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Israel Hoffmann

The original mural the Gaucho cover was adapted from was done by a rather obscure Argentinian artist named Israel Hoffman, (1896-1971) The mural is displayed outdoors, on a public wall, as part of the Caminito Street Museum in Buenos Aires. The title is, Guardia Vieja...

Tarkovsky / Lars von Trier

Tarkovsky / Lars von Trier. Elshan Aliyef Published on Nov 4, 2016.  

Get Carter

There is no more memorable a main film theme than the one featured in Get Carter. Written by a 23 year old Roy Budd, the evocative and haunting tune sits perfectly in the space it was intended at the beginning of the film. The soundtrack album, unreleased in major...

Linda Lewis

LARK, released in 1972, was Linda’s first with producer Jim Cregan.In recent years, samples from these tracks have appeared in singles by hip-hop artist  Common,introducing a new generation of listeners to Linda’s work.Gifted with an incredible 5 octave vocal range,...

New York

Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down-Alicia Keys, Autumn in New York-Billie Holiday, Downtown-Petula Clark, The Boxer-Simon & Garfunkel, The Rising-Bruce Springsteen, New York State of Mind-Billy Joel, I’m Waiting for the Man-Velvet Underground, No Sleep Til...

Narcissus

Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse (6 April 1849 – 10 February 1917)Genesis "Supper's Ready"  (1972) Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television offSitting beside you, I look into your eyesAs the sound of motorcars fades in the night timeI swear...