Korngold’s Operatic Dreamscapes
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “The Dead City” comes to life at La Scala.
Music
"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Eleanor Friedberger
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Burning Down the House: Flying Lotus’s “Flamagra” Summons a Fire It Won’t Put Out
The crucial thing to say about Flying Lotus’s music in general, and “Flamagra” specifically, is that it relentlessly generates speculation.
Real Life Rock Top 10: August 2019
LARB is happy to announce that it will serve as the new home for “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
No Success Like Failure
Tim Riley reviews a new biography of Nick Lowe.
(Un)happy Partners: On Jazz and Independent Film
How American independent cinema learned improvisation from jazz.
Bongo Explosion: The Rebellious Dimension of Latin Music
Ilan Stavans and Alex Nava discuss the rhythmic, political, and spiritual dimensions of Latin American music.
“Completely Unmasked at All Times”: On the Complete Piano Recordings of Oscar Levant
Joseph Horowitz listens to “A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant.”
Number One with a Bullet: On “A War of Songs: Popular Music and Recent Russia-Ukraine Relations”
Paul Jordan charts the battles of “A War of Songs: Popular Music and Recent Russia-Ukraine Relations.”
Griot Jali: California’s First Poet Laureate, Quincy Troupe, Returns to His Old Stomping Ground
Patrick Howell interviews author Quincy Troupe about Harlem, growing up in St. Louis, and what's next.
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Julia Holter
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Not in Kansas: On The National’s “I Am Easy to Find”
Cornel Bonca reviews The National’s new album and the Mike Mills movie based on it.
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