As the name suggests, American Gods is, above all things, American. From the top down, Amazon’s new series feels like a piece of Americana, like a sort of supernatural Springsteen record. One of the show’s early episodes ends as the camera ascends to the sky while Bob Dylan’s ‘A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall’ plays. A motel that Shadow and Mr. Wednesday stay in has a “land of the free” sticker on one of its walls. American Gods seems to be investigating just what sort of land America is, and how the people in it live. Of course, the New Gods
American Gods and the State of the Nation...
American Gods and the State of the Nation...
- 6/20/2017
- by Sam Moore
- TVovermind.com
The Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel American Gods is finally here, and having seen the first four episodes, I can tell you that, like Mad Sweeney in a bar fight, I am all in.
For those who haven’t read Gaiman’s novel, first published in 2001, it and the Starz adaptation featured are centered around an impending battle between two types of American gods – the “old gods” who crossed the seas from other countries with the immigrants who believed in them, and the “new gods” of technology, celebrity, drugs, and mass media that have gained in followers as belief in the old ways of life waned. The conflict is seen through the eyes of Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), a recently released convict who finds himself at loose ends after his old life falls apart, and becomes the personal assistant of the mysterious and charming Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane...
For those who haven’t read Gaiman’s novel, first published in 2001, it and the Starz adaptation featured are centered around an impending battle between two types of American gods – the “old gods” who crossed the seas from other countries with the immigrants who believed in them, and the “new gods” of technology, celebrity, drugs, and mass media that have gained in followers as belief in the old ways of life waned. The conflict is seen through the eyes of Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), a recently released convict who finds himself at loose ends after his old life falls apart, and becomes the personal assistant of the mysterious and charming Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane...
- 5/1/2017
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
“Remain happy, remain loving—but resist.” Those were Professor Robert Thurman’s opening remarks at the 30th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert held Thursday night at New York City’s iconic Carnegie Hall. But perhaps “opening shot” might be a more appropriate term. Despite the glitzy setting, the concert was a night of peaceful rebellion—assisted by an unparalleled lineup of diverse musicians ranging from punk poet laureate Patti Smith, soul shouters Alabama Shakes, electro pioneers New Order, dreamy acoustic troubadours Ben Harper and Sufjan Stevens, and the raw power of Iggy Pop.
Presiding over the evening was composer supremo Philip Glass,...
Presiding over the evening was composer supremo Philip Glass,...
- 3/17/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
"Isn't that something…?"
Two weeks after being named the 2016 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Bob Dylan finally spoke publicly about the honor in an interview with the U.K.'s The Telegraph newspaper.
News: Bob Dylan Wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
Previously, the only public reference to the win was a fleeting mention on Dylan's website, but it was deleted within 24 hours. He had also reportedly been dodging calls from the Nobel committee since the announcement.
So when The Telegraph sat down with the 75-year-old musician, the first question on everyone's mind was, obviously, if the iconic musician will be attending the Nobel ceremony on Dec. 10.
"Absolutely," he answered. "If it's at all possible."
The "Blowin' in the Wind" singer previously appeared to be cavalier about becoming a Nobel laureate, but in the interview, he seemed pleased with the honor.
"It's hard to believe. Amazing, incredible," he mused. "Whoever dreams...
Two weeks after being named the 2016 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Bob Dylan finally spoke publicly about the honor in an interview with the U.K.'s The Telegraph newspaper.
News: Bob Dylan Wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
Previously, the only public reference to the win was a fleeting mention on Dylan's website, but it was deleted within 24 hours. He had also reportedly been dodging calls from the Nobel committee since the announcement.
So when The Telegraph sat down with the 75-year-old musician, the first question on everyone's mind was, obviously, if the iconic musician will be attending the Nobel ceremony on Dec. 10.
"Absolutely," he answered. "If it's at all possible."
The "Blowin' in the Wind" singer previously appeared to be cavalier about becoming a Nobel laureate, but in the interview, he seemed pleased with the honor.
"It's hard to believe. Amazing, incredible," he mused. "Whoever dreams...
- 10/29/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician.
The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Reporters and others gathered for the announcement at the academy's headquarters in Stockholm's Old Town reacted with a loud cheer as his name was read out.
Watch: Kesha Performs Her Bob Dylan Tribute Intended for the 'Billboard Music Awards'
Dylan, who turned 75 in May, had been mentioned in the Nobel speculation for years, but few experts expected the academy to extend the prestigious award to a genre such as popular music.
The academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius, said that while Dylan performs his poetry in the form of songs, that's no different from the ancient Greeks, whose works were often performed to music.
"Bob Dylan writes poetry for the ear," she said. "But...
The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Reporters and others gathered for the announcement at the academy's headquarters in Stockholm's Old Town reacted with a loud cheer as his name was read out.
Watch: Kesha Performs Her Bob Dylan Tribute Intended for the 'Billboard Music Awards'
Dylan, who turned 75 in May, had been mentioned in the Nobel speculation for years, but few experts expected the academy to extend the prestigious award to a genre such as popular music.
The academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius, said that while Dylan performs his poetry in the form of songs, that's no different from the ancient Greeks, whose works were often performed to music.
"Bob Dylan writes poetry for the ear," she said. "But...
- 10/13/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Update October 31: Adds Barb Jungr’s show at end.
Tom Stoppard’s 1982 dazzler gets the matinee-comedy treatment from director-of-the-moment Sam Gold in a revival that leaves its attractive stars, both in their Broadway bows, deeply in the lurch. Glib and weirdly chilly for a literate comedy-drama about love, commitment, the sanctity of words and the enduring perfection of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” the Roundabout Theatre Company production is as full of ideas as the play itself –- all of them wrong.
Gold’s first bad idea is to launch every scene with a sing-a-long involving most of the characters in this tale of two brittle marriages blown up when the wife in A+B and the husband in C+D fall in love. So the memorable opening scene, in which a man confronts his wife with what he believes is proof of her infidelity, comes only after that dopey chorus,...
Tom Stoppard’s 1982 dazzler gets the matinee-comedy treatment from director-of-the-moment Sam Gold in a revival that leaves its attractive stars, both in their Broadway bows, deeply in the lurch. Glib and weirdly chilly for a literate comedy-drama about love, commitment, the sanctity of words and the enduring perfection of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” the Roundabout Theatre Company production is as full of ideas as the play itself –- all of them wrong.
Gold’s first bad idea is to launch every scene with a sing-a-long involving most of the characters in this tale of two brittle marriages blown up when the wife in A+B and the husband in C+D fall in love. So the memorable opening scene, in which a man confronts his wife with what he believes is proof of her infidelity, comes only after that dopey chorus,...
- 10/31/2014
- by Jeremy Gerard
- Deadline
Would Bob Dylan stop his punishing schedule for Martin Carthy's samurai sword or a slice of Alela Diane's apple pie? We asked some famous fans to come up with the perfect gift for him…
Geoff Dyer: writer
What I propose is this: that on 24 May, at 7pm BST precisely, we all throw open our windows and – in homes, cars or bars around the world – play a Dylan track on our stereos or iPods. Checking a photocopy of his birth certificate I see that Robert Zimmerman was born at 9.05pm, but 7pm is a good time because, well, it chimes with 70. It also means that a good part of the planet can join in the gift-celebration at the same moment (11am in California). The choice of track is up to you. Some people will go for anthems like "Blowin' in the Wind" that I can't bear to listen to or...
Geoff Dyer: writer
What I propose is this: that on 24 May, at 7pm BST precisely, we all throw open our windows and – in homes, cars or bars around the world – play a Dylan track on our stereos or iPods. Checking a photocopy of his birth certificate I see that Robert Zimmerman was born at 9.05pm, but 7pm is a good time because, well, it chimes with 70. It also means that a good part of the planet can join in the gift-celebration at the same moment (11am in California). The choice of track is up to you. Some people will go for anthems like "Blowin' in the Wind" that I can't bear to listen to or...
- 5/21/2011
- by Geoff Dyer
- The Guardian - Film News
If you’re in the northern California area this weekend, be prepared—most of the state is going to smell like patchouli and Baby Boomer tears. Wavy Gravy is turning 75, and he’s celebrating with a “Birthday Boogie” on Saturday at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California, just across the bridge from San Francisco. There’ll be performances by surviving members of the Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish, and more aging hippies than you’ve probably seen outside of a History Channel documentary. If you can’t make it, there’s a second celebration on May 27th at New York’s Beacon Theatre, with guests like Dr. John, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, and David Crosby. Two bicoastal all-star jams may seem a little excessive for a guy that most people remember, if they remember him at all, as a former Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor. But Gravy...
- 5/19/2011
- Vanity Fair
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