Michael Stipe began enunciating more clearly as his songs took on socio-political leanings onLifes Rich Pageantand the punchyDocument. By the time his band were ready for arenas, in the late 80s, Stipe had proved he was one of rock’s most singular...
She was known for her operatic roles in Bizet’s Carmen and Verdi’s Aida, and her interpretations of Strauss songs. One of the too-few Black opera singers to achieve worldwide stardom, Norman was a true great, performing in all the world’s most famous opera houses and with the ...
the United States, and the cosmos, forA Beginner’s Mind, he and collaborator Angelo De Augustine looked to the movies. On some of these songs, the connections are immediately evident and logical. For instance, the bizarre horror ofHellraiser IIIis a clear influence on the ominous “The Pillar...
I’d definitely opt for the solid back resonator banjolele instead of the open back versions. I found the tone to be much more full on the solid back. Hope you get your hands on one soon! Reply Dennis I love my banjolele..It is sometimes better for some songs than the uke. I...
I said within a couple hours of the Biden withdrawal announcement, “You watch — by tomorrow there’s going to be memes like crazy for Kamala, and in days there’ll be songs.” And by the time we woke up Monday morning we found out she was “brat” . . . and by Tuesday Beyoncé...
The Frenchman is undeniably one of the greatest baritones of his generation, having performed all the great baritone roles at every major house in the world. That continued throughout 2021 with Tezier seemingly EVERYWHERE all the time. He began his year with an acclaimed production of “Thaïs...
They went on to record two volumes in 1964, and reunited for a 1966 album. This early live set eventually appeared on Storyville in 1972, reissued on CD in 1992. This has same songs, but finally reordered in set sequence, with enough applause and chatter removed to squeeze it down to ...
The optional Garritan instrument plugin gives you some incredibly realistic acoustic instruments to play with, from rumbling baritones and tubas to piercing, emotive violins. As a professional music production suite, Finale isquiteexpensive. It retails for $600, although you can snag it for much les...
Then he rehearsed a few more songs, once or twice interrupting the orchestra when a certain instrumental sound was not quite what he wanted. It was hard to tell how well his voice was going to hold up, for this was early in the show; up to this point, however, everybody in the ...
Kamaka makes nine different ukulele models: standard, standard pineapple, concert, four-, six-, eight-string tenors, baritones, standard deluxe, and concert bell-shaped deluxe. The stock models range in price from around $900 to $2500, of which all have koa soundboards, backs and sides, mah...