“Cosimo Matassa, whose used-record business in New Orleans led him to sell new records, which led him to open a tiny studio that helped jump-start rock ’n’ roll by recording early hits by the likes of Fats Domino and Little Richard, died on Thursday in New Orleans. He was 88.”
Tag: 09.12.14
So Hollywood’s Not Actually LGBT-Friendly, Actors Say
“While 53% of lesbian and gay actors were ‘out’ to all or most of their fellow actors, the report found that only 36% had revealed to agents they were gay, and only 13% had told industry executives.”
Ian McEwan Used To Be Out To Shock, But Now He’s A Novelist Of Compassion – What Happened?
“One can’t go on writing in his mid-60s as though he is 19 years old,” says the author of Atonement and The Children Act.
New Effort Will Translate Shakespeare’s Complete Works Into Mandarin
“Culture secretary Sajid Javid also announced £300,000 for a Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) tour of China.”
When Artists Run Afoul Of Social Media
“It’s no secret that Facebook and Twitter can help classical musicians promote their work outside of traditional news media outlets. But when artists cross certain boundaries or get overly political, they can quickly find their careers at risk.”
Bringing Boston’s North Atlantic Ballet Back To Life
The chamber-size company was launched in 1979 by former Boston Ballet dancers Skip Warren and Rachel Whitman and moved around the Massachusetts coast until sputtering out on Cape Cod in 2003. Now the founders’ daughter, Lucy Warren-Whitman, has revived the troupe.