Einojuhani Rautavaara’s prolific output included symphonies, operas and concertos. Photograph: Martti Kainulainen/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEinojuhani Rautavaara’s prolific output included symphonies, operas and concertos. Photograph: Martti Kainulainen/AFP/Getty ImagesClassical musicObituaryEinojuhani Rautavaara obituaryFinnish composer noted for the birdsong of his Cantus Arcticus and his works featuring images of angelsIn the course of a long compositional career, the defining feature of the music of the Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, who has died at the age of 87, was its stylistic adaptability. Read More...
From Rock's BackpagesMusicInterviewKorn's Jonathan Davis: 'I've pulled so many bodies out of cars. It intrigued me'Ian WatsonAhead of the Bakersfield nu-metaller’s UK tour beginning on 22 January, here’s a sleaze-and-all 1999 feature by Ian Watson, originally published in Melody Maker, from online archive Rock’s Backpages
The tantrum is violent and unexpected. The rock star snaps suddenly and throws himself onto the floor, screaming like a spoiled kid who’s been grounded for a month. Read More...
US politicsObituaryLeonard Garment obituaryWall Street lawyer and political adviser who remained loyal to Richard Nixon for as long as possible through WatergateLeonard Garment was an original: a Wall Street lawyer who played jazz professionally; a registered Democrat who voted for John F Kennedy in 1960 and became a loyal adviser in Richard Nixon's inner political circle; a Jew who worked for a president who was not above telling his cronies that " Read More...