The Muse has descended on the curriculum developers at Columbia University: they have designed a class entitled Pop and Social…
Richard Wagner’s music is an acquired taste. A more difficult acquisition than most. I’ll admit to being much attracted to Mark Twain’s sarcastic take, which was (relying on my memory here, so I may not have the exact quote): “Wagner’s music is a lot better than it sounds.” Just so.
February 7 starts National Marriage Week. I propose that, in conjunction with this annual event, we identify, and create, music…
In mid-October, the “Rap God” Eminem released a freestyle rap dissing Donald Trump, calling him and all of his supporters…
Today, “more than 100 accomplished music creators” are in the nation’s capital for the annual “Grammys on the Hill.” But…
For those who aren’t in the know, Coachella is a trendy music festival. Via Wikipedia: The Coachella Valley Music and…
Hillary Clinton lost the presidency. To salve the briny wounds, the left will have a winner, dammit. They will have…
Folk singer Glenn Yarbrough passed away of complications of dementia on Thursday. He was 86. Yarbrough was drawn to folk…
I do wonder why he sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” instead of “America” which had been used in one of…
For the fourth time in just over a decade, I saw Paul McCartney in concert. Of the four occasions, three…
