Category Archives: music

the browser’s frieze

by admin Posted on November 3, 2009

over the summer, i got a chance to see gustav klimt’s beethoven frieze nestled in the basement of the architecturally stunning (but otherwise uninteresting) secession building. having had no idea before of the mere existence of the beethoven frieze i … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, art, brown university, Culture, culture studies, ideas, lifestyle, media, remix | Tagged animation, art, beethoven, illustration, klimt | Leave a comment

the tastemaker’s broadcast #1

by admin Posted on August 18, 2009

the five coolest things from last week this is rundown of the coolest things i came across last week. it includes a remix, a video game, two trailers, and an essay. i am going to try to do this more … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, film, games, Internet, music, remix, tastemakers, techno | Tagged Culture, film, tastemakers | Leave a comment

franz ferdinand @ lupos

by admin Posted on May 9, 2009

there were no less than five encores at the franz ferdinand concert last concert night. each built on the energy of preceeding encore, and each song somehow bringing the energy of the show even higher than it had been before. … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, brown university, concert, music, providence, rhode island | Tagged franz ferdinand, rock n' roll | Leave a comment

finding the aura of the opera

by admin Posted on November 23, 2008

we’ve all been to the opera, right? we know what it means. we’ve been witness to it’s permutations and parodies. we know what it sounds like, feels like, looks like. we know what it means to issues of class, western … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, brown university, Culture, culture studies, media, new york, opera, semiotics | Tagged daniel barenboim, nyc, opera, the met | 1 Comment

liveblogging lessig @ freeculture08

by admin Posted on October 11, 2008

i finally got the internet here in berkeley working. until then, i felt like a child trapped under a sheet of ice, unable to breath, unable to get back in the world where i survive, let alone thrive. but here … Continue reading →

Posted in california, copyfight, data culture, free culture, music, remix, technology, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

remix aesthetics, a short primer on taxonomies of re-intrepreted musics

by admin Posted on September 16, 2008

this is a long lost response to something i read in a lev manovich essay almost eight months ago. that something was: if we now try now to develop a better historical and theoretical understanding of remix era, we will … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, free culture, Internet, music, remix, techno | Tagged aesthetics, mash-up, remix, remix aesthetics, techno | Leave a comment

introducing jeremy malvin, the kid from pittsburgh who can outgossip girl talk

by admin Posted on September 7, 2008

so this past week marked my 21st annual completion of orbiting the sun. because the united states federal government believes that this number of orbits holds particular meaning in terms of access to alcoholic beverages, much fun was had. MUCH. … Continue reading →

Posted in lifestyle, music, techno | Tagged birthday, jeremy mavlin, music, professor purple, remix, techno | Leave a comment

the pinker tones, better known as the best band you’ve never heard of

by admin Posted on July 21, 2008

the pinker tones will force you to dance at wand point . image by ventura mendoza. creative commons 2.0. or maybe you have, in which case, hats off. but if you haven’t, allow me to introduce them. ladies & gentlemen, … Continue reading →

Posted in music, techno, Uncategorized | Tagged barcelona, dance, electro, music, spain, techno, the pinker tones | Leave a comment

girl talk, boy talk, my talk, your talk.

by admin Posted on July 12, 2008

so i downloaded the new girltalk album “feed the animals.” i paid $5 for it. i had the option of course, to get it for free. but what fun would that have been? it’s my opinion that you should always … Continue reading →

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