Month: September 2010

Hidden Classical Gems

(Mario Sarto) If you already know the classical repertoire, none of these are hidden. If you hate classical music, “You’re in the wrong place my friend, you better leave.” (B. Dylan, a classicist of another sort.) But if you’ve heard some classical stuff and like it –maybe Beethoven’s 9th , or the 5th, the Brandenburg…


Joni’s Blue

I’ve heard it said that it’s easier to learn from art that’s less than great. The same is true of criticism.  It’s easy to describe the machinery in flawed works. Works of genius are tougher – the very things that make them great are those leaps beyond what’s been done before, beyond what follows the formulas…


Interview with Producer of new Chicago Album

John Van Eps, longtime composer for the Manchester Music Library  has been working on a new project for the band Chicago.  You can here some of his music here. Luminous Muse – John, Tell me how you got involved with this project. John Van Eps – The band Maroon Five had done Latin versions of…


My Affair With Ms. Ambien

My Affair with Ms. Ambien Posted by John Manchester on September 1, 2010 at 3:00pm View Blog SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 2:25PM EDITOR’S PICK RATE: 44 Flag “I started out on Burgundy, but soon hit the harder stuff” –B. Dylan, Just Like Tom Thumb Blues Johannessen – Femme Fatale We met in the dark days after my father’s…


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