Defining Innovation?

Is this a summary of what journalists think about when they search for musical diversity?
Pop looks to the past for a forward-feeling sound - CRITICS NOTEBOOK - Los Angeles Times - calendarlive.com

Freely Streaming Music

Deezer and similar services could become interesting. It's a bit like other music streaming services but it allows anyone (from anywhere) to stream any music in the Deezer catalogue and blog/share it at will. Of course, there have been other services like this but none of them seemed to offer this level of freedom. As it's a French site, it has a number of tracks from France and other Francophone regions, including this track from Guinean musician Ba Cissoko.

Early Music Instruction

Charlie Keil over at Born to Groove has created a community of people who are interested in music and dance in early life. Children grooving together.
The following video was posted on a short thread about children music prodigies.

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Music, Gender, and Religion

Noticed by a friend on Facebook.
God Hates Fags! Love Gods Way!
A list of bands and artists who are recognised as homosexuals. By Donnie Davies.
Is Donnie Davies a hoax?

X-Genre Prowess: DJ+Violin/Fiddle

A violin player who can swing and a DJ who really listens.

Queb Trad

Matapat is a cool band. Hung out and did an interview with them in Bloomington, IN, back in 2000. This video is probably a good summary of what the band has been doing. And it says a lot about Quebec culture.

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