by Mark Duggan | Dec 29, 2021
It was a thrilling year to be a deep listener. The musical richness seemed to spring from every genre. For most of the year, I was presenting new releases on my streaming music show, Box of Visions. It’s currently on hiatus, but the sounds that rang through it...
by Mark Duggan | Aug 25, 2020
A large crowd of people recently attended a casting call in Mancos for a TV pilot that will be shot in Montezuma County.(Photo by Mark Duggan) Listen to the Interview http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TV-Pilot-in-Montezuma-County.mp3 Novelist Chuck...
by Mark Duggan | Aug 2, 2020
Listen to the Interview http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Art-Bots-Web-Mix.mp3 Social media can be a minefield of human ugliness. Especially in the age of COVID. Political attack ads and conspiracy theories fill social feeds. Much of it is posted...
by Mark Duggan | Jun 18, 2020
Artists find themselves in a unique position during the coronavirus pandemic. Galleries and museums have been shuttered for months, cutting off a large part of the art market. But staying home has also led to a creative outpouring for many artists. People are looking...
by Mark Duggan | Dec 18, 2017
Selective & subjective. My favorite music releases of 2017: The American Dollar – Music for Travel Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band – Body and Shadow CCFX – “The One To Wait” (single) The Church – man woman life death infinity Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up...
by Mark Duggan | Jun 12, 2016
Listen to the interview: Your browser does not support the audio element. Eileen Ivers adopted a love for the fiddle at an early age. Fiddle music filled the air of her New York City home as a young child, so she took up the instrument herself at age nine. She’s now...