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An Open Letter to Newsweek and TheDailyBeast.com
I really never thought that it would come to this. I have been a subscriber to your magazine for several years now. Each time that I was offered the opportunity to re-subscribe I did so. I’m currently paid up to … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, action, miscellaneous, personal, philosophy, politics, thoughts, writing
Tagged college, daily beast, dailybeast.com, degree, music, newsweek, school, university, useless
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The meaning of Quartertonality
I’ve had this blog for a few years now, but only really been seriously writing for it for just under a year. The real beginning was in July 2010 when I began writing for groovemine.com. Mark, the owner of that … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, action, miscellaneous, music, personal, philosophy, thoughts, writing
Tagged classical, concert music, ives, musicology, pop, quartertonality, reviewing, serious, thoughts
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Album review: Radiohead – “The King of Limbs”
We can always count on Radiohead to change the game from album to album. Because of this I feel that their latest album, “The King of Limbs”, deserves something beyond the usual track by track review. Everything that Radiohead does, … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, music, news, reviews, thoughts, writing
Tagged 2011, albums, in depth, jonny greenwood, king of limbs, phil selway, radiohead, thom yorke, thoughts, vinyl, writing
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Blog philandering
I wrote a post about a mixtape that I made for some friends that appears today on my friend, Adam’s, blog. His blog is located at Never Had to Fight.com. My post is here, tons of music. It will come … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, miscellaneous, music, writing
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Sonic Youth Exegesis 1: “Hey Joni”
I started doing this on twitter where periodically I would take a line from a Sonic Youth tune and expound upon it. The idea just came out of me being goofy and bored while listening to Daydream Nation one night. … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, miscellaneous, music, songs, thoughts, writing
Tagged classic, creative reworking, daydream nation, exegesis, expounding, hey joni, music, sonic youth
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Object Permanence Pt. 2: Crowd Control
How much control does an artist have then is another question. The painter can fill up the canvas and decide how the work is going to be framed. How much control does an artist have over how the work is … Continue reading
Object Permanence
This past week I was in Chicago, a giant cultural leap forward from the small town that I currently occupy. This trip not only afforded me the opportunity to spend time with my brother and sister in law, but also … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, miscellaneous, philosophy, thoughts, writing
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Inspiration v. Motivation
I don’t know if I believe in something called inspiration. It seems that creative people are thought of as being “inspired” at all times. Maybe it is just a matter of syntax, but I don’t think there is such a … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, miscellaneous, personal, philosophy, thoughts, writing
Tagged art, artists, creation, inspiration, motivation, personal beliefs, ramblings, role of art in society
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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