Barry Gibbons

A short analysis of 'Face of Another,' Hiroshi Teshigahara's classic exploration of alienation and the dialectics of Identity.

Feb 18, 2011 - Barry Gibbons

A brief review of one of John Coltrane's less celebrated works that sees him line up with Ornette Coleman's band for a session in 1960.

Feb 15, 2011 - Barry Gibbons

A revaluation and analysis of the Shelley's much admired dramatic lyric 'The Indian Serenade,' in which we find an encounter with somnambulism...

Feb 15, 2011 - Barry Gibbons

Nike was a winged Greek goddess, attendant of Zeus, and the very personification of victory.

Jun 1, 2010 - Barry Gibbons

Bia was the female personification of 'force' or 'violence' and a constant attendant of Zeus.

May 11, 2010 - Barry Gibbons

Prometheus was the great benefactor of mankind, who taught man everything from astronomy to culinary skills, and bestowed on man the wonderful gift of fire.

Apr 23, 2010 - Barry Gibbons

Dialectical processes surround us in nature, in art, in our own lives, for they are the motive force of all that exists, but what are origins of dialectics...?

Feb 20, 2010 - Barry Gibbons

Dewey Redman was one of the greatest and yet remains one of the most under appreciated saxophonists of the jazz avant-garde...

Feb 20, 2010 - Barry Gibbons

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired to write a collection of tales told by a motley crew of gentlemen who sat by the fireside in a little wayside inn...

Feb 13, 2010 - Barry Gibbons

The Immortality of the Soul is a long held dogma, yet, like many things held sacred by the Church its doctrines do not derive from Scripture but from Philosophy...

Jan 15, 2010 - Barry Gibbons