Tag: rock music
John Lennon as Only His Half-Sister, Julia Baird, Knew Him
As Tolstoy said, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The Lennon-Bairds were no exception.
Musical Malaise: The Twilight of the Original Score?
The zeitgeist doesn’t bode well for top-flight musical theater scores. Unless...
Big, Black and On Broadway
But "King Kong," the musical, doesn't quite confront its disturbing history as a metaphor for racism.
‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together’ Rocks Broadway
Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice. But it can strike near enough.
Oh, My “D-Illyria” For Shaina Taub’s First-Rate ‘Twelfth Night’
The rain fell steadily, once stopping the show for maybe 15 minutes. I refused to budge.
10 Nominees for Trump’s Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
There's a deep, eclectic bench ready to lead the agency.
In “Bulldozer,” Constantine Maroulis Brings Rock to Urban Planning
The "American Idol" and Broadway vet discusses playing NYC's notorious master builder in a new Off-Broadway musical.
Prince Biographer Alex Hahn: Nothing Still Compares to U
Always looking for a sense of home, Prince finally found it in Paisley Park.
Peer Gynt and the Norwegian Hapa Band Rocks Out
Though rock is native neither to Norway nor to Hapa bands, the idea is fascinating.
How a Millennial Channels Janis Joplin
"Some audience members think I’m truly drunk towards the end..."
Is Generational Marketing Getting Old?
Like music, the right marketing mindset can bridge generations.
TV Legend Dick Cavett Recreates History Off-Broadway
An alchemy of warmth, depth, range, skill, charm and humor. Always humor.
Meta Time: Episodes of “Episodes” and Human Aliens
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc...as Matt LeBlanc?
Still Ill: Morrissey’s “Autobiography” Explains All
Please, please, please, let him get what he wants.
Exhibition Takes a Serious Look at Love
A sophisticated show with an eye toward idealism and sincerity.
Marc Spitz Exacts “Revenge and Guilt” (and Farce)
"Have you ever talked to a corpse? It's boring! I'm lonely!"
Paul’s Playing, Linda’s Pictures Grace Vienna
Summer also highlights painters like Albert Oehlen, writers, and dance.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: “Push the Sky Away”
The new album combines graphic lyrics with lovely, even holy, music.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
