A Victorian image of the Dance of Death, and a music to go with it
Happy Halloween!
I made a Halloween playlist, full of classic and creepy songs to listen to all day. Enjoy!
31 Days of Halloween – October 20
Manfred, by Lord Byron, is a chamber drama. It is written in the form of a play but it was never meant to be staged. It might be read by a solitary reader, or perhaps read out loud by a few friends after dinner, in a candlelit drawing room. This excerpt from the opening reflects…
REVIEW: THE BELLWETHER REVIVALS by Benjamin Wood
The Bellwether Revivals is part Evelyn Waugh, part Patricia Highsmith, and part… something else. Twilight Zone, perhaps. The protagonist, Oscar Lowe, is a townie with few prospects in the storied university town of Cambridge. While wandering past the King’s College chapel, he is entranced by the organ music he hears. He sits in on the…
ALBUM REVIEW: BLOSSOM & BEE, Sara Gazarek
This is my first album review, so bear with me. I may not know the various technical terms, but I know when jazz is good. I’ve been waiting for someone like this to come along — and for me to find her. Diana Krall is too condescending; Tierney Sutton is too high-minded. Ever since Miles…