In Randy Newman’s musical version of Faust, not even God is safe from the poison baton. Newman has rounded up a bunch of his friends to sing the parts — James Taylor, Don Henley, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt. And that’s pretty close to the roster of the band playing in my idea of hell. Yet Faust turns out to be the best work in years for all involved. The musical poses a question Newman first raised in “God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind),” from 1972’s Sail Away, one that Christianity can’t adequately answer.
First issue of the Cahiers de la Fondation Dubuffet collection, a collection devoted to the Foundation's archives, rich in unpublished documents, this work retraces the “musical experiences” of Jean Dubuffet. The main body of the work, Une anthologie en trois temps (175 pages and three abundantly illustrated chapters) is a choice of texts, letters, documents, presented by Sophie Duplaix (curator of the exhibition presented in parallel to the Foundation). grasp the context and the challenges of Jean Dubuffet's musical creations. An audio compact disc is offered with the book 7 unpublished recordings by Jean Dubuffet - choice commented by the German musicologist, Andreas Wagner.
In Randy Newman’s musical version of Faust, not even God is safe from the poison baton. Newman has rounded up a bunch of his friends to sing the parts — James Taylor, Don Henley, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt. And that’s pretty close to the roster of the band playing in my idea of hell. Yet Faust turns out to be the best work in years for all involved. The musical poses a question Newman first raised in “God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind),” from 1972’s Sail Away, one that Christianity can’t adequately answer.
The fifth studio album by the early Tom Waits-inspired combo led by glamorous actress cum smoky chanteuse Leonor Watling, Un Día Extraordinario finds Marlango once more re-creating their trademark late-night joint atmosphere – albeit one that is more feel-good than desperate – drawing from cabaret, jazz, blues, bolero, and ranchera.