lareviewofbooks.org – lareviewofbooks.org “THE ONLY BOOK I can write,” Elvis Costello says in the 2014 documentary Mystery Train, “is the one that nobody else can know but me.” I can’t help […]
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Bob Dylan Talks to His Computer in New IBM Ad
pitchfork.com – Evan Minsker Every now and then, Bob Dylan appears in a commercial. He’s worked with Chrysler, Chobani, Pepsi, Victoria’s Secret, and more. Now, he’s in an ad for IBM where […]
Patti Smith, Survivor
nytimes.com – PENELOPE GREEN One bright afternoon last month, the Rockaways’ meticulously restored boardwalk gleamed in the sun, as did Patti Smith’s sparsely furnished one-room bungalow a half-block away, the light […]
Classical Music This Week: Box Sets, Dudamel’s Op-Ed and a ‘Sorcerer’s’ Birthday
nytimes.com – ZACHARY WOOLFE Music writers get a lot of CDs, and sometimes they get a lot of CDs at once: An enormous box set arrives. In this weekend’s Arts & Leisure, […]
See How Bob Dylan’s Iconic ‘Bringing It All Back Home’ Cover Was Made
rollingstone.com – Kory Grow This past March marked the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s landmark album Bringing It All Back Home, which contained his first electric recordings and the singles “Subterranean […]
Rare Frank Sinatra Radio Recordings Will Be Released in Box Set
artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com – Andrew R. Chow A trove of live Frank Sinatra recordings will be released in November in honor of the singer’s centennial. Titled “Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955),” […]
Phil Woods (1931-2015)
jazzwax.com – Marc Myers Phil Woods, an alto saxophonist who idolized Charlie Parker, married his widow, developed one of the most signature sounds on his instrument in post-war small-group and big-band settings, […]
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