Words and Music
A rushed 5 minute pitstop at the library tonight on the way to work yielded a veritable trove of (mainly) very recent music releases and 3 more biographies / autobiography.
The Books - Jodie Foster profiled by Phillipa Kennedy.
Susan Sarandon by Marc Shapiro.
Oscar winning director Norman Jewison's self penned bio.
The Music - Mark Knopfler - Kill To Get Crimson (2007)
Annie Lennox - Songs Of Mass Destruction (2007)
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - It's Not Big It's Large (2007)
Habib Koite & Bamada - Africi (2007) [he is a gifted young guitarist from Mali]
Eric Bibb - Diamond Days (2006) [an American acoustic blues guitarist based in England]
Ellen McIlwaine - Spontaneous Combustion (2001) [a remarkably talented slide guitar player]
So far, on first listen; Habib Koite and his band are remarkable; Knopfler's offering this time is mediocre; Ellen McIlwaine and company sound great.
The Books - Jodie Foster profiled by Phillipa Kennedy.
Susan Sarandon by Marc Shapiro.
Oscar winning director Norman Jewison's self penned bio.
The Music - Mark Knopfler - Kill To Get Crimson (2007)
Annie Lennox - Songs Of Mass Destruction (2007)
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - It's Not Big It's Large (2007)
Habib Koite & Bamada - Africi (2007) [he is a gifted young guitarist from Mali]
Eric Bibb - Diamond Days (2006) [an American acoustic blues guitarist based in England]
Ellen McIlwaine - Spontaneous Combustion (2001) [a remarkably talented slide guitar player]
So far, on first listen; Habib Koite and his band are remarkable; Knopfler's offering this time is mediocre; Ellen McIlwaine and company sound great.
posted by Norm at 8/22/2008 02:00:00 AM
2 Comments:
You like biographies!
That's pretty cool. I've been trying to write article-length biographies for a project lately.
As far as the writing goes, they can either be fascinating or stultifyingly dull.
I hadn't been doing a very good job at keeping a 'to read' list or current with what is being talked about these days. I figured if I simply chose some arts figures I admire and learn more about their lives I would come out ahead knowing a bit more about them.
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