My goal is to force people to look past the media hype and celebrity masks of these people and see them for who they really are. Much like inGeorge Orwell’s masterpiece1984, people are too willing to give up their freedom and liberty to be taken care of and protected by the Government...
Anyhow, the haunting lyrics move me in a way they never did in my twenties and thirties. Not even a few months back when I sang along… Only now. Maybe because Sunday’s a milestone day, I find myself reflecting on the past. Memories of the little girl I was assault me. Some hum...
aka Dr. Atl (his adopted Nahuatl name meaning water) was commissioned to provide the design for a glass stage curtain. It took Tiffany’s of New York a million pieces of stained glass to execute the design. The result, as you can see, is stunning and still in use today. Critically –...
But at the risk of praising The Year of Hibernation as a triumph of naivety, Powers' debut LP made a real and lasting connection like few other records in the past 12 months. It's half an hour of nothing but heart: explosive crescendos straining against the limitations of its production ...
Peace seems often on the horizon but then recedes to a far horizon. Maybe next year will be different, but this year, we can say with the poet, “There is no peace on earth—for hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth goodwill to men.” The World We Long For. On ...
That is, the song smacks of a provocation: it is an obvious machination on the part of Russia’s internal enemies. Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of the Federation Council, supported her colleague: “I recommend anyone who is not familiar with the lyrics of the song [to read them]. ...
The point we’ve now arrived at–late 2014–sits between those latter two phases: after their trilogy of fourth wall-breakers was complete, but before they’d set out on developing their secret sequels. At this point, they’ve shipped six games in the past five years. They deserve a bre...
I think Basho's meaning still comes through. But "wilted" is probably closer to what he meant. If only we could consult him, to ask whether he preferred strictly literal prose translations of his poems, or more poetic interpretations! My guess is that most poets would prefer for their ...
more confident, ready even to dispense advice of her own. She also finds herself in full command of her broad stylistic palette, melding influences as disparate as backwoods country and garage punk into a cohesive signature sound. There are a couple of lingering references to Hiatt’s past rela...
It's a path that's been trodden before, but there's a distinctive, murky edge to Merchandise's approach, particularly in lyrics like, "I fell in love again, though the kind that's like quicksand." Cox approaches his past relationships with a degree of nostalgia here, but also the ...