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Swimming against the mainstream: My top foreign albums of 2011

Swimming against the mainstream: My top foreign albums of 2011

Despite a number of band breakups and the decline of radio and MTV, quality music is still alive in 2011, thriving in the social media sphere or by word of mouth. Though we can't elude the music of Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber or Katy Perry every day, it is still a delight that genuine musicians have produced great albums for us to enjoy.

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Patti Smith's “Just Kids”: A Review

Patti Smith's “Just Kids”: A Review

“I used to wonder what it would feel like to be a National Book Award winner, so thank you for letting me find out,” said Patti Smith , almost in tears, in a ceremony where her memoir “ Just Kids ” won National Book Award for nonfiction. read more...

'Abarat: Absolute Midnight' and why reading it feels like groping in the dark

'Abarat: Absolute Midnight' and why reading it feels like groping in the dark

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND.

 

The night before Abarat: Absolute Midnight , third book of Clive Barker ’s illustrated novel series the Abarat Quintet, was released in bookstores worldwide, I went on Facebook and tagged my fellow-fan-friends of the series in this status: “Tomorrow, there will be Absolute Midnigh...

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Scorsese on Harrison : A quick take on the life of the Quiet One

Scorsese on Harrison : A quick take on the life of the Quiet One

As the subject would have quietly approved of, a larger-than-life documentary was crafted in three years like a swift breeze. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese gave one great shot at the life of George Harrison , in commemmoration of the tenth year since he left the material world. Aptly titled " George Harris...

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The novelty of it all: A review of Peter Gabriel's 'New Blood'

The novelty of it all: A review of Peter Gabriel's 'New Blood'

I was about thirteen when I first saw the "boom box" scene in Say Anything , and what got me was the song it used: "In Your Eyes," arguably Peter Gabriel's most famous tune.

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