100 Days of Art – Day 34: Ode to Joy

The final movement from Ludwig von Beethoven’s 9th and final symphony ranks among my and the rest of the world’s favorite pieces of music. The fact that he composed this in his head, while totally deaf, explains how music and art really works with the artist. Senses aren’t required, because the artist is the art.…

100 Days of Art – Day 31: Old School

My blog, my Top 5. Feel free to share yours in the Comments. 🙂 “Juice” — Eric B. & Rakim “The Message” — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five “Dear Mama” — 2Pac “Mama Said Knock You Out” — Ladies Love Cool James Smith “My Adidas” — Run DMC And as a Bonus, the Top…

100 Days of Art – Day 28: The Roberts McFerrin

Many of you have probably heard of Bobby McFerrin, below, noted singer, musician, and one-man voicechestra/multi-octave singer, beat-boxer, and, conductor. However, did you know that he’s actually Robert McFerrin, Jr. and his father was noted baritone Robert McFerrin (1921-2006)? No, well sit back and take a listen to both men’s work. Robert McFerrin was a…

100 Days of Art – Day 20: Big … er, Cameras

Song: Silly Choreography: Full of jump cuts but little dancing Performers: Lovely, and expect Iggy Azalea to make the leap to the Big Screen SOONEST Cinematography: Artistry (View Big)   P.S. Dayum P.S.S Since Maria voiced (good-humoured) skepticism, I thought I’d post a video of the only butt-watching I do these days. 🙂

100 Days of Art -Day 6: LĂĄgrimas y Risas

2011 1982 teardrops from a blind eye winter awoke to the sounds of shrill crying and decided not to leave a child with familiar hunger mouth searching for a withered breast spouting mother’s milk long-since soured and turned to powder teardrops that stream from a blind eye form miniature waterfalls roar over brown cheeks dash…

Roll, Jordan Roll

For those of you who love great music (irrespective of your religious beliefs) here’s a little old-time gospel that I thought you’d find uplifting for a Friday. The song’s entitled “Roll, Jordan, Roll” (read, Jerden). The first part is sung by the Nashville Bluegrass Band, and then they are joined in by the Fairfield Four,…

longer the way

though long is the way she never forget, never forget, never forget she never forget stories of ancestors heat of her tears, unrequited anger appears impenitent ruin negligence sears grandmother cries, but never you fear, (along the way, the longa the way, you stronger today) i once heard her say (she never forget, never forget,…