The British funk band Cymande’s fame was momentary 50 years ago or so. They released three notable albums [their self-titled 1972 debut, followed by Second Time Round (1973) and Promised Heights (1974)] with
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As a critic, I’m wary of addressing issues of taste. Taste is personal, it’s what we like and what we don’t—I love how in Italian you say you like something
Happy New Year and welcome to the very first 2025 “Tits Up Brooklyn” of the year! I hope you’re as excited to be here as I am! 2024 ended with
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Smart, simple pleasures. On Only the Void Stands Between Us (LP and download released last month by Silver Current Records),
Last spring I wrote in these pages about my discovery of Bay Ridge’s Regina Opera Company. While I did grow