In 1957 director MARTIN RITT shattered the facade of bucolic suburban life in post-war America in his lost classic, NO DOWN PAYMENT. TONY RANDALL, JOANNE WOODWARD and PAT HINGLE lead an excellent cast. Plus two obscure Popeye-related cartoons.
During a four-month concert tour of America in 1928, composer MAURICE RAVEL delivered a then-controversial lecture urging American classical musicians to incorporate African-American music into their compositions. Ahead of his time, was he?
A giraffe head plopped on a dark brown horse body with the rump and legs of a zebra–not a mistake from the Animal Design Studio, but a real animal, the okapi, the last large animal discovered in Africa. And John Lukas has been working hard to save it from extinction.
The BENEDICTINES OF MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES are back with another moving seasonal epistle to follow last year’s chart busting Angels and Saints. LENT AT EPHESUS, the sisters’ new album, is a true sacred masterpiece.
Out of the Peruvian jungle in the late ’60s came JUANECO y su COMBO with a new sound known as Jungle Cumbia. Two new releases highlight the band’s incredible music and tragic-laden history. This is an event.
Israeli-born mandolinist AVI AVITAL is blurring the classical-folk lines anew with BETWEEN WORLDS, featuring the work of ‘classical composers inspired by folk music.’
After finishing recording his new album, The Three Kings, guitarist Jeff Golub lost the sight in both of his eyes due to collapsed optic nerves. A fund has been set up to help defray his daunting medical expenses. Donations are accepted via PayPal, check or credit card. Click on the image of Jeff to go to his fundraising site.
