Mar 17th, 2010 · At long last, I've seen some live music! I've been at SXSW since Saturday. For the first few days I sat in dark theaters, searched for inspiration and kept quiet. But now — and with a sense of relief and release — I can be in the sunshine, and I can be in the noise.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The Winter of Mixed Drinks is the third album from the Scottish band Frightened Rabbit. Though dark, it's less melancholy than their previous records, and draws inspiration from the rural Scottish village where frontman Scott Hutchison penned its songs.
Mar 12th, 2010 · Elkhart, Ind., is situated close to major Midwest cities like Chicago and Indianapolis. With 35 million people within a few hours' drive, the town is exploring the possibility of building a type of tropical resort that's popular in cold climates in Europe.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Grammy Award-winning Venezuelan rock group Los Amigos Invisibles shares stories of the music that inspires them for Tell Me More’s occasional series, In Your Ear.
Feb 28th, 2010 · Melanie Benjamin's Alice I Have Been imagines the life and regrets of Alice Liddell, the real-life girl who served as the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice knew Carroll as Charles Dodgson, a neighbor who told her stories and photographed her as a young girl.
Feb 24th, 2010 · Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare and Otherworldly African-American Gospel is a new 3-CD set that explores the diversity of postwar gospel music. Across 80 songs spanning six decades, the collection ranges from scratchy field recordings to intricate vocal harmonies to snappy adaptations of rock 'n' roll rhythms.
Feb 24th, 2010 · Not as macho as Mahler, nor limber as Ligeti? You'll see results almost immediately after listening to these five exercise essentials from the wild world of classical music. The sounds of iron pumping and breathless beats from the barrel organ are just what you need to inspire your personal best. Manly, yes, but women will love it, too.
Feb 19th, 2010 · Verdi drew inspiration from his own tragic life as a father for a number of his operas, including Simon Boccanegra, where a father-daughter relationship fuels one of his most complex and moving of his tragedies.