David Rooney’s thesis in About Time is provocatively ironic: clocks, through their ever-increasing precision and regularity, are the instruments of constant change.
Allen Michie
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.
Arts Feature: Significant Jazz Experiences, 2021
The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorites — mainly recordings.
Album Review: Jake Shimabukuro — a Visionary Ukulele Virtuoso
What 2022 needs is “more ‘ukulele.” Put on some ‘ukulele music and just try to feel bad.
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.
December Short Fuses – Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4
There are three key words in the title: “music,” “change,” and “everything.” At its best, the series convincingly shows how they are linked. Other times, it embraces too much of one at the expense of the other two.
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project – Celebrating a Great Year in Music (November Entry)
Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s diverse list includes John Lee Hooker, Víctor Jara, The Grateful Dead, Grand Funk Railroad, and Yes.
November Short Fuses – Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Jazz Album Review: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett — Together Again, Memorably
Even if this is a commercial confection, it’s worth taking seriously because it is very likely to be Tony Bennett’s final album.