FT Life of a Song

By Financial Times

Each month FT music critics and contributors discuss the story of a song, from its origins and early recordings through cover versions good and bad. Formerly called FT Arts.

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September 27, 2013 A messy business: Peter Aspden on sex
A forthcoming season on Channel 4 aims to demystify our sexual behaviour – to be ‘open’ and ‘honest’ about a 'normal part of all our lives'. Good luck with that, says the FT’s arts writer
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September 20, 2013 Something old, something new: Peter Aspden on the classic with a twist
Spicing up traditional settings with a dash of contemporary style has become a cultural commonplace. But let’s not pretend it’s anything more than an aesthetic compromise, the FT’s arts writer says
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September 13, 2013 Puccini vs the Twitterverse: Peter Aspden finds shelter in the stalls
Culture is becoming a refuge for the digitally brutalised: an evening at the opera, or cinema, or theatre, is where we go to escape technological overload, the FT’s arts writer argues
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7min
September 06, 2013 Look, don’t sketch: Peter Aspden on the V&A’s blockbuster dilemma
Citing pressure of visitor numbers, the museum banned sketching at its recent “David Bowie Is” exhibition – a move that shows how hard it is for curators to reconcile accessibility and academic values, the FT’s arts writer says
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August 30, 2013 Look at me: Suzi Feay on the perils of self-indulgent art
“Those who live to please, must please to live.” But these days it’s often our privilege to watch the performers having a good time
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August 23, 2013 Party on! Peter Aspden on beach bar music
It’s loud, insistent, adolescent and playing now at a Mediterranean resort near you. And as the FT’s arts writer finds, there’s no way you’ll ever get the volume turned down
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August 16, 2013 Art for all: Erica Wagner on the Gramsci Monument
Thomas Hirschhorn’s South Bronx installation brilliantly embodies the belief that art should be part of everyday life
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August 09, 2013 The Great Remembrance: Jan Dalley on the first world war centenary
The sheer scale of suffering in the 1914-18 conflict is hard to grasp. As preparations begin for the centenary commemoration, the FT’s arts editor argues that culture has a vital role to play
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9min
August 02, 2013 Going it alone: Erica Wagner on creative independence
Omnicom/Publicis, Penguin/Random House – the cultural landscape is dominated by ever fewer, ever bigger businesses. Yet artists and audiences alike are finding benefits in shunning their embrace
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July 26, 2013 Spasticus artisticus: Peter Aspden on Ian Dury
The late pop singer, whose work has just gone on show at London’s Royal College of Art, was a far more nuanced figure than his punk image would suggest, argues the FT’s arts writer
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