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John Cage’s 4’33″
John Cage’s 4’33″ Is probably the single most talked about work of the 20th century. For those of you not “in the know” John Cage was a composer in the middle of the last century that was most interested in … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, music, philosophy, thoughts
Tagged 20th century, 433, aleatoric music, chance, contemporary music, david tudor, experimental, john cage, philosophy, silence, tacet, tao te ching, zen
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Taking action from far away
Facebook can be just about the most annoying website/application in existence, or so it seems. Every time I log in I am inundated with a myriad of stories of the time wasted by my friends and acquaintances, which magically turns … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, action, miscellaneous, music, personal, philosophy, politics, school, thoughts
Tagged bad idea, budge cuts, education, gates-chili, issues, music programs, NY, recession, rochester, save the music, school, upstate NY, western NY
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The Ramones
The Ramones. Arguably one of the most talked about Punk bands ever. They are notorious for their short, fast songs that were unlike anything heard at the time as well as the long shadow of influence that they cast upon … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, miscellaneous, music, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged music, nostalgia, NYC, punk, thoughts
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DRAM playlist from June
I realized that I only mentioned that I wrote a playlist/blogpost for DRAM (the Directory of Recorded American Music) but I never posted it here. I remembered this when I was asked by them to do another one in October … Continue reading
Monthly Muxtape Madness Vol. 1
So I decided that I am going to lend my time to yet another page on teh interwebs. Muxtape.com allows users to create a mix tape of up to 12 songs. Who doesn’t remember creating mixes for your friends and … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, music, personal, reviews, thoughts
Tagged explosions in the sky, longwave, mix, music, muxtape, sonic youth, spoon, the stills, volume 1
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Rush in Toronto (July 9, 2008 Molson Ampitheater)
Nothing can beat a good arena rock show. It is a totally different experience than seeing a concert at a small venue put on by an act that is only known by a relative few. Not better, not worse, different. … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, live, music, reviews, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged music rock arena toronto Rush shows concerts reviews
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The Urge to Create
I feel like I have been studying music and living with music for so long that I can refer to myself as an actual “musician” now. It has certainly been a long time coming. I remember all throughout my undergraduate … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, miscellaneous, music, personal, philosophy, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged artist music art obsessions thoughts life
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Country vs. Punk
I was thinking, briefly today about things, and their opposites. Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” This is true for a lot more than motion. This is true in … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, miscellaneous, music, politics, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged music punk country issues general view left wing right
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Water powered car
Now that gas prices are begin referred to, officially, as “fucking ridiculous” people are actually starting to get concerned. To be honest, the concern should have happened several years ago. Nothing motivates people towards change like money. It has always … Continue reading
My Writing Process
So I decided that something people are always interested in, whether they write music or not, whether they ever care to or not, is the process by which someone creates music. For as many composers there are out there, there … Continue reading