Kurt Weill at Sardi’s, 1943. Photo by Dan Grossi/Associated Press I recently embarked with soprano Juliana Brandon on a major project to develop and (when the pandemic lockdown ends) perform our own arrangements of the music of Kurt Weill (1900-1950). There’s a bit more to it than that, and you can read all about it …
From: cory davis Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:56 AM To: Kipp, Thomas J Subject: Mock Rock? Hi TK. What would you recommend for anyone who likes Weird Al? What’s out there that’s better? What’s the name of that one group that was two guys just sorta spewing stream-of-consciousness about celebrities of the time? Thanks!! ~FC Hi FC: …
One of the teachers in our high school, a Mr. Blake, was a former actor and knew Jonathan Frid (of TVs’s Dark Shadows) from those days. One day, Frid came to visit Mr. Blake at the school and to talk to his classes. My Humanities class with Mrs. Bertaccini met in one of the rooms …
This is mainly aimed at my music critic friends. As you know, I don’t usually plug records, but this one deserves some attention, and because it is on a tiny label it may not get it. The following isn’t really a review, it’s more of a prod to get some people in the business to …