Halloween is the last bastion of childhood.
Teenagers, voices dropping like boulders, still knock on doors and demand candy. College students spend their textbook money making authentic Spiderman costumes.
Fully grown men and women invest in lavish masquerade balls.
All Hallows Eve provides proof, if any were needed, that the kid in us never dies.
Don’t [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Local Rhythms – Halloween’s Big Kids
October 26, 2007Local Rhythms – Better Music, Not More Ways to Sell It
October 17, 2007It’s good to be king, and with the twin juggernaut of iTunes and the iPod, Apple rules the legal online music world. They have no shortage of rivals, though. Lately, even Apple’s allies are gunning for them.
The latest issue of Business Week tells of Total Music, a new service spearheaded by Universal [...]
Local Rhythms – Discontent With Music Biz Nothing New
October 10, 2007From suing downloaders to larcenous ticket prices, there’s little good coming from the music business these days. Last week, an industry lawyer even stated, under oath, that he believed copying a CD for personal use is theft.
The only hits anyone wishes for this gang are the “Sopranos” kind.
This resentment didn’t [...]
Local Rhythms – A Ride Down Autumn’s Highway
October 3, 2007As I write this, the weatherman is forecasting warm, dry weekend weather.
The New Hampshire state tourism bureau expects over 600,000 leaf-peepers, up 1 percent from last year. Whether you’re a transplant like me or a multi-generation native, autumn’s charms are irresistible.
Is there a better time to be in New England?
So let’s put aside [...]
Tim Sample & Bob Marley – A Tale of Two Mainers
October 3, 2007Comedy fans have a chance to see two examples of Down East humor in the coming weeks. Tim Sample performs this Saturday at the Newport Opera House, and funny man Bob Marley returns to the Claremont Opera House the following Saturday.
But these two Mainers each take distinctly different approaches to their craft. Sample’s folksy observations [...]
