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Being Blunt...

Sitting, waiting too long for something to eat, noticing that no one else in the place had any food in front of them, I began humming those arty-photos, ironic-wallpaper, bare-table, brick-wall, church-chair, gastro-pub blues...

That will change. And last weekend's festival of his music the first ever at CalArts, where Tenney spent his last six years teaching, was the beginning of the change. Had he so desired, Tenney could have been a great entertainer...

Frank Zappa once told an audience during a jazz-influenced song, "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." Jazz undoubtedly provides a large variety of aromas that the fan finds enticing or repulsive depending on individual tastes...

A good word going bad? Is notorious about to flip? That was the question that went through my mind the other day as I looked over an article that referred to someone as being a notoriously light eater. Hmm, is this the right word?...

When most people hear the word "opera," they think of a convoluted plot set to a complex musical score ? and it frightens them...