Category Archives: Music

LQCs: A Beautiful Song; Changing the Narrative

Posted on Monday 6 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

We heard a version of this last night on PBS. The song was written for this singer, Colm Wilkinson. More versions here. \\ One more article about the mass shootings of late, because this takes an abstract look at the … Continue reading →

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Music: Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight

Posted on Thursday 2 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly
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Music: Depeche Mode, It Doesn’t Matter

Posted on Wednesday 1 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

This past weekend, with family members (and dog) here for the long weekend

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Vangelis, part 3

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly
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Vangelis RIP, part 2

Posted on Friday 20 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

A few more thoughts today, about Vangelis’ music.

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Vangelis RIP, post 1

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

NPR, 19 May 2022: Vangelis, famed film composer and synth pioneer, dead at 79

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Rolf Dobelli, STOP READING THE NEWS

Posted on Friday 25 March 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Published in German, 2019, in English, 2020, by Sceptre. This is a short book on an idea that seems counter-intuitive. But I love counter-intuitive ideas, those that challenge my provisional conclusions about the world, especially if a book on such … Continue reading →

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Berlin in 1993; The Dark 21st Century; Wordle

Posted on Friday 18 February 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Today’s L&Qs&Cs, about where the 21st century is heading after the optimism of the 1990s, with a recollection about being in Berlin in 1993. Today’s endpiece, about Wordle.

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The Most Beautiful Music in the World: Mahler s5m2

Posted on Friday 26 March 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

It’s a passage of just over a minute, beginning at 17:50 of this Claudio Abbado performance of Mahler’s 5th symphony, and about four minutes into the second movement. It’s as if the world stops, ponders, and reflects. Then re-emerges, confidant. … Continue reading →

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Today’s Classic Song/Video: In the Air Tonight

Posted on Friday 29 September 2017 by Mark R. Kelly

“I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes…” “I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life … I can feel it in the air tonight” Memorably used in the … Continue reading →

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