I can hear tubas. Am I about to die? Death. The final frontier. Composers have not been scared to confront it (in their music at least). From Mahler to Wagner, from Mozart to Fauré, they have conjured up visions of the beyond, and the results are anything but morbid. The special, death-haunted radiance of the [...]
Almost every performer or composer I have met cannot stomach hearing their own recordings – even when they are the best you could ever hope to hear. Why not? Talking to pianist Richard Goode for this week’s Music Matters, he said something to me that seemed to take self-deprecation to new heights. I asked him [...]
There is to be Doom Over Colombo in the month of February, as what they call the pinnacle of Sri Lankan Heavy Metal bands come together. The event is set to take place at the Women’s International Hall, on the 11th of February, 5PM onwards. Tickets are priced at Rs. 500 per metalhead. Bands gracing [...]
Book Review By Ranjan Fernando Victor Ivains latest analytical work Lankawa Galawageneema is a timely, readable book. In essence, he surveys our recent history, contrasting the struggle for Indian Independence led by giant statesmen such as Gandhi, Nehru, Patel etc with our puny politicians of all hues who, like now, were merely jockeying for power. [...]
Chinthaka Thenuuwara and Poornima Jayasinghe Thenuwara are two contemporary multi-talented and diverse artists who favour a non-traditional approach to art. They boldly challenge art, its forms and what becomes of art while moving in to a wide array of alternative spaces. The young couple have frequently favoured a non-traditional approach to art. Chinthaka and Poornima [...]
By Sharni Jayawardena This slim easy-to-read volume of 72 pages, about the resettlement process for the Southern Expressway, published by the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), is an eye-opener. Many of us reap the benefits of large-scale infrastructure development projects, without really thinking about or understanding the sacrifices that have been made by the people [...]
Exploring Another Earth By Kamal Kalidasa To call Mike Cahill’s Another Earth science-fiction would be akin to calling a tomato a vegetable. It’s scientifically implausible and factually incorrect, but, at the same time, it is not so far off the mark that it refuses to make sense to the average person. Calling a tomato a [...]
Agneepath – the Indian Hindi action thriller produced by Karan Johan is now on at the Liberty. Hrithik Roshan plays the lead and Sanjay Dutt plays the role of the main antagonist. Priyanka Chopra plays the leading female role. has received several positive reviews from critics. In a small Indian village Mandwa, lives Vijay the [...]
Sony Music International has signed up Sri Lankan born singer Alston Koch to distribute his latest album Don’t Funk With Me set to be released next week. While so many Asians have been signed up with regional Sony Music distributers Alston becomes the first Asian to be signed up directly under Sony Music International. Alston [...]
Zumba, Dancefit, Pump, Pilates Cyclefit are becoming the latest buzz words in Colombo! The very latest in international group fitness classes are at long last here in Colombo thanks to Entertrainers and the buzz around town is that they make working out fun and addictive! The Zumba phenomenon that has swept the world is truly [...]
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