Love (and) money, make the music world go round
This past weekend, I found myself attempting to contain excitement over the thought of getting to see the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD simulcast of Eugene…
Some dry-ronic humor (that’s not so funny)
Here in the U.S., today, the beginning of October, we find ourselves suddenly saddled with a government shutdown, due to an inability of the two main…
A rash rush to pick(et)ing opera?
The Metropolitan Opera raised the curtain on its 2013-2014 season last night, September 23, with the debut of a new production for the classic opera, Eugene…
EDM and drugs: Drop the bass but don’t drop the ball on the music
Premature death is just about one of the worst things that can happen to someone you know. Just because life has to end doesn’t mean it…
“Well “tech”nically, it’s all been done before.” Or, “Let’s not fear robot composer overlords.”
We, as a living, feeling, sentient species, are constantly developing new technology to either expand the awareness and application of human engineering / knowledge, and or,…
“I broke up (with) my music” or “On a scale of destruction to clingy”
It’s been a while since I felt the instant pang of a “rebuttal reflex” for the guardian’s writing but Ms. Sophie Heawood, the author of a recent…
Genres, Gender and Gosh, It’s a Girl?!
While it may be true that science and art are often facing one another from polar opposite sides of both the popular and academic spectrum, science…
(Non)-Conformity, Correlation, Causation…Calm Down!
Seems that yet another piece brought to the public’s attention by The Atlantic has inspired some level of connected discussion for me. Editorial fellow, Lindsay Abrams,…
His Master’s Voice Seems Destined to Go Mute
In case anyone from a country without an HMV store is wondering about the title, that’s what the “HMV” stands for: “His Master’s Voice.” A business…
It’s a Red-Orange vs. Orange-Red Kind of Thing
Promotional Image for “The Behemians” Movie (Cit. The Bomehiams Movie Facebook Photos) I’m no visual artist. I used to be, but don’t let the title…