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Film Interview: Jeff Rapsis’ Code of Silents

For the past decade, Jeff Rapsis has improvised live scores for silent films starring Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Film, Interview Tagged: Jeff Rapsis, Ken Bader, Music, silent film

Book Review: Is It Possible to Hate Music? And Why?

This invigorating book formulates a caveat: beware of music..

By: John Taylor Filed Under: Books, Featured, Music, Review, World Books Tagged: Fredrik Rönnbäck, Matthew Amos, Music, Pascal Quignard, The Hatred of Music, Yale-University-Press

Fuse Film Review: The Arlington International Film Festival Kicks off 4th Season with Boffo “Botso”

Botso teaches children the joie de vivre of music and he is remarkably successful.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Arlington International Film Festival, Botso: The Teacher from Tbilisi, documentary, Mario Garefo., Music, Regent Theatre, teaching, The Man Who Fed His Shadow, Tom Walters

Book Review: Sanford Friedman’s Utterly Original “Conversations with Beethoven”

How well Conversations with Beethoven works as fiction will depend on the engagement and imaginative powers of the reader.

By: David Mehegan Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Conversations with Beethoven, gay fiction, Music, New York Review Books, Peter Cameron, Richard Howard, Sanford Friedman, Totempole

Concert Review: Old-School Boston Rockers Revisit the Christmas Comfort Zone

At this time of year, a bit of silliness can be expected and even appreciated. The Fools doing a metal song about holiday-shopping stress? Of course.

By: Brett Milano Filed Under: Fuse News Tagged: Brett Milano, Music, Regent Theatre, rock, Rock & Soul Christmas Revue, The Fools

Caldwell Titcomb, Theater and Music Critic — Words of Remembrance

There was a memorial service for Caldwell Titcomb, invaluable friend of the arts in New England, yesterday in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. He passed away on June 12th of leukemia at the age of 84. The ceremony was moving and heartfelt, with memories shared about Caldwell as a friend, composer, critic, grammarian, teacher, brother, long-time President of the Elliot Norton Awards, and researcher in African-American history.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Classical Music, Theater Tagged: Caldwell-Titcomb, critic, Music, Norton Awards

Music Feature: Fervent Prayer — Galeet Dardashti crafts new rituals from the old

Galeet Dardashti is a trailblazing musician: she is the first woman in her celebrated family to perform Persian Jewish music

By: Etta King Filed Under: Music Tagged: Boston Jewish Music Festival and the New Center for Arts and Culture, Galeet Dardashti, Jewish, Music, Persian

Classical Music Review: Hooray for Film Night at Tanglewood

The Tanglewood team of Morgan Freeman, Gil Shaham, and John Williams served up an evening of memorable performances of music from the movies.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Classical Music, Film Tagged: Boston Pops Orchestra, hollywood, John Williams, Morgan Freeman, Music, Ron Barnell, Tanglewood

Music Review: DeVotchKa — Indie Rock Gone Eclectic

Listeners expect global diversity from DeVotchKa and in its latest album the group delivers on its exhilarating efforts to make indie rock with plenty of exotic flair.

By: Lucien Flores Filed Under: Music, Popular Music, Rock Tagged: DeVotchKa, indie, Music, Nick Urata

Coming Attractions in Popular Music: February 2011

After January’s brief hibernation, the pop music coming attractions column is back for the month of February to deliver what you crave: music, sweet music. (Cue dancing in the street.) Wait . . . what’s that you say? The streets are covered in snow? No problem: there are plenty of places to dance indoors while […]

By: Thomas Samph Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Best Coast, Coming Attractions, jack White, Music, Nicos Gun, Popular Music, Wanda jackson

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