Through The Eye OF A Needle

Art of Noise (also The Art of Noise) were an English avant-garde synth-pop group formed in early 1983 by engineer/producer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn and music journalist Paul Morley. The group had international Top 20 hits with "Kiss" and the instrumental "Peter Gunn", which won a 1986 Grammy Award. The group's mostly instrumental compositions were novel melodic sound collages based on digital sampler technology, which was new at the time. Inspired by turn-of-the-20th-century revolutions in music, the Art of Noise were initially packaged as a faceless anti- or non-group, blurring the distinction between the art and its creators. Collection includes: (Who's Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise! (1984); In Visible Silence (1986); In No Sense? Nonsense! (1987); Below The Waste (1989); The Ambient Collection (1990); The FON Mixes (1991); The Seduction Of Claude Debussy (1999).

Forever at the Finish Line tells the remarkable and inspiring story of Daniel Mitrovich, a runner from San Diego, who had a goal of putting a life-size statue of New York Marathon founder Fred Lebow in Central Park. New York’s Parks Commissioner Henry Stern said “It will be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than to put a statue in Central Park.”

by Peter Heather (Author)

With her 5th album in 11 years, Jackie Morris once again demonstrates the wit, warmth and engaging vitality that put her past albums among Top Albums of the Month or Year on Folk and Americana Radio Airplay charts. But Periscope Heart looks beyond expectations, delving deeper into psyche, soul and heart. Morris writes in an irrepressible variety of styles ranging from ballads to bluegrass, from political folk rock to a generous portion of blues – old-time, good time, or a jazzy “film noir” feel. There’s even an upbeat track with a Cuban flavor, and another song accented by French. But running beneath all these diverse songs is a deep-rooted sense of humor and irony, and a serious belief in the need for fun and love and kindness in this often hard and painful world.