Who (and what) defines the Boston-based, dub-jazz Club d'Elf is an enigma. At the core, the "group" is bassist and composer Mike Rivard and drummer Dean Johnston. Rivard has far-flung history ranging ...

There are a lot of old beings in Middle-earth. For instance, a while back, I laid out the case for why Tom Bombadil (and not Treebeard) is the oldest creature in Middle-earth. Unlike the leader of the ...

He traveled from the North Pole through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest and through the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops before walking through the Lincoln Tunnel. And now, 20 years later, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VISALIA, Calif. (KGPE/KSEE) – The Sequoia Symphony Orchestra is bringing the holiday film Elf in live in concert at the Visalia ...

With Amazon Studios’ long-awaited The Lord of the Rings prequel series making waves right now, a whole new generation of Tolkienites are being forged in the fires of Mount Doom. Yes, The Rings of ...

Club d'Elf and their sprawling live records present a unique challenge to folks who write about them. This double Live at Club Helsinki set reveals every modern style and multiple Moroccan rhythms ...

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about Wizards and Valar, but as soon as you hear the word "immortal," one race comes to mind before all others: the pointy-eared, long-haired, light-footed First Born children of ...