Franz Schubert liked to dwell on the pathos of the soul and this could be the reason he picked up dark rich poetry for his musical compositions.
August 18, 2009
People of Zimbabwe have seen it all. Colonization, oppression at the hands of fellow black people, Mugabe, Civil Wars, Famine, Diseases, Prosperity, Westernization, and a great history peppered with a rich culture. A country that has seen and experienced so much can only provide to the world of music like no other. Zimbabwean music is [...]
August 11, 2009
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor is a rare real non-fictional account by Gabriel Garcia Marquez of a sailor who was shipwrecked and managed to survive on a raft for 10 days without food.
August 9, 2009
The interview with oldest surviving World War veteran Harry Patch had inspired a song which has become a tribute song from Radiohead after his death.
August 6, 2009
The German drama, Lives of Others (made in 2006), is a brilliant film about life in German Democratic Republic (GDR) that is East Germany before the collapse of Berlin wall.
August 2, 2009
The Non Issue of Race in Alternative Rock is real, but has been made into an issue by people in the record industry.
The Fiendish
August 22, 2009
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