Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • Toast and Malagueña

    Ernesto Lecuona Malagueña was written in 1928 by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona as the 6th movement of his Suite Andulucia. Although it was written for piano it became a guitar standard after it was arranged for that instrument by Carlos Montoya in 1961. One day I was working on this wonderful melody at the same… Read more

  • Review: The Nicholas Roerich Museum

    “When humanity is possessed by the devils of malice and mutual destruction, every token of affirmativeness and mutual help is especially valuable.” Nicholas Roerich. On the north side of 107th Street, one building east of Riverside Park, stands the Nicholas Roerich Museum. The house is its own work of art. Paintings and artifacts decorate the… Read more

  • When Dreams End

    Every morning when dreams endAnd sometimes in the nightI rise up and get to work Digging up the metalFrom the rock that used to be my gutsMelt it in the furnace that used to be my heartCool it in the freezer that used to be my dreams And work until my muscles cramp Until my… Read more

  • Review: Regina Spektor at Radio City Music Hall

    “This is how it worksYou’re young until you’re notYou love until you don’tYou try until you can’tYou laugh until you cryYou cry until you laughAnd everyone must breatheUntil their dying breath”  – Regina Spektor   Regina Spektor’s show at Radio City Music Hall last Saturday was unique in a number of ways. For one thing,… Read more

  • Demo: They Were Together

    He was a good man trying to be strongHonest as the day is longBut you could see where he was going wrong She was a good woman to keep in mindYou won’t see many of her kindYou’ve got to be quick or you’ll get left behind They were together every dayThey were together every wayThey… Read more

  • Fictional Humans of New York (FHONY): Dusty

     Dusty tucked a copy of The Village Voiceunder his arm while he maneuvered a key into the padlock that held the gate in place over the entrance to his bar, The Crooked Nail. After opening the gate, Rusty fumbled with his ring of keys until he found the one that unlocked the bar’s door. He… Read more