I don't even understand music theory

and this is one of my favorite blogs. Wunderkind composer Nico Muhly is the expert at taking commonplace incidents and news stories, breaking them down, and making you see the totally weird/totally brilliant/really evil aspects of everyday life. This entry on Trick Daddy is a personal favorite.

Not to mention he sounds like an amazing cook - also sounds like he's managed to keep his ego in check after The New Yorker/every opera company in America became obsessed with him. You can hear his music-for-the-screen in The Reader, and some of his recent work on his myspace page. Also, this picture is what he puts in the Playbill when his work is performed. Awesome. [LFR]