RIP Esbjörn Svensson

I was absolutely heartbroken to learn, today, that acclaimed Swedish jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson passed away last weekend at the young age of 44.I was first introduced to the music of the Esbjörn Svensson...

French Filmmaker Jean Delannoy Dies at 100

Renowned French filmmaker Jean Delannoy has died at the age of 100."Classic French filmmaker Jean Delannoy, who adapted novels by Victor Hugo and Andre Gide and won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize in 1946, has died at age 100, officials said Thursday.Delannoy died...

Frank Zappa's "Inca Roads" claymation video

"Here, have a plateful of genius... it's Frank Zappa with Mothers of Invention George Duke, Tom Fowler, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson and the extra-amazing Ruth Underwood, live in 1974 at L.A. TV station KCET, interspersed with Bruce Bickford's trippy...

'Trespassing,' censored at Sundance, screening in Santa Barbara

Censorship has made a big return, even in the arts.  It seems that SUNDANCE, the film folks biggest American outlet for independents does not want the U.S. public to know that American Aboriginals are the...

Digital Bohemians Ask What Is Work?

" Digital Bohemians Ask What Is Work? Excerpts by: Sascha Lobo and Holm Friebe There is an alternative to the rigid concept of full-time employment, which after all has resulted not only in mass unemployment, but also in mass dissatisfaction. Claiming confidently "We'll find...

Joanna Newsom plays the harp and wears cute clothes

I have to admnit that this is the first time I have really listened when I heard about Joanna Newsom. She is a 20-something harpist who dazzles crowds all over the place with her alternative take on interpeting...

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