America As I Want To Hear It – Music of Charles Ives
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The music of Charles Ives (1874-1954) is America as I hear it – or rather hear it and perceive it …
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Space May Well Be The Place – It’s Sun Ra
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I recently watched the inimitable Sun Ra’s 1974 epic film Space Is The Place. I suppose you could call it …
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Zombies, Flying Disc Men and Other Cold War Annoyances
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I recently raided my videotape library to find some of the old movie serials I had collected awhile back. I …
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Anselm Keifer and the Art of Memory
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The first time I saw the art of Anselm Keifer, I felt a deep connection to its use of dark, …
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Symphonic/Choral Masterpiece – Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 129
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I consider Lili Boulanger’s brief Psalm 129 to be one of the great symphonic/choral masterpieces, not only of the 20th …
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Fine Contemporary Poetry from Linda Pastan
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My wife and I have, so far, been to the 2008 and 2010 Dodge Poetry Festivals. These wonderful biennial gatherings …
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Great Short Film – The Red Balloon
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When I was young (as if that was ever possible), I loved Albert Lamorisse’s small masterpiece, The Red Balloon. It …
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Chesley Bonestell – Father of Modern Space Art
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Again, from Wikipedia, “Chesley Bonestell (January 1, 1888 – June 11, 1986) was an American painter, designer and illustrator. His …
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New Take on Progressive Rock – The Crimson Jazz Trio
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Who was shocked when they first saw the screaming red face on the cover of King Crimson’s first LP The …
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Steampunk – The Future from the Past
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Wikipedia defines Steampunk as, “a genre that originated during the 1980s and early 1990s and incorporates elements of science fiction, …
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