![]() ![]() Recorded at Shorty’s own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day), the album finds the GRAMMY-nominated NOLA icon and his bandmates tapping into the raw power and exhilarating grooves of their legendary live show, channeling it all into a series of tight, explosive performances that blur the lines between funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock. Take a listen to Lifted, Trombone Shorty’s second release for Blue Note Records, and you’ll hear that same ecstatic energy coursing through the entire collection. We were still sweaty and buzzing from the energy of the gig, and we definitely carried that vibe into the session with us.” “I had an idea for a new song right after the show,” says Shorty, “so the band and I decided to go straight into the studio and record it that night. It was after midnight when Trombone Shorty stepped offstage at the House of Blues in New Orleans, but he wasn’t done playing yet. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a mix of epistolary non-fiction, memoir, and political thesis, with cinematography by Bradford Young, which of course means the new footage looks good. How do you adapt a book that’s essentially a long, poetically-written missive from a father to his son? There’s maybe really no other way than what director Forbes does here - and she does pull it off. ![]() How They Created That WTF Sandpit Sequence in ‘Barry’ Episode 4 And for those reasons alone, the film is a kind of heartbreaking. It’s a dynamic visual ode to Coates’ poetic letter to his 15-year-old son, Samori Coates, on coming of age as a Black boy in America for a Black son who does not yet realize that he will very likely have to walk the same long, hard road in a country that doesn’t love him back, like his father has done. Directed by award-winning Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes, this story of aspiration and durability combines elements of the original stage production, including readings from Coates’ book by a bevy of celebrities, and takes on a new urgency against the backdrop of a global pandemic that’s disproportionately affecting Black people, as well as the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the global protests that followed. “ Between the World and Me,” Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2015 New York Times bestselling book - and the 2018 Apollo stage performance of the same name - has been reimagined for the small screen. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() From one of Africas most influential and eloquent essayists, a posthumous. Writing fearlessly across a range of topics - from politics to international aid, cultural heritage and redefining sexuality, this is a remarkable illustration of a writer at the height of his power. 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Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. ![]() Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. ![]() They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face" Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's ![]() ![]() ![]() And like Criminal, the book is being billed as a meditation on violence and depravity. Like Bad Weekend, it seems likely to give them metafictional material that speaks to those of us who are deeply immersed in the past and culture of comics. Like The Fade Out, it’s set in a bygone media era that is oft-romanticized. ![]() ![]() With this in mind, Pulp is perhaps the intersection of a few different topics Brubaker and Phillips have tackled in the past. It features a story set in 1930s New York City, and a protagonist that is a writer for the pulp novels that inspired many comics back in the day and continue to do so. Publisher Image Comics announced the OGN Tuesday morning. Pulp, which is an original graphic novel due out in May, is the newest project from long-time comics collaborators writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips. ![]() ![]() When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside–but he’s not alone. I’ll get to that in a minute.įirst, here’s a little bit more about the book: However, I was a little bit disappointed by RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS. Instead of using white people from America, Kevin Kwan decided to use one of the wealthiest countries in the world for his backdrop Singapore.Įach book has been unique and having Rachel, the only character who wasn’t rich, was like having a guide while you popped into these lives. However, it’s like watching an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous where you get a glimpse into that world. I honestly don’t relate to these people at all and that’s mostly because I don’t come from money. ![]() I’ve read all the books in the CRAZY RICH ASIANS series not because I’m Asian and it’s a book about Asians. ![]() ![]() ![]() " Really, the only thing disappointing about this sequel is the cover. " Very engaging story with strong characters, interesting cultural and geographic setting and distinctive style that made me laugh a lot. ![]()
![]() ![]() This is a masterpiece of epistolary style writing. ' Duelling illusionists' ongoing battle in the late Victorian era has consequences for future generations. ![]() It was great seeing two professionals unwilling to harm their craft still work around all the little niceties to get at one another.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I can't believe how far the two of them went to prolong their feud of pranks. ![]() I love the epistolary nature of the novel and how the story stretches through time, but my favourite bits were all between the two warring illusionists. Both have something more to hide than the mere workings of a trick. The secret of the magic is simple, and the reader is in on it almost from the start, but to the antagonists the real mystery lies deeper. Working in the gaslight-and-velvet world of Victorian music halls, they prowl edgily in the background of each other's shadowy life, driven to the extremes by a deadly combination of obsessive secrecy and insatiable curiosity.Īt the heart of the row is an amazing illusion they both perform during their stage acts. Two 19th century stage illusionists, the aristocratic Rupert Angier and the working-class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later. ![]() ![]() ![]() They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. The leader, and soon Alice’s greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who’s never asked a man’s permission for anything. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. The summary of this book would have appealed to me even if it was by a debut author! Horses and books? What could be better! SummaryĪlice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. ![]() But this book was about more than just a big name author. She is a tried and true author who always writes exceptional books. I think my personal favorite is The Girl You Left Behind, though Me Before You was also excellent.Īnytime I get picked one of her books, I simply can’t pass. Jojo Moyes is one of my favorite authors and I love reading her books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Clackity makes a deal with Evie to help get Des back in exchange for the ghost of John Jeffrey Pope, a serial killer who stalked Blight Harbor a hundred years earlier. There she meets The Clackity, a creature who lives in the shadows and seams of the slaughterhouse. But when her aunt disappears into the building, Evie goes searching for her. Des doesn’t have many rules except one: Stay out of the abandoned slaughterhouse at the edge of town. Saturday, September 24th at 5:30pm at Auntie’s BookstoreĮvie Von Rathe lives in Blight Harbor-the seventh-most haunted town in America-with her Aunt Desdemona, the local paranormal expert. Join us and Lora Senf to celebrate the release of her book The Clackity. Reminiscent of Doll Bones, this deliciously eerie middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who must enter a world of ghosts, witches, and monsters to play a game with deadly consequences and rescue her aunt. ![]() |
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