The Spirit in the Sky

Music Interview: “Going to the Place That’s the Best” — Norman Greenbaum Returns Home to Malden

The hit 1969 song “The Spirit in the Sky” by Malden’s own Norman Greenbaum is the inspiration for one of several new works of public art.

William Marx December 5, 2019 at 3:07 pm on Opera Review: Antonio Salieri’s “Tarare” — A Startling Opera of Social CommentarySo Salieri shouldn't have been so jealous of Mozart ...
Bill Marx November 29, 2019 at 9:21 am on Book Feature: Terry Tempest Williams on the Agonies of “Erosion”I have been reading through this fine collection. Besides the essay that Bob suggests, I would recommend the Q &...
Notimportant November 25, 2019 at 1:43 am on Film Review: “The Nightingale” — Song of the PowerlessWhat in this movie says white privilege? An Irish family living in slavery is privilege. My family immigrated to the...
Margot Green November 24, 2019 at 7:15 pm on Poetry Review: Paul Muldoon’s “Frolic and Detour” — Making the Intricate and Difficult Seem EasyDavid, thanks so much for your review! What a terrific poet, Muldoon. It's wonderful to hear your voice, too, in...
Carol Black November 24, 2019 at 12:43 pm on Rock Concert Review: Bob Dylan at the Tsongas Center — Nothing if Not ChameleonicI was sitting in row 6 on the right (facing the stage) at Tsongas Arena for the Bob Dylan concert,...