Here are a couple of trailers from this eagerly awaited documentary or a hymn to the life blood that infuses NOLA. TRADITION IS A TEMPLE explores New Orleans’ unique musical culture and the fragility of tradition in the modern world. Intimate discussions with contemporary New Orleans musicians highlight their history, upbringing and how tradition has shaped their…
For no particular reason save for the idea that it amuses me (and might amuse you) each week I will post a quote or an extract from JK Toole’s masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces. But if you haven’t read the book, I urge you to do so. And if you do, you will be impelled to…
Just received my hard copy of this issue: This volume stems from the conference “The Neurosciences and Music IV: Learning and Memory,” held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 9–12, June 2011. The volumes focuses on four themes: infants and children, adults: musicians and non-musicians, disabilities and aging-related issues, and therapy and rehabilitation. Featured papers cover a…
The latest release in the superb series from the Institute of Art and Ideas – thanks Alex! Hilary Lawson does a terrific job in moderating, one of the best if not the best I’ve come across. We all create internal narratives of our lives. From moment to moment, but also spanning a lifetime. Do these…
This book looks really promising. Art Blakeyduke ellingtonFrank BarrettJazzmanagementMiles DavisSonny RollinsThelonious Monkyes to the mess
This article by the excellent Keith Spera. Another Feb 26th baby is Johnny Cash. boogie woogieFats DominoJohnny CashKeith Speranew orleansrock and roll
Here are a couple of extracts from Giandomenica Becchio’s paper: In the Preface of The Sensory Order, Hayek stated that this book was based on his readings in psychology during 1919–1920, when he was still a young student in Vienna interested in both psychology and economics. Among many others, Hayek explicitly cited Mach’s influence on…
Here is my chum Ivo Mosley’s latest book. In addition to his writing career (poetry, plays, social commentary) Ivo was a highly distinguished ceramicist – see the wonderful photo of him and his work below captured by either Snowdon or Lichfield – I forget. Ivo, surprisingly, also read Japanese at Oxford. cultural criticismhistory of political thoughtivo…
Here is everything you need to know about Priorat – IMHO the most exciting fireworks in a bottle along with some of the much more modestly priced Chilean wines. See Jancis Robinson‘s assessment from 2004 along with a couple of more recent articles from the WSJ and the NYT. I first had a glass in NYC in 2009 when…
Robert Devigne’s intro to his chapter. The identification of Michael Oakeshott with conservatism is fraught with debate. To be sure, some analysts consider Oakeshott to be the modern incarnation of Burke. Moreover, during the closing decades of the twentieth century, conservative thinkers in the United Kingdom made the greatest claims to Oakeshott. Yet different features…
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