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Queer eye for the straight guy: Cary Grant was without question one of the Hollywood greats in an era when Hollywood really was great. But does his legacy
Cole Porter always assured his friends that he would consent to a Hollywood biopic only if it stayed true to life. But in Night and Day, the diminutive, ......(Continue Reading) Northern lights: Peter Conrad is dazzled by two new recordings of Scandinavian songs
In Stockholm or Helsinki at this time of year, the sun sceptically peeps over the horizon in mid-morning, hovers at roof level for a while and hurts ......(Continue Reading)Broadway bares all: PBS's six-hour documentary on the Great White Way is more than just another op'nin', another show
Broadway: The American Musical * Produced and directed by Michael Kantor * Written by Kantor and Laurence Maslon * PBS * October 19-21, 9 P.M.-11 P.M....(Continue Reading)"Alive and deadly": a sociolinguistic reading of rock songs by Australian Aboriginal musicians
Introduction As aural events, Aboriginal rock songs confront both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal listeners with a number of features through which this music's indigenous sources can be identified...(Continue Reading)Days between stations: red, white, and blues—the sound of freedom in America - Music Column - Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America compact disc
It didn't start with the terrorist attacks of 2001. People think of freedom and music together for the same reason we think of freedom and water: movement....(Continue Reading)
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