Milo Miles

Book Review: Scott McCloud’s “The Sculptor” — A Life in His Hands

March 14, 2015
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A graphic novel about the death of art and the art of death

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

February 15, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, and author events for the coming week.

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Rock Album Review: Earth’s Masterpiece — “Primitive and Deadly” or How Doom Came to America

September 19, 2014
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Masters of Doom: the band Earth forges a classic in an aged, durable style of heavy metal.

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Film Review: The Political Musician-Rebel Fela Kuti, the Master Blaster of Nigeria, Gets a Satisfying Bio Treatment in “Finding Fela”

August 19, 2014
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Because it includes so many images from all parts of his life, Finding Fela may offer the finest tribute to the star’s determination and defiance though the way his face and body look as time goes on.

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Jazz Review: Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Lights Up the Future of Jazz at Newport 2014 (But Who Will Pay the Bills?)

August 6, 2014
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The jazz of tomorrow is in gifted hands. The future of the music business is more up for grabs.

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Arts Remembrance: Tommy Ramone — Gabba-Gabba Hey, Now and Forever

July 12, 2014
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The late Tommy Ramones’ drumming was as key as any component in the band’s makeup.

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Fuse Concert Review: New England Phonographers Union Pump It Up

May 19, 2014
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At last — industrial music made by real industrial machines played in a real industrial setting.

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Concert Review: Jazz Giant Sun Ra at 100 — Space Conquers Time

May 16, 2014
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Ken Schaphorst and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts made the case for Sun Ra as an egyptologist (who claimed to be from Saturn).

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Music Commentary: Checking Under the Hood of the Beatles’ “White Album”

March 21, 2014
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Deconstructing the “White Album” — How the Beatles could fight Like cats and work like dogs.

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Music Commentary: Vinyl Resting Place – How To Love LPs Not Too Much But Well

March 1, 2014
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The LP format has had mobs of claims made about it over the years, some silly, some solid. As an old platter-flipper pro, here’s my take on some of them.

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