News & Notes – January 2013
In NEWS & NOTES: Gospel stalwarts unite on single to benefit MY SANDY HOOD FUND; 'CHINA BEACH' finally…
Author: David McGee
Karl Jenkins: The Path To ‘Peacemakers’
EXCLUSIVE: One of our Album of the Year honorees for his epic choral work The Peacemakers, composer/conductor/multi-instrumentalist Karl…
When Patti Page Left Her Mark On Me
WHEN PATTI PAGE LEFT HER MARK ON ME: A sweet childhood memory of a chance encounter with Patti…
The Strange Adventures and Alluring Music of Alessandro Stradella
An exhaustive appreciation of Alessandro Stradella, one of the most enigmatic, colorful and gifted composers of the 17th…
Winter in Verse
Shakespeare, Keats, Robert Burns, Thomas Campion and Robert Frost reflect on the modds of winter. Plus seasonal-oriented cartoons…
Dietrich. Deneuve. Garbo. Gardot.
DIETRICH. DENEUVE. GARBO. GARDOT: In The Absence--the Deep Roots Album of the Year 2012--Melody Gardot, trading on mystery…
The Wonders of the Beggar’s Kingdom
With its 2012 album, The Wonders of the Beggar’s Kingdom, Lithuania's Sutaras went beyond cheery celebrations of its…
The Enigma Variations: Living with Lawrence
December 2012 was the 50th anniversary of David Lean's epic, Academy Award winning Lawrence of Arabia. Contributing editor…
Ride Lonesome (1959)
It's back to the old west for Deep Roots Theater, as we present the penultimate film in director…
In Her Own Words: Up-and-Coming Illustrator Sairom Moon
Our heralded kids' lit blogger JULES interviews up-and-coming illustrator Sairom Moon, and kicks off the new year by…