Arts Jan 01 One man’s mission to restore The Beatles’ BBC recordings The Beatles in 1965. Photo courtesy of the Michael Ochs Archive/Corbis You might be surprised to learn that all of the The Beatles' BBC performances were not well archived. In fact, Kevin Howlett, a BBC radio producer and…
Arts Dec 31 The artists we’ll remember from 2013 Photo by Flickr user Dawn Humphrey We're moments away from 2014. Our resolutions are set and the champagne glasses are out, but before we move on to the new year, we have a bit more reflecting to do.
Arts Dec 30 The poets we read in 2013 Photo by Flickr user Bob AuBuchon As the year comes to a close, Art Beat reflects on our best stories from 2013. On Thursday, we revisited the musicians worth a second listen and on Friday we rediscovered…
Arts Dec 27 Singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré on why you can’t take music away from the people of Mali EmbedVideo(8340, 514, 320); Listen to Traoré play "Sikey." Born in Mali to a diplomatic family, Traoré has traveled throughout the world, picking up pieces of herself along the way. That mix of origins is reflected in her music, which…
Arts Dec 27 The movies and television we watched in 2013 Photo by Flickr user "when i was a bird" With the New Year approaching fast, we here at Art Beat are reflecting on this past year. On Thursday, we rediscovered all the great musicians we listened to…
Arts Dec 26 The musicians we listened to in 2013 Photo by Flickr user Professor Bop As we quickly approach 2014, we can't help but reflect on our year at Art Beat. Over the next few days, we'll be looking back at some of our best stories of 2013, starting…
Arts Dec 24 How well do you know holiday movies? Take this quiz to find out. When an attempt to restore the holiday spirit with a forlorn little Christmas tree fails, Charlie Brown needs Linus’ help to learn the real meaning of Christmas in 1965’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC…
Arts Dec 24 A Poetic Odyssey: Dick Davis translates Hafez in “Faces of Love,” his new installment in a life dedicated to medieval Persian literature // Dick Davis spoke to PBS NewsHour chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his new book "Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz." According to Dick Davis, Hafez is the poetry world's version of Bach. "People say…
Arts Dec 23 Weekly Poem: Dick Davis reads his translation of a 14th century Persian poem EmbedVideo(8308); As a young man, Dick Davis fell in love with Iran and ever since he has dedicated his life to bringing its culture to the west. "Its been a wonderful odyssey." Here he reads his translations of a…
Arts Dec 17 The magic behind ‘Masterpiece’: Rebecca Eaton shares memories of bringing British dramas to PBS Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of Masterpiece on PBS, talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about her decades long career creating British dramas. Rebecca Eaton grew up an Anglophile, reading British novels and “pretending to be the heroines.”…