I am an amateur, a dabbler, a passionate hobbyist when it comes to music. But music is an essential part of who I’ve become since the beginnings of my fascination with what might be termed “new classical” music back around the age of 10 or so (more on that in a later essay). ...
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But “Fast Slow Disco” in particular made me think of my own concert going and listening this year. I still can’t think of a better feeling than hearing great music at a live show, but I’ve started to notice some of my fatigue. I listened to less new music this year, and I’m...
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Wikipedia: “Beloved of fin-de-siècle decadents, Barbey d’Aurevilly is a classic example of what lengths the Romantics were capable of; his writings make it plain why the genre fell into discredit among later Victorians. He held extreme Catholic views, yet wrote on the most risqué subject...
Put to music, Burns' version replaced "Good-night and joy be with you all" in the 18th century as the traditional Hogmanay song. Burns himself thought the phrase "Auld Lang Syne" -- an Old Scots phrase meaning "days of long ago" or "times gone by" -- was "exceedingly expressive." ...
On their first releases,Monster Movie, Soundtracks, Tago MagoandEge Bamyasi, this practice produced some fairly heavy-sounding music that led to comparisons withHawkwind, though largely for want of any better reference points. Even the occasional loony free-improv episodes like Ege Bamyasi’s‘Soup...
Current Stamp Releases for 2025 Black Heritage: Allen Toussaint Forever Stamp January 30 | New Orleans, LA | PSA Pane of 20 Click to seelarger image. he 48th stamp in the Black Heritage series celebrates this virtuoso pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer responsible for...