Song Stories: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
In a previous issue of Bilkent News, one of my fellow music columnists wrote about the Beatles. Since he recounted the changes in their musical style and the way they became the Beatles we
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On Fantasy
“Just start, it’ll make you feel calmer,” my friend said. We were talking about being too busy, with the unpleasant weight of insipid work hanging around our necks, to read. Being busy is an
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Music Inspired by Literature
The very best movies are created by adapting books for the cinema. That is probably not the case for rock music, but still, significant examples of inspiration from literary works exist. Ankara looks the
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The Roof of the World: Part 4
Chitwan National Park had been an unexpectedly fun place. Lots of the things we did there still remain vividly present in my mind: the adventure-filled jungle hike, the incredible, enjoyable elephant-washing experience and many
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On Post Human
Here sits the good camera, poised as always to shoot. It is being manhandled by two extremely delicate hands, knuckles flaking with cold. As a mouth comes into focus it snaps with effort at
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Young and Old Kings of the South
It’s been 13 years since Kings of Leon released their first album, “Youth and Young Manhood.” Back then, they were a raw Southern garage rock band. They were the new kids in Nashville, seemingly
Read More »On Why Some Leaves Turn Red
This column might have been more effective had it reached you a little earlier, when the trees around you were turning color, impossibly fast and yet incredibly slow. Shades of brilliant yellow, soft gold,
Read More »A Music Memoir: The Story of a Friend
Hello music lovers – this will be a story told not with regular love, but with passionate love. What I mean by “music memoir” is associating music with the deepest experiences of life, and
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