Tag Archives: art

Karma Co.

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Site Admin

Sam Bayer, Guest Blogger A long time ago, when the world was young, there was a guy named Russell Wolff. Russell was this amazing ball of energy from, um, maybe Philadelphia – he moved up to Boston and immediately became … Continue reading →

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My Problem with American Idol

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Site Admin

By Dan Cloutier I have problems with American Idol and programming like it. I believe that this TV show tells the lie that the average person has no part in modern music. Simply put, American Idol is the search for … Continue reading →

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Just Some Guy

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Site Admin

Sam Bayer, Guest Blogger I recently participated in a salon. I’m sure, for some of you, I’ve just conjured up an ancient Palmolive commercial, with Madge softening your nails with dish detergent (seriously, how is it that she was never … Continue reading →

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Music, Life and the Quality of Bad

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Site Admin

D. Michael Loveridge, Guest Blogger I love music. I love listening to it. I love the way notes work, how they line up to form melodies and dance around each other in endless combinations of harmonies and chords; with infinite … Continue reading →

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Things

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Site Admin

Anonymous There’s an ethic in our world that identifies the possession of things – especially things that don’t have an obvious utilitarian function – as a negative. The philosophical foundation of this ethic is that ‘things’ are an illusion, and … Continue reading →

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Songwriting and Politics

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Site Admin

Terence Hegarty, Guest Blogger There’s been an argument for a century or two about whether what we’ve come to call socioeconomic issues are “fit subject” for art. Most formal academic criticism of the twentieth century has suggested that introducing such … Continue reading →

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Music and the Renegade Tradition

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Site Admin

Sam Bayer, Guest Blogger Welcome to the second installment of my occasional feature, Sam’s Book Corner, where I rise from my sofa and not actually review a book I’ve just finished. I began back in October, with a not-actual-review of … Continue reading →

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I Am a Local Musician

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Site Admin

D. Michael Loveridge, Guest Blogger I am a local musician. I play for local people in local venues and have no aspirations to be anything more (though I once did). And in my travels, I will sometimes hear people wondering … Continue reading →

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Song Bomb: What? Why?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Site Admin

By Dan Cloutier Editor’s note: We were very curious about why Tim Riordan would put himself through such an exercise in fly-by-night, hurry-up songwriting.  Is art something that you let come on its own?  Is it there just waiting to … Continue reading →

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“Song Bomb” 2011

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Site Admin

By Dan Cloutier I am a songwriter.  In my most creative times, I write about one song a month.  I ponder each song, I refine each song, and I worry about each song.  Songs keep me up at night, and … Continue reading →

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