2nd set
Archive of entries posted on March 2012
Wizard of Oz character studies 1
Here are some studies of Skottie Young’s character interpretations in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz world. He and writer Eric Shanower are bringing back the classic series by L. Frank Baum with the Marvel touch.
cheerio!
Karmin!
give me one reason
Here is a Tracy Chapman sketch.
Clouds
One of the first music I was exposed to was through the melodies of Joni Mitchell. My mom used to sing her songs when I was small. And they still influence me to this day.
Her writing is very colourful and her melodies pure.
Joni Mitchell on the music industry today and what we hear on the radio:
“We’re no longer looking for talent, we’re looking for a look and a willingness to cooperate. Because talent is a pain in the ass.”
I see her point but someone should show her YouTube!
Pulse
One of my favourite tabla maestros, Zakir Hussain:
ZakirJi on the topic of playing with musicians across the globe:
“The musical instruments across the globe play the same notes and so in the basic core sense, there is no difference. If anything at all, the difference may come through in how we package it. When we’re working with musicians who are not from India, the main thing is to understand their way of life, more importantly their culture, their social scene and how they interact with each other. Similarly they have to understand what it means when I get on stage and bow to my drums and what it means when I touch my Guru’s feet. Once we understand the social backgrounds, it becomes clear the kind of reverence being put forth towards the art form, the respect and honor one bestows to their elders, etc and this is what reflects in our music. For instance, in an orchestra, I need to know that the only person who is called maestro is the conductor and so when I know that I know how to interact with him.
When this understanding is in place, hearts meet, minds meet and there’s no question of egos or anything else and so this gives way to beautiful music. Forgetting any differences, we need to relate at different levels and this makes the music very multidimensional.”
-Zakir Hussain
in touch
Here’s another one of my favourite artists, Justin Nozuka. His band and the music they make is as fundamental as the earth we step on, the water we drink and the air we breathe. I’m always inspired to be a better artist, musician and person when I listen to him.
“In a society that feeds us poison this is our time to love and to become peace. Let’s come together and start doing the right thing.”
-Justin Nozuka
Update, just did variation:
