GalleyCat - 13 hrs 33 mins ago
To celebrate the one year anniversary of the online journal The Second Pass , founder John Williams has published short essays by readers, asking them "to recommend their favorite out-of-print book."
His post reminds us of an often neglected side of book reviewing--helping readers find neglected books. The excellent list includes Killings by Calvin Trillin ; Love is the Heart of Everything: Correspondence Between Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lili Brik edited by Bengt Jangfeldt ; and ...
Electronic Cerebrectomy - 4 days ago
Meco - Superman and Other Galactic Heroes - 1979 (not available)
Meco returns to the same format as his first record,
Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk
, by taking a John Williams score and setting it to disco in a long, single-side arrangement.
The entire A side is the 16 and a half minute "Themes from Superman," and, as with "Star Wars," Meco is helped by the mere fact that John Williams had written one of his best scores with a number of distinctive, vivid themes. "Themes from Superman"...
The List - 8 days ago
Share this John Williams' classic score from all six Star Wars movies are brought to life by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra with special effects, high definition movie projections, live narration from Anthony Daniels (the one and only C3PO) and a display of props and costumes from the sci-fi series. Sure to make kids young and old very very happy. Altogether now, 'duh duh duh duuuh duh'. SECC, Glasgow, Fri 12 & Sat 13 Mar.
