In praise of … The Rest Is Noise | Editorial

Alex Ross's book shows that the culture of the 20th century cannot be neatly divided into high- and lowbrowThe release of the South Bank Centre's programme for The Rest Is Noise is cause for celebration: here is a national institution committing a year of events to the idea that the culture of the 20th century cannot be neatly divided into high- and lowbrow, difficult and popular. The festival takes its name and its curatorial principles from a book and blog by a music critic. By happy coinciden...

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