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Book Review: “This Isn’t Happening: Radiohead’s “Kid A”” — An Enduring Soundtrack for our Malaise

December 24, 2020
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Steven Hyden’s ,/em>This Isn’t Happening, a book-length appreciation of Radiohead and Kid A is one of the best books I read all year.

Short Fuse Podcast #35: An Interview with Dancer and Critic Merli V. Guerra

December 24, 2020
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Host Deanna Costa interviews Arts Fuse contributor Merli V. Guerra, a multifaceted dancer as well as a writer..

Theater Review: The Christmas Revels 2020 — A Delightfully Virtual Revelation

December 23, 2020
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A 50th anniversary is a wonderful milestone, and I congratulate the Revels for looking back and huzzahing the occasion as they have.

Book Review: “This Is Bop” — A Biography of Jon Hendricks, Master of Vocalese

December 22, 2020
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This biography provides a solid look at Jon Hendricks’s life and career; a well-rounded picture that is neither a hagiography nor a hatchet job.

Classical CD Reviews: Listening During COVID, Part 3 –From Boston with Love (Performances of Haydn, Dello Joio, and Virgil Thomson).

December 22, 2020
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Two new recordings and one much-welcome re-release contain first-rate performances of Haydn’s 1798 “Lord Nelson” Mass, Dello Joio’s opera about Joan of Arc, and Virgil Thomson’s astonishing musical portraits of Alice B. Toklas, Picasso, and others.

Rock Feature: Boston’s Salem 66 — Ripe for Rediscovery

December 21, 2020
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Could there be a Salem 66 reissue campaign on the horizon? Hope springs eternal for fans of the predominantly female quartet.

Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2020

December 20, 2020
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

Blues Album Review: Robert Connely Farr’s “Country Supper” — Feed a Hunger for That Lonesome Delta Sound

December 19, 2020
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Country Supper is a beautifully produced album, a cohesive musical and artistic statement that will appeal to serious fans of the blues, country, and indie rock.

Film Review: “Possessor” — Chilling, Brutal, and Heady Horror

December 19, 2020
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This brilliant film is both an intriguing commentary on the nature of performance and a frightening allegory about how technology, at the service of our worst fantasies and urges, is capable of destroying our humanity.

Album Review: Slauson Malone’s “Vergangenheitsbewältigung” — Struggling to Cope with the Past

December 18, 2020
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Vergangenheitsbewältigung only runs 24 minutes: it is a compact, thought-provoking, and rewarding sensory experience.

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