April 19th, 2007
Rufus sings his new single “Going to a Town”
I guess Rufus is tired of America. Hmm, well I say people act like people no matter where you go.
Rufus Wainwright debuts his new single “Going To A Town” from his new CD “Release The Stars” at the launch of Robert Redford’s environmental awareness project “The Green” (on the Sundance Channel) at ABC Home, Manhattan, NYC.
April 28th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
[...] I’ve had it on my list for a while to look into Rufus Wainwright’s music. The time finally came late last week, when Roger Bourland posted a YouTube clip of “Going to a Town,” Wainwright’s new single. Bourland started his blog in connection with a freshman seminar on Wainwright’s music he was giving at UCLA. The blog has diversified, but Wainwright still crops up regularly. Among other things, Bourland sometimes channels composition lessons to Rufus from various dead but still pedagogically-inclined classical composers (Ives, Debussy, and Berlioz, and maybe others I haven’t seen). This strikes me as a fun and clever way to highlight the contrasting musical mindsets and values involved, though I don’t think that’s Bourland’s agenda. [...]
April 28th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Following up on the comment you left at my place: would you mind listing a handful of his brilliant tracks, with maybe a word or two about why they rate? I’m sure I’m not the only person who would appreciate that.