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Music Commentary: The Streaming Cesspool

When listeners outsource their listening to streaming organizations, as they commonly do, they are often directed to music that has been selected to fatten up someone’s bottom line, not to enrich and expand their musical lives.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Amazon, Apple, Digital Service Providers, Spotify, Steve Provizer

Pop Album Review: A.G. Cook’s “Apple” — Half-Baked

A.G. Cook’s undeniable talent shines through in spots, but the record suggests that the celebrated producer has a ways to go before stepping into his own as a solo artist.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: 7G, A.G. Cook, Alex Szeptycki, Apple, PC music

Film Review: “Steve Jobs”—Computer Crash

Steve Jobs is a one-dimensional film about a terminally self-absorbed character.

By: Paul Dervis Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Aaron Sorkin, Apple, Danny Boyle, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dervis, Steve Jobs

Short Fuse Review/Commentary: Steve Jobs and the Digital Acid Trip

No doubt too much can be made out of Steve Jobs’s tripped-out youth, but also, too little. Jobs himself said: “Definitely, taking LSD is one of the most important things in my life.” He never recanted when it came to psychedelics, or disowned their influence.

By: Harvey Blume Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged: Apple, Bill Gates, computers, Short Fuse, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson

Theater Review: A Poetic ‘Apple’

Imagine this day. See it in your mind. The sun on your face. The spring in your mouth. Your heart deep inside. No future. No past. No time. Just this day. This moment. — Apple by Vern Thiessen Apple by Vern Thiessen. Directed by Greg Maraio. Presented by Phoenix Theatre Artists and Company One, at […]

By: Alyssa Hall Filed Under: Featured, Theater, Visual Arts, World Books Tagged: Alyssa Machado, Apple, Boston-theater, Canada, Company One, Greg Maraio, Phoenix Theatre Artists, Vern Thiessen

Coming Attractions in Theater: March 2010

Highlights on stage this month include the world premiere of a drama about evolution by a respected local playwright and an intriguing collection of plays and musicals that bring an unusual perspective to topics ranging from love and music to extinction and dehumanization. And the wait is over: a show featuring singing dinosaurs has arrived. […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, American Repertory Theater, Apple, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Boston, Boston Center for the Arts, Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, Central Square Theatre, Company One, Holland Productions, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Jim Petosa, Melancholy Play, Melinda-Lopez, Michael Hollinger, New Repertory Theatre, Opus, Othello, Peter-DuBois, Publick-Theatre, Sarah-Ruhl, Shakespeare, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Stoneham Theatre, The Adding Machine, Theater, Underground Railway Theater, Vern Thiessen

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