Creatively Advancing into Novelty
“Improvising is all about human relationship. It is about listening, responding, connecting, and being generous. When a group of free players gets together and unfolds a coherent and interesting piece without a prior plan or template, it is like watching separate beings become integrated into a single nervous system. It is a partnership, with each…
9. TRAMPOLINE up all night, counting sheep kicking legs and grinding teeth you were singing in your sleep “man, I don’t know what to believe, I don’t know about you and me” what made you strange at 17 will make you sad at 33 “It ain’t the same” you said to me “and I…
Sweet, sweet cocaine Won’t you be all mine Heart’ll pound, my hands will shake I’m doin’ mighty fine Sweet, sweet heroin Won’t you be all mine I don’t wanna feel a thing Want nothin’ on my mind Sweet, sweet whiskey Won’t you be all mine If you were to fill the ocean I would drink…
“Others, like the label Records on Ribs, have developed a model of supporting artists and raising their profile (because, isn’t that sort of what a record label should be passionate about?) that allows anyone to download new music for free, and then offers them the chance to donate what they think is appropriate for it….
Matthew: it’s ok sorry if I am missing your point Me: Here is what I’m getting at plain and simple: I think our problem today is not the lack of well accessible content. The crisis for me is that it is disembodied. Me: Sitting around a piano singing together is an act of revolution man….
But for you who fear my name, The Son of righteousness will rise With healing in his wings. And you shall go forth again, And skip about like calves Coming from their stalls at last. Excerpt from the song But For You Who Fear My Name by The Welcome Wagon, written by Lenny Smith. Painting…
The philosophical debate over the moral effects of the arts is hardly new; we can trace it back at least as far as the writings of Plato (ca.428–ca.348 bce) and his most famous student, Aristotle (384–322 bce). Plato argues that we should be suspicious of the so-called “imitative arts,” because they arouse our passions—“Frantic tick…
In regard to how I feel about “award” shows, such as the audaciously generic Grammy Awards which took place last Sunday night, I defer to author Mark Twain: “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” I’m not quite sure what it is about me that wants…
And death is at your doorstep And it will steal your innocence But it will not steal your substance Above is an excerpt from the song Timshel by Mumford and Sons, the folk rock band from the UK which continues to grow exponentially in adoration. Put simply, I find their music to be exceedingly brilliant….
And death is at your doorstep And it will steal your innocence But it will not steal your substance Above is an excerpt from the song Timshel by Mumford and Sons, the folk rock band from the UK which continues to grow exponentially in adoration. Put simply, I find their music to be exceedingly brilliant….