NYT catch-up

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Three things about music from Sunday's Times:

1. An article about L.A. Reid, now head of Arista Records.

   Mr. Reid summed up his long-term goal for the label in one word: hits. "Today my strategy is where is my next hit going to come from," he said. "My strategy in 10 years will be the same damn strategy: Where will the next hit or the next star come from?"

   There's also a quote from Interscope's President of Black Music, which I guess is what musicians like Aretha Franklin, Dr. Dre, Living Color, Steve Lacy, and Charley Pride play.
   
2. A classical music critic on current film scores, Oscar-nominated and should-have-been. (He hates Philip Glass's The Hours, and likes John Williams's Catch Me If You Can, which, to my surprise, I liked too.)
   
3. Reader responses to a recent article about how music for grown-ups is boring.