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...personal biographies as "old-hat, outdated and counterproductive," so Blossom Dearie, 82, the canary-voiced jazz and cabaret singer, preferred to talk about her future. Often that was her next gig. Her repertoire included songs for Schoolhouse Rock and standards like Dave Frishberg's "Peel Me a Grape...
Manhattan in the '60s was afizz with folk rock, Pop art and Abstract Expressionism. Soon it was afizz with Barthelme too--the New Yorker picked up on his strange genius and provided a very conventional venue for his very unconventional fiction. Barthelme wasn't interested in plots or characters. He confabulated his stories out of different strains of language--philosophy, psychology, scientific jargon, advertising, adventure stories--which he then crashed into one another, demolition-derby style, to demonstrate how hilariously inadequate they were for describing the world around us. In "Paraguay," for example, he employs the language of industrial production...
...Black Keys, Dan Auerbach’s blues-rock duo, have always seemed to hold to their well-established sound. The two-man band has made four full-length albums since their debut, “The Big Come Up,” in 2002, hardly altering their spare, heavy blues between their first album and their latest, “Attack & Release.” Too unprocessed and deferential to have any place in the pop world; too no-nonsense and slow to really belong in the world of indie rock; and lacking a “Seven Nation...
...indie lovers intrigued by discoveries of The Arcade Fire, The Dears, or Broken Social Scene, among others. Malajube has certainly benefited from the heightened interest, but unusually so, acquiring an international fan-base without catering to an English-speaking audience. Characterized by epic orchestration and multilayered instrumentation, Canadian indie rock bands have developed a cohesive sound that Malajube employs, but to an much brighter end overall. The band’s third release, “Labyrinthes,” is driven by poppy, upbeat, playful tunes without sacrificing this intricate quality. Opening with the grandiose, seven-minute...
...singing along to “Live Your Life” while piling up your plate, know that the cooks love Rihanna just as much as you do. The radio stations are chosen by the dining hall staff, and while you can count on hearing Top 40, classic rock, or oldies in most houses, not all d-hall music is created equal. Afternoons at Quincy are dominated by oldies, the bosses’ favorite, with classic rock coming on after 4:00 p.m. But when Mike L. Charles is working, expect to hear some rap up in Quincy House...