Sean Wilentz recalls some mystic nights at the Oxford American:
At age twenty-four, Dylan, spinning on the edge, had a well-ordered mind and an intense, at times biting, rapport with reality. The songs are rich meditations on desire, frailty, promises, boredom, hurt, envy, connections, missed connections, paranoia, and transcendent beauty—in short, the lures and snares of [...]
In Olivier Dahan’s bio-pic of Edith Piaf, Marion Cotillard turns in a stunning performance as the singer they called the little sparrow.
In fact all the performances in the film are sensitively handled, not least the understated part of Louis Leplée, the night-club owner who ‘discovered’ Piaf, played by Gérard Depardieu.
She was a damaged personality. [...]
Undernews posts a great list of favourite Country and Western song titles:
Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Goal Posts Of Life
Get Your Biscuits In The Oven, And Your Buns In The Bed
Happiness is Lubbock in a Rear View Mirror
I Don’t Care if it Rains or Freezes ‘Long as I Have My Plastic Jesus
I’d Rather Pass [...]
Their gig at Thorganby Village Hall last night was a sell out event.
Miranda Sykes was confident on the back of her new CD, Bliss, and gave us great late-night vocals, accompanying herself on double bass.
She doesn’t have a soaring voice, but the way she uses it is intriguing, exploring traditional jazz and cabaret forms [...]
Save a Blogger from Begging: Buy Stuff:
Signed first editions
at special prices.
Subscribe to posts
Recent Comments