Tippi Hedren: Birds, Big Cats And Hitchcock
Actress TIPPI HEDREN had, at least, a complicated relationship with ALFRED HITCHCOCK, and for a few decades now…
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Mozart’s ‘Requiem’
'Requiem,' Mozart's final masterpiece, was written in late 1791, while the composer lay dying. In 1893 George P.…
Trump Gives Finger to Native Americans
Chief Red Cloud, late 1800s: 'They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never…
Music to Entrance, Uplift and Break Your Heart
Manchester, England's THE BREATH features guitarist STUART MCCALLUM and vocalist RIOGHNACH CONNOLLY delving deeply into the spaces between…
The Secret Project
How do you explain the atomic bomb to children? JULES says a new book, THE SECRET PROJECT, by…
The ‘Circular Music’ of Pellingmans’ Saraband
On its new album, TWENTY WAIES UPON THE BELS, PELLINGMANS' SARABAND explores 'circular music' from the 16th and…
Sniffing Out Revelations About the Canine Sense of Smell
After reading ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ’s 'Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell,' it turns out…
The Greatest Gift
A solo acoustic guitar masterpiece, DAVID WOOD's A CHRISTMAS GIFT captures the true spirit of the season as…
From Advent to Epiphany
Classical editor ROBERT HUGILL rounds up the best in Classical Christmas albums for 2016.
‘I WONDER AS I WANDER’
STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS: JOHN JACOB NILES's own account of writing 'I Wonder As I Wander,' plus an…