“R Kelly Is Today’s Marvin Gaye” And Other Questionable Music Comparisons
Gaye’s relationship with Janis Hunter inspired him during recording. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last Sunday we were hosting a couple of friends for dinner: the type of friends who like to drink...
View ArticleA Reluctant Fan: The Myth Of Commonality By Way Of Music Affinity
When it comes to music, I am a reluctant fan. Mind you, it’s not because I don’t enjoy music. Quite the contrary. Music is an essential part of my human experience, as it is for many. However, while I...
View ArticleComposer Or Ethnomusicologist? Maria Schneider: An Example of the Human...
As I sat at the kitchen table reading the article below aloud to my wife, over last night’s leftover guava pastries and a couple of home-made cafe con leches, it struck me that I wasn’t just reading...
View ArticleOffice Acculturation – Rewind – Art Immitates Life?
As put by one of my “Cultural Creative” respondents in this week in a research project I am working on: “This video about sums up that cubicle world we all too are familiar with at times”… Avicii vs...
View ArticleIt’s A Revolution! The Resurgence of Vinyl and Being Present
I was raised on great music. Music we listened to in our “den” – usually on vinyl or cassette (once my older brother became a teenager and got a “Boom Box”) but still mostly on Vinyl. My parent’s...
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