Jim Bessman
Mar 21, 20194 min read
Kinky Friedman rides the roll of his songwriting resurgence
Kinky Friedman Kinky Friedman performed at a different New York venue Saturday night (Union Pool in Brooklyn) and in a new format,...
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Jim Bessman
Mar 5, 20193 min read
Peter Tork--An appreciation
The Monkees' "Your Auntie Grizelda," lead vocals by Peter Tork The New York Times, in its obituary, called Peter Tork “the court jester”...
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Jim Bessman
Feb 11, 20194 min read
The Oscar-nominated music of 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'
As is so often the case in Coen Brothers movies, music stands out in their recent release The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Indeed, in...
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Jim Bessman
Feb 9, 20194 min read
Shelly Chopra Dhar's 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' breaks Bollywood rom-com ground
Shelly Chopra Dhar As a breakthrough Bollywood masala film centered on a same sex relationship, Shelly Chopra Dhar’s directorial debut Ek...
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