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Pop music in the shadow of irony - Variations on a Descending Theme
Bright young people who would have once expected to go into business or law, but now becoming a pop musician holds an allure. One such young pop music success, Chris Holmes, is profiled, and the music...(Continue Reading) Sound Station
Bad Religion: No Control This album boasts 15 tracks in 26 minutes and 30 seconds. Clearly, someone doesn’t believe in the power ballad. And yet, ......(Continue Reading)A Hotel by Any Other Name - Richard Foreman's play "Paradise Hotel" - Review
Sex and sentiment battle it out in "Paradise Hotel," the latest play from Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysteric Theater: Paradise Hotel, the most ......(Continue Reading)Wanted for wailing - review of rock and roll albums
Two albums are described as recordings which perpetuate the antiquated notion that rock 'n' roll only applies to white men playing guitars. These are 'Recovering ......(Continue Reading)A day on the Dhammayatra path
Dhammayatra walkers follow a strict and sometimes demanding routine. The day starts at around 5:00 am, long before daybreak. Shortly after we awaken, the monks lead a session of prayer and meditation...(Continue Reading)
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