Rare Books & Arts

Christmas music listening in Arts.

Christmas music listening in Arts.

December 13, 2013

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

With Christmas fast approaching the Listening Posts in Arts are alive with festive sounds including new releases and old favourites.  The online catalogue indicates which Listening Post the CD is available on. There are eight… Read More ›

New books: raising hell, and all that jazz!

New books: raising hell, and all that jazz!

December 6, 2013

Comic books, Film, Music, New books, Rare Books & Arts:

  Jazz covers: Joaquim Paulo, edited by Julius Wiedemann   Taschen certainly know a thing or two about producing visually exuberant books, and when the subject matter is jazz album-cover… Read More ›

Joyeux anniversaire, Charles Valentin Alkan!

Joyeux anniversaire, Charles Valentin Alkan!

November 29, 2013

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

This has been a big year for musical birthdays, with Wagner and Verdi celebrating their 200th and Benjamin Britten clocking up his 100th, but as these noisy gentlemen hog the… Read More ›

New books: landscapes, furniture and bathing in St. Kilda

New books: landscapes, furniture and bathing in St. Kilda

November 18, 2013

Furniture, Painting, Rare Books & Arts:

  Exposing Thomas Clark: a colonial artist in Western Victoria by Dr Peter Dowling and Daniel McOwab This might seem like an odd title, until you realise just how little… Read More ›

Baroque and beyond: streaming now!

Baroque and beyond: streaming now!

November 13, 2013

Film, Music, Rare Books & Arts:

More wonders from our online Naxos video and music libraries  John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal: J.S.Bach, “Christen, atzet diesen Tag”, BWV 63 Arthaus/Naxos It’s almost hard to imagine a time… Read More ›

Arts on Film: Nutcracker

Arts on Film: Nutcracker

November 12, 2013

Rare Books & Arts:

Graeme Murphy’s production of Nutcracker : the story of Clara is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be held this Wednesday November 13 in Arts. Adapted from… Read More ›

New Books, with a bit of Monkee business…..

New Books, with a bit of Monkee business…..

November 5, 2013

Music, New books, Painting, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

Monkee business : the revolutionary made-for-TV band by Eric Lefcowitz   Given that they were throroughly dismissed by just about everybody in the “serious”rock music business of the day, The… Read More ›

RIP Lou Reed

RIP Lou Reed

November 1, 2013

Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

Being a musician with little to no rights to such a title, I owe a great debt of gratitude to the recently departed Lou Reed. At the same time as… Read More ›

New listening: Wagner, Banjos, Pirates & Marvelous Wonderettes!

New listening: Wagner, Banjos, Pirates & Marvelous Wonderettes!

October 30, 2013

Rare Books & Arts:

Some recent CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts.  They include new releases in opera & classical, country & folk,  jazz, and musical theatre. The online catalogue indicates which Listening… Read More ›

Arts on Film: Metropolitan Opera Gala, Part 2

Arts on Film: Metropolitan Opera Gala, Part 2

October 29, 2013

Rare Books & Arts:

Part Two of The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this coming Wednesday 30th October in Arts. Deutsche Grammophon,… Read More ›