Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
There are certain songs that just embody rock music. They are usually loud and fast, simple to play and even easier to write.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
By Tess Carota
Spectator Senior Staff Writer
I turn to ballads in my time of need. Whether lovesick or brokenhearted, there's an incredible song for every irrational moment.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
There are some times when you just need to let loose and dance, and that is when the power of the Eurotrash dance single is truly felt. You know these tracks; they appear everywhere from clubs to H&M to car commercials, and every second they beg you to dance the night away.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
There are two types of record labels: those in it for the money, and those in it for the music. The latter has exploded over the past decade, as independent labels have proven that you can found a corporation based on a passion for good hooks and rocking riffs.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
This month the Metropolitan Opera is reviving two very different Italian comedies.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
Now in his second year as Musical Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Levine brought his ensemble to Carnegie Hall this week to show off their expert musicianship in a way that highlighted his own creative programming.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
The early twentieth century French composer Paul Dukas is something of a one-hit wonder.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
Following the success of Der Rosenkavalier, composer Richard Strauss teamed up again with Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the great modernist playwright and critic, for an intriguing blend of Greek myth and commedia dell'arte.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
Seven years after Matthew Shepard's death and over five years after the play's premiere, one would hope that a production of The Laramie Project would feel like a product of its time-interesting for its place in social history, but not for its current relevance.
Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 12:00am
National Ballet of China
October 11 – 15 at the Gilman Opera House
Part of the BAM 2005 Next Wave Festival