Brian Wilson tweeted: “I loved her voice so much and she was a very special person and a dear friend. This just breaks my heart. Ronnie’s music and spirit will live forever.”
Rock
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project – Celebrating a Great Year in Music (January Entry)
Arts Fuse writers finish their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s triumphant list includes John Lennon, Cat Stevens, Fela Kuti, Laura Nyro, Judee Sill, and Lou Harrison.
January Short Fuses – Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Album Review: Arca — Getting Her KICKS
The Kick album cycle drives home the essence of Arca’s musical vision: constant, relentless transformation.
Arts Feature: Music That Sustained Us Through (Another) Year of the Pandemic
Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Russell’s Outside Child made two lists. And so did Little Simz’s Sometime I Might Be Introvert.
Arts Remembrance: Michael Nesmith
With Michael Nesmith’s passing, Boomers of a certain age feel another piece of their youth disappearing.
Music Documentary: “The Beatles: Get Back” — Back to Where They Once Belonged
Who else, but The Beatles, could command this much attention, of this many people, for that long of a time, and still be interesting, even joyous?
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project – Celebrating a Great Year in Music (December Entry)
Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s diverse list includes Elton John, Paul and Linda McCartney, Humble Pie, Miles Davis, and Nick Drake.
Rock CD Review: John Powhida International Airport — “This Phasor Sounds Divine”
Like his idol, Todd Rundgren, John Powhida is a bit of a musical shape-shifter, evoking a broad range of styles but always with his unique and easily recognizable stamp.
Rock Concert Review: Bob Dylan X 2 — Performing in Boston and Providence
At 80 years old, Bob Dylan sounds imperturbable and fierce.