Long-familiar recordings can earn a place on the library’s new music display any number of ways. Maybe it’s an updated version of a classic, with the odd bonus track or …
Strange Bedfellows: Thought-Provoking Political Cinema From the Knox Co. Public Library
Arabian Nights (2015) It may be to my advantage that I’ve been reading The Discreet Hero, Mario Vargas Llosa’s most recent novel, at the same time I’m imbibing Arabian Nights, …
A Roundup of New Jazz at the Knox County Public Library
Miroslav Vitouš Music of Weather Report (ECM, 2016) The attractions of fusion have long eluded me. It was only recently, while watching Jaco, the biographical documentary film about Jaco Pastorius, …
A Roundup of Recommended Titles Recently Donated to KCPL
The Knox County Public Library system receives a steady stream of donated books and audio-visual materials. We’re fortunate and grateful. If the gift is needed and in adequate condition, it …
Three Trilogies: A Spate of Interwoven Tales on DVD, Newly Available at Knox County Public Library
Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy This new Criterion package bundles three of Wim Wenders’ earliest feature films—Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, and Kings of the Road, all made during …