Organs of Faith
The organist at the church where I worship recently celebrated ten years of playing for that congregation. There was cake, …
Tag Archives: music
Riffing on a Theme: Jazz, Christianity and the Bible
A few of my friends are sharing this excellent piece on Christianity, music, doctrine and other things, by the Dean …
Wildest Dreams: The Pervasive Irony of Taylor Swift’s 1989
I can honestly say that I liked Taylor Swift since she became cool. I am in the deepest and truest …
Paying the Piper: Kathryn Rose on Composing and Funding
Kathryn Rose is a composer, and music teacher in East London and is the organist and choirmistress at St Andrew’s …
Blurred Lines and Rape Culture: Seeing What’s In Front of Us
The controversy over Robin Thicke’s hit ‘Blurred Lines’ has been going back and forth for some time now. Is it …
Weekend Links #1
It’s been one of those weeks where I’ve read a lot of fascinating stuff online, so I thought I’d start …
80s Hits: Blood and Gifts by J.T. Rogers at the National Theatre
“I saw a poster on the subway on the way here”, the woman in the seat next to me said …
The Playmate’s Tragedy: Anna Nicole by Mark-Anthony Turnage
I found my allotted space near the top of the Royal Opera House and began the ancient English ritual of …
Never Ever Forever: Taylor Swift and Repetition
Following on from my piece on repeition and quotation in Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop“, I’m taking a look at Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never …
Recycling at the Thrift Shop: Macklemore and Repetition
My posts about misquoting Shakespeare have made me more alert than usual to the way quotation and repetition feature in …
