‘Sea of Blood’: The acclaimed opera written by a North Korean dictator in 1971
Yes, this really happened.
Opera
‘The Catherine Wheel’: David Byrne’s criminally underrated funk opera masterpiece
It might be better than any Talking Heads album
The Electric Prunes’ 4th LP is a rock opera no original members play on—and it’s surprisingly good
In the mid 1960s, the group Jim and the Lords inked a deal with producer Dave Hassinger’s production company. After a name change, the first…
The Electric Prunes’ 4th LP is a rock opera that no original members play on, but it’s actually good
In the mid 1960s, the group Jim and the Lords inked a deal with producer Dave Hassinger’s production company. After a name change, the first…
The transcendent psychedelic country rock of one-album-and-out ‘70s band, Space Opera
I recently heard the song “Holy River” by ‘70s group Space Opera and was blown away. Space Opera are a little-known act. Widely believed to…
Nirvana covering an aria from an 1875 opera
Wait, Nirvana covered an aria from an opera?! That was my reaction when I learned that it indeed happened, and on more than one occasion.…
Penderecki’s ‘The Devils of Loudun’ is the sleaziest, most depraved opera you’ll ever see
Obtaining the original cut of Ken Russell’s The Devils is still a royal pain in the ass. But it’s easy to see this gorgeous TV…
Alice Cooper was in a long forgotten rock opera with members of The Who, Roxy Music & Moody Blues
Around 1974, Alice Cooper fully morphed from a group’s name to that of a solo artist. While Cooper’s fellow bandmates moved on to various solo…
Eccentric Italian opera diva Ernesto Tomasini has but ‘One Life to Live’: A Dangerous Minds premiere
As someone who has spent much of my life seeking out and befriending eccentric people, I’m always delighted to meet a new one. In One…