Allen Michie
“Every record can have its own unique sound, depending on who has owned it, who’s touched it, where it’s been. That’s really important to me.” This movie makes you realize that these things should be important to you, too.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Others may hear a painfully flawed Latin jazz album, but what I heard was a brilliant postmodern ironic jam session in the mode of Ornette Coleman. I’m probably wrong, but I don’t care, because this album is a blast.
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David Rooney’s thesis in About Time is provocatively ironic: clocks, through their ever-increasing precision and regularity, are the instruments of constant change.
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The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorites — mainly recordings.
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What 2022 needs is “more ‘ukulele.” Put on some ‘ukulele music and just try to feel bad.
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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.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Film Commentary: “Pride and Prejudice” — The Nature of Love, Twenty Years On