Books Promiscuously Read sets a high standard for what might become an exciting new genre of literary criticism for educated general readers.
Allen Michie
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (July Entry)
Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and this month’s list includes Little Feat, Jonathan Edwards, Hot Tuna, The Red Detachment of Women, and Jimmy Witherspoon & Eric Burdon.
Jazz Album Review: “Merci Miles! Live at Vienne” — Of Historic as well as Musical Value
Davis solos less on Merci Miles than I wish he had, but he plays with precision, taste, and expression.
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (June Entry)
Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and this month’s list includes Leonard Bernstein, Leon Russell, The Faces, Carla Bley, and Rod Stewart.
June Short Fuses – Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Book Review: “B-Side Books: Essays on Forgotten Favorites” — Viva the Overlooked!
This slim volume is the ideal antidote to something like Harold Bloom’s The Western Canon and the other beefy works that lay out The Official Reading List For All Educated Persons.
May Short Fuses – Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (May Entry)
Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and this month’s list includes The Temptations, Janis Joplln, John Hartford, Carole King, and The Carpenters.
Jazz CD Review: Jim Waller Big Band — “Bucket List”
This is one of the best traditional big band records you’ll hear this year, or maybe this decade.
April Short Fuses – Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.