Category Archives: Arts
Astor Piazzolla – Estaciones Porteñas – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla (March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneónplayer. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music.
The Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas, also known as the Estaciones Porteñas or The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, are a set of four tango compositions written by Ástor Piazzolla, which were originally conceived and ……
Feels Like Going Home – Martin Scorsese’s Music Documentary
Martin Scorsese’s documentary about the origins of blues music. Feel like going home is the first in a series of 7 documentaries by seven directors in the PBS series The Blues.
Watch Scorsese’s full documentary Feel like going home below!
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Peter Guralnick
Director Martin Scorsese (The Last Waltz, Raging Bull, Gangs of New ……
Jimi Hendrix, the Uncut Story, watch free online
Find here Jimi Hendrix: The uncut story, a documentary on the life of the musical genius, afro-american culture leader leader and god of rock n roll Jimi Hendrix.
From his upbringing in Seattle to his final days in London, JIMI HENDRIX: THE UNCUT STORY goes beyond all previously released documentaries to explore the complete life-story behind ……
A Tribute to Leonard Cohen – I’m your man!
In year 2005, an ensemble of some of te best musicians and artists got together to pay a tribute to Leonard Cohen.
Those artists were; Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton, Jarvis Cocker, Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen, Antony, Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, The Handsome Family.
A must see for Music and ……
The 100 reference riffs in the history of Rock n Roll
A brief history of Rock n Roll in 100 riffs played by Alex Chadwick in a 12 minute video, sponsored by the specialized vintage gear shop Chicago Music Exchange.
The video starts in 1953 with Chet Baker’s Mr Sandman, and takes the listener on a journey through the iconic riffs of the Rock n Roll history, ……
Kerouac’s “Chorus 113″ from Mexico City Blues, recited by Johnny Depp
In 1995, PBS broadcasted a show called The United States of Poetry, featuring poems from Joseph Brodsky, Derek Walcott, Czeslaw Milosz and Allen Ginsberg amongst others. Each poem would come with a highly polished and paced video where images would be paired with the voice of people such as Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen or Jimmy Carter.
Depp appeared ……
“Hablando en Plata” Great satyre on the financial situation from Notodo Film Festival
Find here a link to one of the shor films presented to the NoTodo Film festival in Spain.
A funny and clear satire of how the financial world has taken over everyday life in many countries, specially in Spain.
The video is in Spanish with English subtitles. An absolute must see.
You can find the festival here!…
JK Rowling’s Harvard Commencement speech. The fringe benefits of Failure
Joanne “Jo” Rowling, known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies to become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a popular series ……
Aldus Huxley’s Brave New world BBC 1980 adaptation watch free online
Brave New World is a novel written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley and published in 1932. Set in London of AD 2540 (632 A.F. in the book), the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of ……