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Film News: “Star Trek” —The Borg Have Won

May 26, 2013
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If Plato had known of mind meld, you can be sure he would have applied to be a Vulcan.

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Fuse Music News: Beantown Native Son Peter Rowan Returns to Teach Lessons From “The Old School”

May 24, 2013
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I confess: I also was among those who witnessed Peter Rowan play a zillion years ago, circa 1970, when he sang like an angel with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.

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Fuse Music News: The Tepid Lineup for Boston’s “Outside the Box” Festival

May 24, 2013
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Boston’s Outside the Box festival falls far short of its stated mission to be “revolutionary” or “world class.”

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Fuse Jazz News: Happy 99th Birthday Sun Ra! A Local Celebration Tonight

May 22, 2013
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Come celebrate the music of Sun Ra: legendary jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet, theatrical ringmaster, and lyricist of the extra terrestrial.

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Rock Appreciation: Ray Manzarek Founding Member of The Doors Dies at 74

May 21, 2013
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Ray gave us permission to peek through his doors of perception and a chance to live, for just for a few hours, in his world.

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Fuse News: How Loud Does David Koch’s Money Talk in Boston?

May 20, 2013
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Mayer’s report deals with David Koch throwing his weight around at WNET and PBS. Unfortunately, she does not talk about whether Koch’s powerful presence has influenced WGBH.

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Fuse News: Mercury Falls, and Jazz Is Still in the House

May 18, 2013
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The idea of house concerts seems to be getting some legs. The “fabulous world headquarters loft of Accurate Records” again plays host, this time to the eclectic San Francisco band, Mercury Falls.

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Fuse News: The Perfect Book Review — Making Things Hot for Dan Brown’s “Inferno”

May 17, 2013
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Deadpan sarcasm perfectly pitched, absurdity of target (and publisher) punctured with a minimum of muss and fuss.

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Fuse News: Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director-designate Andris Nelsons

May 16, 2013
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The selection of Andris Nelsons, 34, as the BSO’s next chief is an inspired choice and bold, and not just because of his age.

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Fuse News: NYC’s The American Folk Art Museum — Destroying it as Vandalism.

May 13, 2013
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It’s notable and heartening when informed critical opinion manages to stop a juggernaut in its tracks.

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