Posts Tagged ‘music’
… So goes the first line in A GOOD AMERICAN. And it’s true – there’s a lot of music in the book. There’s a reason why the cover has a cornet with notes spilling out of it. The story begins with a love affair ignited by the power of song, and throughout the novel, music Click here to continue…
Finally, a respite from all the advice. Now it’s my turn to ask for your help. (And, I know. You never asked for mine.) I’ve been having a fine old time lately enjoying Spotify, a music website that has (finally) been made available over here in the US. It is an amazing resource and I Click here to continue…
I confess this footage of my daughter stumps me. I can’t for the life of me remember what on earth she was listening to on the headphones which made her into a human metronome (well, kind of.) Chances are it was either “Hey Soul Sister” by Train, or, um, “Hampsterdance” by that noted songsmith, Hampton Click here to continue…
Finally, on this Thursday morning spot, some Brad Mehldau. Mehldau is perhaps the musician most responsible for the recent vogue of adopting pop songs and transforming them into a jazz idiom. I could do several months’ worth of posts just with him. He’s covered everything from Oasis and Paul Simon to Radiohead, Nick Drake, and Click here to continue…
The amazon fairy visited last week, bringing with him (among many other goodies) Keith Jarrett’s latest release, a compelling 3 disc recording of two recent concerts in Paris and London. A full review will appear in due course. But Jarrett isn’t the only one who can, as he modestly puts it, “build a universe” at Click here to continue…
One of my greatest regrets is that I cannot write while I listen to music. I need my quiet. There is no such thing as background noise for me. The music rushes to the forefront of my consciousness, demanding attention, and I can no longer hear the words I’m forever trying to grasp. Sentences swim Click here to continue…