Old Words #8: Music and Social Change
Re-reading this text, it struck me as rather dense, perhaps because it deals with questions I have thought about for
Tag: music
Music. What is it good for? (Old Words #1)
Click here to download ‘Music. What is it good for?’ (PDF) THE RISING SUN I first heard The House of the
Old words
Next Friday, 4 March, I’ll add a new thread of work to this website. I’ve called it ‘Old Words’ because
Art and love
Last night, in an effort to arrest a rapidly-rising Covid-19 infection rate, France returned to a strict lockdown. Until at
On the futility of comparing experiences
It’s a genuine shock when the soprano hits her first note. The contrast between the purity of the sound and
Music matters
• There’s so much to say about this film that it’s better to say nothing, except that it reminds of
Joining the canon
As tribute records go, La Bande à Renaud, is not bad, but it is a little sad. There is a
Music as an adventure playground
Music: What is it good for? In the 1970s, at a time when we were less anxious about many things
‘Looking for Melody’
Recreating Gainsbourg at Abbey Road My son has just completed his first independent film commission, for Coup Perdu records. Looking for Melody is a 50
Beyond control
I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now Badlands (1978) Bruce Springsteen ‘Shackled and Drawn’ During
Parliament of Dreams 