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A Few Words About “Daughter of Ocean”
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Monday Music Musing: Hiding in Plain Sight
More than once on this page, I’ve expressed the desire to hear a new kind of jazz, music of and…
The Trouble with Biopics
Like many others, I bought a copy of Bohemian Rhapsody a few days back. The film tells the story of…
A Few Words About “Heaven Steps to Seven”
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