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  Shakespeare and Music

  Christopher Wilson

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  Shakespeare's plays are full of music: love songs, comic ditties, serious ballads, and songs for witches and spirits. Over the centuries musicians and composers have also created musical adaptations based on Shakespeare's plays.  Composer Christopher Wilson's Shakespeare and Music (1922) documents the musical history of each play across various genres, including opera and incidental music. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

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  Dream Brother - The Lives &...

  David Brown

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  A “meticulously researched” dual biography on the lives and artistry of the father and son musicians whose lives were each cut short (Chicago Tribune). 
   
  When Jeff Buckley drowned at the age of thirty in 1997, he not only left behind a legacy of brilliant music—he brought back haunting memories of his father, ’60s troubadour Tim Buckley, a gifted musician who barely knew his son and who himself died at twenty-eight. Both father and son made transcendent music that mixed rock, jazz, and folk; both amassed a cadre of obsessive, adoring fans. 
   
  This absorbing dual biography—based on interviews with more than one hundred friends, family members, and business associates as well as access to journals and unreleased recordings—tells for the first time the intriguing, often heartbreaking story of these two musicians. It offers a new understanding of the Buckleys’ parallel lives—and tragedies—while exploring the changing music business between the '60s and the '90s. Finally, it tells the story of a father and son, two complex, enigmatic men who died searching for themselves and each other. 
   
  Praise for Dream Brother 
   
  “Ambitious. . . . Uses a wealth of reportage to depict convincingly two generations of pop music turmoil.” —Washington Post 
   
  “An extraordinarily detailed account of the Buckleys’ personal and professional lives . . . Browne’s book is a seamless, readable narrative. . . . He’s not just a fine journalist but a natural storyteller.” —Boston Globe 
   
  “Captures their respective legacies with the same kind of poetic sweep the Buckleys offered with their music.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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  Summer Documentaries

  Carl Amari

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  H360 resident movie critic Sarah Adamson takes a break from the blockbusters this week to review two documentary films that you can find in theaters this summer - Batkid Begins and Live from New York which is about the 40 year history of Saturday Night Live. Plus, this week’s classic radio offerings include Fort Laramie, Dark Fantasy and The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe.
  A Falcon Picture Group audio production.

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  La Bete

  David Hirson

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  In a comic whirlwind of high style, La Bête tells the story of Elomire, a 17th century French playwright, and his touring acting troupe who have come to lead the high life due to the patronage of the fickle Prince of Conti. Sparks fly when Valere, a swaggering braggert with delusions of artistic grandeur, becomes the Prince's choice to join Elomire's troupe. It is a battle of wits and witticisms as the two face off in this outrageous commentary on the nature of art and the artist in society.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Michael Cumpsty, Jen Dede, Alice Hirson, John de Lancie, Matt Letscher, Robert Machray, Tom McGowen, Amy Pietz, Andre Sogliuzzo and Sarah Zimmerman.

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  NGR What Does It Mean?

  P. E. McCallum

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  NGR, What Does It Mean?: An Expose' on the N-word from a Hip Hop Perspective is an in-depth look into the origins and etymology of the n-word. P. E. McCallum, b.k.a. Pow Shadowz, addresses the n-word and the controversy surrounding it from an MC of Hip Hop's point of view. This expose' is a radical journey through history. It delves into the psyche of American culture and deals with issues surrounding the struggles of race relations. Because the n-word is considered the most offensive word in the English language, this book is timely. After reading it, you will be well informed on the n-word and you will be able to make an educated decision on whether or not you want to use it!

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  No Encore - Musicians Reveal...

  Drew Fortune

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  "They hated us and started throwing cups, bottles, change, chairs, and anything that wasn't nailed down." (Dean Ween)
   
  This hilarious, sometimes horrifying, collection spans four decades and chronicles the craziest, druggiest, and most embarrassing concert moments in music history - direct from the artists who survived them.
   
  "In the midst of my insanity, I thought it would be a very romantic gesture to go into Fiona Apple's dressing room and write a message on her wall in my own blood." (Dave Navarro)
   
  From wardrobe malfunctions to equipment failures, from bad decisions to even worse choices, this is a riveting look into what happens when things go wrong onstage and off.
   
  No Encore! is an unflinchingly honest account of the shows that tested the dedication to a dream - from Alice Cooper's python having a violent, gastric malfunction on stage to Lou Barlow's disastrous attempt to sober up at Glastonbury, from Shirley Manson's desperate search for a bathroom to the extraordinary effort made to awaken Al Jourgenson as Ministry was taking the stage. As Hunter S. Thompson famously wrote, "Buy the ticket, take the ride."

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