new book of selected entries from Rollins' 50 years of personal notebooks edited by Sam V.H. Reese. If ...
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Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (27:28)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the new book "Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium," which examines the early compositional career of Boulez from the perspective of surrealist, ...
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Take This Hammer (28:30)
From: KZUM

On this episode, we talked about the new book "Take This Hammer: Work, Song, Crisis," a bold look at our contemporary music making and listening habits, and how they have ...