“When you’re first starting to discover music, it’s all so new and so mysterious that you don’t really know what pieces make the whole. I started taking piano lessons, and then I started playing the guitar when I was around 14. My parents knew The Beatles’ music, and would get excited when I’d play it for them. I’d also play Indian music for them.” ~Rishi Dhir Continue reading Interview with Rishi Dhir of Elephant Stone
“. . . And like a laughing string
Whereon mad fingers play
Amid a place of stone,
Be secret and exult . . . ”
~WilliamButler Yeats Continue reading Yeats: To A Friend Whose Work Has Come To Nothing
The Lobster Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Written by: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou Reviewed by Wanda Waterman “Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.” ~Saul Bellow Have … Continue reading Speculating on the Dystopian Aftermath of an Overly Sexualised Culture
Just before the release of their album, Transgressions Acoustic, Jake Smith of Lakes of Canada was kind enough to talk to the Mindful Bard about the album, Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, and the creative process. You can find the gist … Continue reading The Lakes of Canada Interview
The Mindful Bard 