Sing Your Life: Morrissey’s Autobiography
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person,” Oscar Wilde wrote in “The Critic as Artist” in 1890. “Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” And there is no better arena to see this observation in practice than popular music, awash as it is with characters that perform, […]
Don’t Be a Jerk: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Grand Rapids, Michigan
(The only thing the DAAC left behind after being kicked out of their home for a decade was this decal. Nuff said.) (An image of downtown Grand Rapids) The Division Avenue Arts Collective (DAAC) is having a board meeting in the back of Have Company, a small retail store owned by Marlee Grace. For ten […]
Sound Bite
Earlier last month Lenny Pickett, famed band leader for Saturday Night Live, appeared on WNYC’s Soundcheck for a brief interview and to offer a pick three. It’s an illuminating interview, but in addition the three choices he presents are astounding and worth hearing. http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/saturday-night-live-bandleader-lenny-pickett-picks-three/
Sound Bite
This, the week of Halloween, I give you two film scores that have consistently inspired and scared the pants off me. 1. Session 9 by Climax Gold Twins https://play.spotify.com/album/7cbCpVOIP2LddmFhWCJZis 2. 30 Days of Night by Brian Reitzell https://play.spotify.com/album/4RbUAmKbTQWBxRUu5mS1tu
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