Journal
- Wednesday,December 6,2006
John Adams has written an essay for The Guardian about his new opera, A Flowering Tree. The composer reflects on working with director and co-librettist Peter Sellars and discusses the influence of Mozart on the piece.
Journal Topics: Artist EssaysThursday,November 9,2006David Byrne has been listening to an advance copy of Caetano’s new CD, Cê. "It’s another radical shift of direction for him," he reports. "This time I guess you could say it’s an immersion in the land of experimental indie rock. And it’s probably the best indie rock record to come out this year. He may disagree with that categorization, but though not completely accurate it gives some idea what the record sounds like."
Journal Topics: Artist EssaysWednesday,August 23,2006By David Byrne
David Byrne reports from the Ruhr Triennale, A Century of Song, in Duisburg, Germany.Journal Topics: Artist EssaysSaturday,July 8,2006By Glenn Kotche
Glenn Kotche offers a first-person account of his 12 hours at the 2006 Bang on a Can Marathon in New York City.Journal Topics: Artist EssaysThursday,June 22,2006By David Byrne
"There are those who mourn the vanishing of the nice big cardboard packages that vinyl came in," writes David Byrne. "The usual assumption is that much of this imagery, like music videos, is a reflection of, and extension of, the music creator’s sensibility. As if the packaging and the videos were usually under the direct control of the author. This is absurd."Journal Topics: Artist EssaysEnjoy This Post?
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