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It’s Ravi Shankar’s Birthday and George Harrison’s Star Shines on in Hollywood!
'Ravi Shankar is the Godfather of World Music.' George Harrison-With the sudden emergence of Susan Boyle as a new singing star, I'm remembering back when George introduced us to the dazzling twangs of Ravi's sitar.
A Critique of The U.S. Defense Department’s Documentary: Why Vietnam?
This is a critique of a 30 minute documentary, produced by the U.S. Defense Department in 1965, Why Vietnam? Every American should view this film; we were looking at Vietnam through a very narrow prism at that time.
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony Will TossYou into an Orbit of Joy!
A fleeting, ethereal whiff of mirth lifted me up off of my bed, transfixed as I was by bars of music, music that merrily sprung forth from my radio speaker; a sweeping joy permeated my fleshy extremities...
The Tomato Patch Murder Is More About How Court TV Chose to Spin This Story!
The Tomato Patch Murder is interesting on two levels: first, it is an astonishing case of abuse and what looks like justifiable homicide, and second, it`s a case where the media drops the ball and clearly wasn`t playing fairly.
John Zorn Throws the Manual to the Side of the Road on Naked City!
John Zorn`s Naked City is a Spy Crime-Jazz record, the first of its kind, that jumps around musical genres like jackrabbitt in a briar patch, and leaves you zinging in the wind!
