SLAM!, Through the Coin Full Digital Studio of San Mattedo Della Decima, 2010 Luca De Marchi ? trumpet; Matteo Sgarzi ? bass, doublebass; Silvio Peroni – keyboards, soprano saxophone; Andrea Zucchelli ? drums Vibrantly Innovative Stew in a Purist Pot ?How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your… Read more »
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Conjunto Roque Moreira is a Brazilian group that plays a delicious blend of spicy rhythms and genres including reggae, samba, rock, and funk and some little-known but highly infectious Brazilian forms. The band has recently begun teaching underprivileged children to make special musical instruments to sell. Recently drummer Anderson Almeida spoke with Wanda Waterman St…. Read more »
Book: John Wall Barger, Pain-Proof Men Publisher: Palimpsest Press Publication date: 2009 The premise of this book of poems is a complex metaphor so grand and evocative that at first it can make you feel a little at sea. The title is a literal English translation of the word fakir, the Sufi holy man who… Read more »
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Book: Leïla Marouane, The Sexual Life of an Islamist in Paris Europa Editions 2010 Translated by Alison Anderson from La Vie Sexuelle d?un Islamist à Paris ?The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you./don’t go back to sleep./You must ask for what you really want./don’t go back to sleep./People are going back and forth… Read more »
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?Great feelings take with them their own universe.? Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus The best ambient music has the distinction of being a tremendous aid to concentration and creative flow and at the same time a source of intellectual depth and substance. So when you want to turn from writing your next post-modern treatise… Read more »
Scott Lanaway is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter known for his experimental approach to creating layered, atmospheric songs with lyrics that display a wealth of quirky insights into the human dilemma. After recording Answering Machine Diaries in 2006 he released Mergers and Acquisitions in March of this year. Recently he took the time to discuss his music… Read more »
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