In 1859, when Edward Fitzgerald published his English translation of the collected poetic quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam, the Persian polymath from what is now Northeastern Iran had already been dead for more than seven centuries. The Rubaiyat was a popular hit with a Victorian English audience thirsting for the romantic Orientalism Edward Said would […]
Zion I
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From the Hum: Zion I’s heavy hip hop, Morning Ritual’s haunting hooks
Hip hop act Zion I celebrates the group’s latest effort, Shadowboxing, with a stop at the Arcata Theatre Lounge as part of the Masters Of Ceremony winter tour. The new album contains the anticipated heavy beats as Zion I’s past collections — all critically acclaimed — but delivers them in a grittier style, making this […]
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Give Peace a Chance
If you only go to one gig this week, make it the one that matters most: Saturday’s Increase the Peace fundraiser. Sparked by the spate of violence that accompanied the new year, Increase the Peace quickly grew from idea to reality as artists, poets, musicians and others sought a way to infuse healing into the […]