Category Archives: Music
Some thoughts on Originality, Appropriation and the Origin of Teepees
I’ve been thinking a bit about the notions of ORIGINALITY and APPROPRIATION. As you know if you’ve read my manifesto, I often use music as a model for thinking about art and design. I appreciate the relevance of the term … Continue reading
Oblique Strategies
I have been a fan of Brian Eno since his Roxy Music days. I work to his ambient music, I play with Bloom on my iPhone, I am intrigued by the Long Now Foundation of which he was a founding … Continue reading
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Terrible Noises for Beautiful People
A few months ago I joined the Long Now Foundation and I have been enjoying many of the activities of this engaging organization since. I previously blogged about the Long Player event coming up on October 16th. Last Tuesday, I … Continue reading
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Longplayer – live in San Francisco
Longplayer – The Long Now LONGPLAYER – SAN FRANCISCO 1,000 years in three simultaneous acts. Saturday October 16. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. 7am – 11.30pm Longplayer is a 1,000 year long musical composition by musician and artist Jem … Continue reading
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Carolina Chocolate Drops on Fresh Air
Carolina Chocolate Drops: Tradition From Jug To Kazoo : NPR Carolina Chocolate Drops formed after all three members — Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons and Justin Robinson — attended the 2005 Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, N.C. The annual event brings together … Continue reading
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Lhasa de Sela
I just heard that Lhasa de Sela who was one of my favorite singers, and someone whose music I had only been recently introduced to (thanks Isabella), died on New Years Day. If you haven’t discovered her music already then … Continue reading
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Istanbul – not Constantinople
The last leg of our eurotour was Istanbul. We kept the best till last! We had the extra pleasure of sharing our last week or so with my brother Chris who lives in Vienna and was able to join us … Continue reading
