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Scritti Politti MP3 on Pitchfork

Visit Pitchfork to download an exclusive Scritti Politti mp3, "The Last Time I Looked."

Listen to "The Boom Boom Bap" from White Bread Black Beer, chosen as one of the Top 100 Tracks of the Year by Pitchfork.

The Fountain Soundtrack Nominated for Golden Globe

Clint Mansell's soundtrack to The Fountain was nominated for "Best Original Score" at the 64th  Golden Globe Awards. The awards will be broadcast live on January 15, 2007.

The Fountain, composed by Clint Mansell for the recent Darren Aronofsky film, features music by Kronos Quartet and Mogwai.

Listen to "First Snow":

Karin Berg 1936-2006

Karin Berg, a friend and colleague for many years, died on  October 25 at the age of 70 after a long illness.  A memorial service was recently held at St. Marks Church on the  Lower East Side of Manhattan where friends and artists with whom Karin worked  gathered to remember her.

Grammy Nominations

Nonesuch artists received four Grammy nominations this morning

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group:
  Kenny   Garrett, Beyond the Wall

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album:
  Mark Knopfler   & Emmylou Harris, All the Roadrunning

Best Contemporary World Music Album:
  Ali Farka Toure, Savane

Best Musical Show Album:
  Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

John Adams on "A Flowering Tree"

Read John Adams' article in The Guardian about his new opera, "A Flowering Tree", working with Peter Sellars, and the influence of Mozart.

Listen to a clip of "A Flowering Tree" and read more about it at earbox.com

The Gothic Archies on NPR

Listen to Stephin Merritt and Daniel Handler perform songs from "The Tragic Treasury" and discuss the new Lemony Snickett book live on NPR's All Things Considered.

Listen to "Shipwrecked" from The Tragic Treasury

Visit nonesuch.com/thegothicarchies to hear more.