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Music Reviews: David Bowie’s ‘I Can’t Give Everything Away [2002–2016]’ plus a Cat Stevens Anthology
The latest David Bowie collection focuses on a period when he released relatively few full-length studio LPs. Still, the compilers have managed to deliver a wealth of content.
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'The Haunting of Modesto O'Brien by Brit Griffin combines elements of Dashiell Hammett, Irish mythology, gothic horror and a western mining camp
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Formed from the ashes of a group called the Ashes (which included future Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden), the Peanut Butter Conspiracy dealt in frequently adventurous rock, much of which deserves more attention than it has received.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Do Admit’ by Mimi Pond from Drawn+Quarterly
'Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me' by Mimi Pond tackles an enormous project in telling not just one biography but seven.
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Viscerally a horror yarn, dramatically a study of character among teenage girls, this harrowing play has at its core a story of friendship.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Hotel’ by Wild Rice
'Hotel' is a tale of a hotel room that is witness to Singapore's history from 1915 to 2015. There are 11 stories that span 100 years, from colonial atrocities to the psychedelic 1960s and eventually the poignant 2000s.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘Joe Meek: A Curious Mind,’ plus a David Bowie Tribute, and Albums from Rory Block, Irving Flores, and Johnnie Johnson
Joe Meek offered his share of teen-oriented pop, but he also had a penchant for strange novelty songs, odd sound effects, and numbers that dealt with the occult, outer space, and life on other planets.
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The Norwegian lutenist makes this 400-year-old music sound vital through a mature, warmly expressive sensibility, even as he explicates these old "texts" through a prism of meticulous technique.
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