Donald Brackett is a Vancouver-based popular culture journalist and curator who writes about music, art and films. In addition to numerous essays, articles and radio broadcasts, he is also the author of several artist biography titles, among them Back to Black: Amy Winehouse’s Only Masterpiece (2016); Tumult!: The Incredible Life and Music of Tina Turner (2020); and Yoko Ono: An Artful Life (2022). His most recent book, Double Solitaire: The Films of Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, is being published by Rowman Littlefield in September 2023.
Donald Brackett
Recent Articles
The Buddhist Path that Transformed Tina Turner
Tina Turner credited her Buddhist practice for her survival, success, and happiness. Following her passing, Donald Brackett looks at the legacy she leaves behind.
Sonic Satori
Music as a contemplative practice requires both the performer and the listener to pay close attention. Culture critic Donald Brackett offers suggestions for meditative albums.