Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Radio Reading List (6/13/11 Ed.)

The Reading List is a collection of interesting, important, and thought-provoking articles about music from around the Web. Click here to suggest an article.
 

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• R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron.
• Music is not immune from the effects political unrest in the world. Protesters in Morocco are not happy with a music festival they see as just another tool for The Man.
• A seemingly-irrelevant spat between Moby and Brittney Spears brings up a far more interesting question: what is music, anyway?
• It’s catchy, people respond to it, and it moves product. Ice cream truck music gets the job done.
• The Chicago Reader has been asking various music people what they’re currently listening to. Find out what CHIRP’s founder and President Shawn Campbell recommends.