Adventures of a Shoegaze Cellist
By now you’ve probably heard that the performance of Yo-yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman at Obama’s inauguration was pre-recorded and ‘bow-synced’, like Milli Vanilli. However, before everyone gets all up in arms about it, I highly suggest they read this article about why cellos sound lousy in cold weather. And take a deep [...]
I have been inspired by my friend Marc’s new blog to post more work lately. His aim for his new blog, Dust Breeding, is to produce a work of art a day for a year. Marc is insanely talented in many spheres of art and it’s been great to see all the small [...]
I do like reading interviews with artists. Despite their obvious artifice, there’s usually an interesting view behind their artistic process.
Take the Onion AV Club’s Interview with Jay Reatard. This quote resonated with me:
AVC: Do you feel more confident or validated in your music now that more people know about you?
JR: Not at all. [...]
