Music & Performing Arts

The Disintegration of the Music Industry and the Road to Distributism

Dec 11, 2009 3 min read Music & Performing Arts

It is the late 1990s. Moms roll down suburban streets in their imposing SUVs to pick children up from soccer practice. Their husbands constantly check their stocks while the market rises like a

Don’t Just Do It

Dec 4, 2009 5 min read Film & Television Humanity Music & Performing Arts

In the late 1980s, a popular ad campaign created by the advertising agency Weiden + Kennedy transcended its given purpose of selling sneakers and lodged itself permanently in the annals of popular culture. Just

Learning to Love Jonathan Richman

Nov 27, 2009 3 min read Music & Performing Arts

The music of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonathan Richman has been acclaimed not just for its influence on early punk, but also for its childlike and positive lyrics. Songs like “That Summer Feeling,” “Twilight

Hear The Forest For The Leaves

Nov 27, 2009 5 min read Music & Performing Arts music Nickel Creek Toad the Wet Sprocket trees

I am a musician. I’ve spent most of my life learning to play instruments and studying music – history, theory, composition, performance. A lifetime’s pursuit, the study of music is never complete.

Whither the Music Mag?

Aug 28, 2009 4 min read Music & Performing Arts jazztimes quincy jones resonance

Few things get Quincy Jones riled up like death. First, it was Michael Jackson’s. Then, it was Vibe‘s. The monthly magazine covering black pop culture was shuttered suddenly last month 16

Music &amp; Performing Arts