Interview
A country maverick talks about becoming a bluegrass traditionalist.
“To say that the occult ‘saved’ it is really to say that the spiritual agitation is at the heart of what was able to bring rock ‘n’ roll to its most interesting places.”
George Fifield has been pushing the conceptual ball called contemporary digital and intermedia art up a hill for decades.
“It’s not depressing to be told that writers and artists are getting screwed. It’s our daily reality.”
“The pain depicted on stage must cut to the bone, inspire a seemingly impossible empathy within me, within the audience.”
“My first order of business is to do a listening tour. I will have the same question for everyone I meet: what do you need to do your work?”
“I think a lot of people around town are fairly aware of the Red Sox’s checkered history in terms of race.”
Tim Page on a generous sampling of Virgil Thomson’s best music criticism – trenchant, outspoken, oftentimes delightfully clever, and always assured.

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