Q: But didn't hobnobbing with the glitterati and playing before the royal families of Europe feel uncomfortable? Even John Entwistle commented in 1970 that The Who had become "snob rock," and "the kind of band that Jackie Onassis would come and see"? Townshend: "I don't know if I was uncomfortable … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2004
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL: Eliza Gilkyson
Eliza Gilkyson LAND OF MILK AND HONEY (Red House Records) Topical songs from white folk are even more rare than they are successful, especially in a day and age when outrage is so commonplace. But rolling through a stack of CDs today in the car as I took my kids to school, I came across the lead … [Read more...]
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS: Thomson on Didion
This was easily the best thing I read all week, and easily the best thing ever on Joan Didion (don't think the AJ "access" password works, though): She has admitted coming of age in the time of male novels - 'big fish, Africa, Paris, no second acts' - and of feeling disconcerted at the scant space … [Read more...]
BSO CONCERT: Symphony Hall, March 16, 2004
Edo de Waarta, conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano DVORAK Piano Concerto IVES Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day JANACEK Sinfonietta In person, de Waart reminds me of Bernard Haitink, a fellow Dutchman, although his conducting manner is less stodgy. This came out a lot in the Dvorak, which had … [Read more...]
NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE (Lost Highway)
DAVE HOLLAND BIG BAND: Zankel Hall, March 10, 2004
·· Taylor Haskins, Trumpet ·· Alex “Sasha” Sipiagin, Trumpet ·· Duane Eubanks, Trumpet ·· Chris Potter, Tenor Saxophone ·· Antonio Hart, Alto Saxophone ·· Mark Gross, Alto Saxophone ·· Gary Smulyan, Baritone ·· Robin Eubanks, Trombone ·· Jon Arns, Trombone ·· Douglas Purviance, Tromone ·· Steve … [Read more...]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: We Give You…
The Elizabeth Wurtzel of Motherhood, and the latest barometer of the New Yorker's decline. … [Read more...]
LET THAT JURY EAT QUICHE…
Matos posted … [Read more...]