…I have been half in love with easeful Death,  Call’d him soft names in many a mused rhyme,                           To take into the air my quiet breath;                                       Now more than ever seems it rich to die,                           To cease upon the midnight with no pain,                                       While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad  […]

“I was an activist who became an artist. I was not an artist who became an activist.” – Harry Belafonte

Rock guitar legend Jeff Beck died unexpectedly on January 10th after a brief illness

Photo courtesy of Twin Peaks (1990) You may not know his name, but if you’re any kind of film buff – or a fan of David Lynch’s ‘90s cult television series Twin Peaks – you’ve definitely heard his music. Badalamenti – who died on December 11th at the age of 85 – composed the extraordinary […]