So now living in the San Gabriel Valley (the OTHER Los Angeles area valley), one wonders where culture resides. Surely they it can be found in the megaplexes that dot the landscape playing summer blockbusters. Surely they it can also be found in the chain bookstores and coffee shops that provide many with a home […]
Why do I like Camille (official website), French songstress…let me count the ways:
1. Camille is f-ing good. She has that nice ingenue voice that Mariah Carey perfected.
2. Camille is French. That’s not necessarily something good since my perception of French pop is that if it isn’t danceable or ambient or classic, then it’s probably not […]
Every year the LA Phil commissions new works, which is one of the most important aspects of keeping musical tradition alive. No new works=fossilization of old ones. Let’s take a look at some of the new commissions from their next season.
January 10: Arvo Part premiering a new work for string orchestra. That’s fitting since some […]
I decided to throw out a random list of 10 movies within movies, a genre that holds some pretty awesome titles…and some crappy ones too.
1. Sunset Blvd.
Well, while not technically a movie within a movie, it has elements. For one thing, you have an elderly veteran screen actress playing an elderly veteran screen actress (Gloria […]
Okay, end of the year time right? I only do top 8s, not 10s…sorry. Also, I’m probably forgetting some great ones that I’ll regret not mentioning. Oh well, here goes:
Favorite albums
1. Strawberry Jam - Animal Collective
A beautiful, weird, and challenging work. It connects to some primal musical language that has been lost in the haze […]
