Classical
Green with Frenzy: How Classical Music Is Inciting Millennials to Stand Up for the Environment
Harry Treadaway of Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful' Breathes Life Into Dr. Frankenstein Not with Joy Division, Brothers of the Head or Lizardsun...But Glenn Gould?
Harry Treadaway stars as the fabled Mary Shelley character Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful,' alongside big 'Black Hawk' heartthrob Josh Hartnett as the Victorian-American Ethan Chandler. Classicalites, surely you've heard that famous shriek by Dr. Frankenstein when his masterpiece comes to life, but what you may not know is that the actor who plays the young doctor on premium cable, Britain's own Mr. Treadaway, likes to compile playlists of classical music to help him get into character. Treadaway says, "If I need to connect with the conversations I had initially, I can go back and listen to the music. It helps." EXCLUSIVE: Darcy James Argue on Secret Society's 10th Anniversary, Canadian Jazz, 'Real Enemies' and Why Big Bands Still Matter
10 years playing with an 18-piece ensemble seems like but a stitch in time for GRAMMY- and JUNO-nominated composer-cum-bandleader Darcy James Argue. Sure, this year was his best for winning, receiving both the Doris Duke Artist Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. But as bright as those gongs are, 2015 isn't halfway done arguing his can't stop/won't stop attitude, soldiering on with that trademark sound of his nonpareil ensemble, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society.
