Happy Birthday, Roy Orbison! A Shoutout to Iconic Stars Who Wear Specs
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:07:46 -0700

Orbison's peak period was between 1960 and 1964, when he recorded for Monument Records and released no fewer than 22 songs that made the Billboard Top 40 -- among them "Only the Lonely," "Crying," "Love Hurts," "Running Scared," In Dreams," "Blue Bayou ...

'Twindividuality' and other strange connections
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:42:13 -0700

Perhaps that morbid sense of permanence is what gives Anthony and Zachary Dewar's music best described as an offbeat, acoustic-heavy mix of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen and Devendra Banhart such an otherworldly aura.

The Cranberries carries on
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:10:52 -0700

And so commenced what would become a one big sing-along session almost all throughout, with Dolores' unmistakable voice (not to mention her undulating way of punctuating songs ) leading the way. The lineup covered 22 songs , with the repertoire ...

Samuel Barber, Ready for Rediscovery
Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:25:52 -0700

During his lifetime, many leading sopranos embraced his song cycles and his 1958 opera Vanessa (which had its world premiere at the Met). The leading Barber interpreters were Eleanor Steber and Leontyne Price, but many other artists performed his music ...

Classic DVD of the Week Vampyr (Masters of Cinema)
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:23:02 -0700

Whether it's the silhouette of a scythe or the rattling bones of a skeleton, every second of visual is there to create dread in protagonist, Allan Gray's world. While mixing silent and sound cinema together, the film also mixes its visual ideas ...

Classic DVD of the Week Get Carter (Warner)
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:20:45 -0700

The Warner DVD, apart from being dominated by the genre defining blue poster with Carter holding a shotgun, contains an interesting commentary with the director and cinematographer as well as original trailers and music only option allowing Budd's ...