Article: Secular Devotion.(Secular Devotion: Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz)(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Books recently published.(List)
Notes;  September 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... 0321569342 (pbk.). ISBN 9780321569349 (pbk.). LC 2008-301338. Brennan, Timothy. Secular devotion: Afro-Latin music and imperial jazz. London; New York: Verso, 2008. xiv, 290 p. ISBN 9781844672912 (pbk.). ISBN 1844672913 ...

Article: Concept album that misses too many beats
The Independent - London;  February 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Secular Devotion By Timothy Brennan VERSO ... wants to argue that secular devotion is "the resilience ... what is on offer in Secular Devotion. I was ready for the ... tunes. The essay on "imperial jazz" begins as a nicely ...

Article: The Jewish War.
The New Leader;  June 5, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... her tested techniques, she will stock the West Bank with non-ideological householders looking for a good deal, their secular devotion to "shopping malls and paneled family rooms and their tots on trikes" will dilute the ideologues and turn any attempt ...

Article: ABORTION BATTLE MOVES RELIGION INTO POLITICS; DEFENDING CHOICE ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  July 16, 2003 ;     613 words ... ... declared that "God told me to strike at al-Qaida." Similarly, The Pledge of Allegiance, a vow of patriotism and secular devotion, is no place for even general monotheism. I mean no offense to those of Christian faith. Rather, I challenge those ...

Article: An evening with Mozart and Haydn's sacred music.
The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon);  March 9, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... minutes or so, her voice - by turns delicate, insistent and allusive - ascended and descended the scales in that manifestly secular devotion to profane sensuality that only Mozart could pass off as "sacred." - The Daily Star Al-Bustan continues on Tuesday ...

Article: ROCK & POP: The softies are back - fancy a cuddle? The Magic ...
The Independent on Sunday;  December 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... catalogue, these converts can sing every word - and it makes sense. Like the Polyphonic Spree, The Magic Numbers inspire a secular devotion, and there's a redemptive joy in the purity of their harmonies, and their simple songs about falling in and out of ...

Article: COMMENTARY: Predicting the future of pop culture
University Wire;  August 3, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Hollywood needs to start exploring other venues to utilize their technological advancements. Future Prediction: In an act of secular devotion (and quite possibly celebrity stupidity) Tom Cruise will realize his net worth, obtain a space craft and attempt to ...