Searching for the Real Van
Growing up, I never suspected Van Morrison of being anything other than a kind of middle-of-the-road pop singer.Like most people, I knew "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Moondance," and neither song was making...
View ArticleGreil Marcus on Van Morrison
Rock critic Greil Marcus has listened to Van Morrison’s seminal Astral Weeks more than any other album.Yet he also dismisses seventeen years of the songwriter’s work as "utterly forgettable." Today,...
View ArticleHow To Be Smarter About... Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks'
Let's face it: as much as we all know and love about music, everyone has at least some blind spots. In our new series, "How To Be Smarter About…" Soundcheck aims to help you become a more impressive...
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#3746: "Songs of Experience": Music Inspired by Poetry of William Blake
Hear musical settings of William Blake’s poetry for this New Sounds. Listen to Martha Redbone’s rootsy setting of “The Garden of Love” from her album of the same name – an entire collection of hollered...
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#3746: "Songs of Experience": Music Inspired by Poetry of William Blake
Hear musical settings of William Blake’s poetry for this New Sounds. Listen to Martha Redbone’s rootsy setting of “The Garden of Love” from her album of the same name – an entire collection of hollered...
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#3746: "Songs of Experience": Music Inspired by Poetry of William Blake
Hear musical settings of William Blake’s poetry for this New Sounds. Listen to Martha Redbone’s rootsy setting of “The Garden of Love” from her album of the same name – an entire collection of hollered...
View ArticleWeekly Music Roundup: Van Morrison, Hatchie, and Bulgarian Womens Voices
Week of April 30: This week, Van Morrison looks back at the '30s; Hatchie looks back at the '80s; and Lisa Gerrard looks to Bulgaria.Van Morrison’s Turn To Record An Album Of Standards We’ve seen...
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