This week’s Rhapsody is Asian Fold Rhapsody arranged by Richard Saucedo. It includes such Asian folk tunes as the upbeat Chinese The Bamboo Flute, the Japanese Sakura and the Korean Ahrirang. So here it is performed by theGMEA District 9 Middle School[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks to the move and other inconveniences I’ve had the Wednesday double feature on hiatus even longer than the strip. It’ll ta ke me a little while to get back into the swing of things so I’m going to keep[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can’t believe I’m using this one. But since the Michael Bay version just came out (a movie I have no intention of seeing) that’s as good an excuse as any. I was probably too old to ever really get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, for this week I went with two Scandinavian dark fantasies. It’s interesting for the last few months I’ve found myself drawn to Swedish pop media including Let The Right One In, Girl With A Dragon Tattoo and the Wallander[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hope everyone has a fun and safe Fourth of July! I’ll report mine later. Anyway here’s some music to start things off. For whatever reason Aaron Copland is the first person I think of when I think “American Composer” and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For whatever reason be it being obsessed with the need for ritual or being part of the community it just doesn’t feel right to treat national holidays like just another work day. (Trust me, when you’re self employed working out of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Speaking as a lover of Miles’ work this is a project that needs as much love as possible.
Today’s Rhapsody is Jonathan Wilson’s Natural Rhapsody Enjoy
Well for this week I was pointed towards a film, the friend who recommended it to me described as “ a caper for idiots. This is a very good description of Poor White Trash. The film features the kind of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s Rhapsody is the Rumba Rhapsody by Noro Morales. I’m pretty sure it started out as a variation of Liszt’s second Hungarian Rhapsody, but it’s a fun little piece so I won’t hold it against it.
