by Jeff Maisey | Nov 16, 2016 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston It’s pretty fascinating to witness the return of Rent into our current politically polarized and media obsessed Zeitgeist. The rock musical, a loose adaption of Puccini’s La Bohème, was one of the defining theatrical phenomenons of the nineties,...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 16, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey As Dave Mason tells it, classic rock artists today are essentially selling memories. This, in part, is why many recording artists ranging from Steely Dan to Yes have performed entire albums. Mason is known for his virtuoso guitar work and songs such as...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 16, 2016 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham One night a few weeks ago, while I was scrolling through Facebook, a meme on a friend’s page caught my eye. At the top, printed over a photograph of a forest, were the words, “This is an antidepressant.” At the bottom, over a photo of some...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 16, 2016 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema After two years of enduring the daily assault by media surrounding the presidential election, one might ask, just how independent is the press in our country? And how does our press compare to other countries in the world? The...