Listening is inevitably a subjective process. That said, I do my best to practice suspending or expanding my default filters in order to be more receptive to forms of aesthetic excellence that might not be congruent with my preferences. For […]
Lana Del Rey’s fifth album, Lust for Life, finds the songwriter and chanteuse furthering the trajectory established via 2015’s Honeymoon. While her well-crafted integration of the doomed innocent and hetaira archetypes (think Ophelia and Circe) continues to serve her, she’s […]
The use of the music video has long been part of the promotional kit, the combination of image and sound an effective vehicle to enroll the senses (and checkbooks) of potential viewers / listeners. In addition, in a field where […]
I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing highly esteemed songwriter and vocal coach Tina Shafer after her annual Holiday New York Songwriters Circle on December 15, 2014, at The Bitter End in New York City. Here, Ms. Shafer shares her […]
