I stumbled across this video this week. Though that instrument is undeniably weird (and cool), a couple ideas sprang into my mind. “Random” isn’t really random. The proprietors of the festival proclaim that the attenders had just witnessed a “random act of culture”, but it actually was only random for those who didn’t know that “art” was … Continue reading
I’ve been really blessed this week to see and hangout with some really gifted artists like DJ Promote and Propaganda, a really great hip hop artist. Tuesday night DJ Promote was doing a set before a big rock band played, and the kids were just going crazy. Propaganda was talking to me and another guy and … Continue reading
We have too many maps. In general, maps do a great job of (a) telling you where you are, and (b) telling you where you need to go. Some of them even tell you the fastest route to get there. Maps are efficient and effective. But what maps can not do, almost by definition, is … Continue reading
This is a bit of rant… I was on my favorite gear discussion board today, when I noticed a few posts with similar titles: “Post your favorite U2/Praise and Worship Pedalboards”; “Favorite Praise and Worship Overdrive Pedals”; and so on… <sigh> Church, what have we become? Where has our creativity, our imagination, our artistry gone? … Continue reading
I get this, at a very deep level. This is how I approach music. “Either you are the music or you’re not. There are a lot of people that want to do what I do, but what I do is about humility and righteousness and understanding, because music is precious. I know it’s just rock … Continue reading
Because I went to the library yesterday, here’s a list of what I’m currently working through: Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town Artscience: Creativity in the post-Google Generation Love is an Orientation High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don’t Belong in the Classroom and Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian Art and … Continue reading
I don’t believe in “potential”: + artistic potential + athletic potential + redemptive potential Though the word speaks promise and hope, it can also freeze and feed damaging pride. Countless children (and adults) are blessed with potential… … Few realize it. Because let’s face it: “realizing” potential means: + risk + hard work + discipline … Continue reading
I greet the morning with a kiss – Not of Judas, But eventual faithlessness. My open face is A temporary vestige, Until the shadow flits across On another darkness. But for now… For now… … Breathe deep.
Last year, I started a tradition of listing my annual “Song Assassins.” I through these out on last year’s blog, but I shut that one down, and so I present this year’s selections. Here’s what this list is not: This list is not the “Best Music of 2009″; there are some 2009 releases here, but … Continue reading
From maidavalemusic.com (eric writing): Thought I’d give you all an update as to what we’ve been up to. In a sense, it’s been a quiet few months since April: Birmingham, Gainesville, Warehouse, etc. But just because it’s been quiet doesn’t mean that it hasn’t been productive… We’ve been laughing a lot. Exploring space. Throwing off … Continue reading
