ABSTRACT: In the Calypso episode of Ulysses, James Joyce transforms the myth of Calypso into the daily routines of Leopold Bloom’s domestic life, treating the Homeric material with irony and distance.

With the 2026 carnival season fast approaching, the Dominica Calypso Association announced that it has opened registration for calypsonians interested in competing in the upcoming events. Via ...

In a couple of weeks, Armand Hammer and the Alchemist will follow their excellent 2021 album Haram with Mercy, their second collaborative LP. Mercy includes collaborations with some of Armand Hammer's ...

The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission (ABFC) has announced the sixteen (16) calypsonians who will compete in the much-anticipated 44th Independence Calypso Competition. On Thursday, October 16, ...

Bright and bouncy music drifts out of Fulkerson Hall on Monday evenings as Cal Poly Humboldt’s Calypso Ensemble gather for their weekly rehearsal. Rhythmic and soaring, it’s a vibrant sound with ...

Whether it’s nostalgia, curmudgeonism, or simply observable reality, virtually every age demographic believes newer music just isn’t as good as their generation’s music, and the same is true of Bob ...

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Fast rising in U.S. jukebox popularity this week is a macabre little ditty about a woman’s right to kill a man with a frying pan, since he was “nobody but my husband.” Sung by Ella (A Tisket, a Tasket ...

A founding editor of Rolling Stone and a seasoned music journalist, he spent time with the Beatles and toured with the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones. By Alex Williams Michael Lydon, who ...

Holdin' Back: The '60s is back with shows at local bandstands and festival this summer. The veteran band focuses on British and American song classics from the 1960s. Holdin' Back's schedule includes ...