White Cats and Black Swans
Debates and controversies over casting decisions.
Music
The Greatest Song Ever Written
On hyperbole, and songs.
Michael Tippett’s ‘Timeless Music in Time’
Remembering the late composer’s achievement.
Star-Spangled Sounds
A podcast devoted to American music.
Un-Meet the Beatles
A decent alternative-history premise gets a lackluster treatment in Yesterday.
Yesterday Is Cynical, Fake Nostalgia
It will appall anyone who has ever loved a Beatles song.
A Maestro-Ambassador
All about music, with Gerard Schwarz.
Tunes from All Over
On Episode 2 of "Music for a While," a new podcast.
Bob Dylan’s Spinal Tap
Rolling Thunder Revue is the rare rock movie with an eye for absurdity.
Son Volt’s Union Joins in the Anti-Trump Clamor
People don’t want to hear preachy abstractions about the supposed failings of U.S. policy and the personal shortcomings of a given public official.