In the hands of such a deft film maker as Jaques Rivette, one assumes every feeling, every idea existent during the film was planted there by the master. Given this assumption and its likely accuracy, what is the most surprising about La Belle Noiseuse is the conflicting inner response to the artists methods experienced while […]
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Jack White – Blunderbuss: Not a review.
posted by lisathatcher
Because I really like Jack White and because I am not going to review things I really don’t like on this blog, I will not be reviewing Blunderbuss. Also, I am aware of this: The sleeve of Jack White’s recent single “Sixteen Saltines” shows the man in a mirror, a straight razor near his neck. Two signs sandwich his […]
Mountain Time Standards – Josh Quinlan Quintet: Jazz Colorado Style
posted by lisathatcher
Josh Quinlan is a Colorado based saxophonist, composer and educator. His ten original compositions that make up Mountain Time Standards reflect on the beauty of living in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. This album features award-winning musicians and longtime musical partners of Quinlan’s including Ben Markley, John Lake, Ed Breazeale and Kells Nollenberger. Quinlan […]
Skogen – Ist gefallen in den Schnee: Music with the lightest touch.
posted by lisathatcher
I recently got my copy of this album – as usual behind everyone else – and have pretty much been playing it ever since. The group Skogen revolves around a central premise of free improv within the bounds of a directional piece. The group’s members and its size fluctuate according to the artistic direction of Magnus […]
À bout de souffle – At breaths End – Breathless 52 years on.
posted by lisathatcher
I watched Breathless (again) last week. I know – lucky lucky me. Of course it inspired me to buy myself a New York Herald Tribune T-shirt. I vowed to only ever wear stripes again. I almost cut all my hair and went back to being a blonde – Almost. So what is there to say […]
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