A Deep, Track-by-Track Analysis of The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd’s Musical Journey Through the Stresses & Anxieties of Modern Existence

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Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon turned 50 earlier this year, which perhaps makes it seem easy to dismiss as an artifact of a bygone era. It belongs to a period in popular music history when musicians and bands were approaching their albums with ever-greater aesthetic and intellectual ambitions — what I’ve…

Watch Prince Bust Some Eye-Popping Moves in Rehearsal Footage from 1984

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Dance was as much a baked-in part of Prince’s allure, as his suggestive lyrics and mastery of multiple instruments.

The public got its first taste of his affinity for the form at a John Hay elementary school talent show to which he contributed a tap routine, and again at a…

The Great Courses (Formerly The Teaching Company) Puts Every Course on Sale Until the End of Black Friday

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Here’s a holiday season deal worth mentioning. The Great Courses (formerly The Teaching Company) has put every course on sale for Black Friday. DVD courses are on sale for $60, and online courses for $40. Shipping is free. And if you use the promo code displayed on their web site, you get an…

The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic

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Alice’s Restaurant. It’s now a Thanksgiving classic, and something of a tradition around here. Recorded in 1967, the 18+ minute counterculture song recounts Arlo Guthrie’s real encounter with the law, starting on Thanksgiving Day 1965. As the long song unfolds, we hear all about how a hippie-bating police officer, by the name of William “Obie” Obanhein, arrested Arlo…

MasterClass Lets You Get Two Memberships for the Price of One (for a Limited Time)

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FYI: Masterclass is getting an early jump on Black Friday, running a “Buy One, Gift One Free” deal.

Here’s the gist: Masterclass’s annual plans are typically available at $120 a year for the Individual plan, which provides access to MasterClass classes on one device, $180 a…