One of the most genuinely talented people I’ve ever had the pleasure to have known, the visionary artist and musician Daniel Johnston, passed away today at the age of 58. Here, for those of you who might not be aware of Johnson’s work, is the song Story of an Artist, from his self-released 1982 recording […]
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Sometimes WCBN gets things very right, and sometimes they get things very, very wrong
I’ve just received word that The Ballad of Christian Wolfcock, the most recent release by my one-day-a-year band, the Monkey Power Trio, is currently the second most played record on WCBN. I know that I should be happy about this incredible achievement, but I’m finding it difficult to look beyond the fact that I don’t […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Monkey Power Trio, Uncategorized Also tagged 50 Skidillion Watts, Calling All Girls, Coldwater, David Fair, Half Japanese, Maryland, WCBN 16 Comments
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Last night, I went to the 48th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival to check out their annual animation program, This Animated Life. The program consisted of about 15 short animated pieces, each running one to ten minutes in length. And, between them, they reflected just how rich and diverse the current state of animation is. […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, cycle powered cinema, OCD, Shadow Art Fair Also tagged Andy Glynne, animation, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Black Dog's Progress, deaf, Donald Harrison, Jason Willett, Juan Camilo Gonzalez, Karen Aqua, Laura Yilmaz, Michael Flynn, Michigan Theater, Over and Over (and Over) Again, Pedal Powered Film Projector, Peepooh, performance art, Pixar, Rodrigo Blaas, Stephen Irwin, This Animated Life, Triumph of the Wild 5 Comments
alan lomax: better off dead
Maybe western culture does deserve to be taken out back and shot.
Posted in Other Also tagged Alan Lomax, Chan Marshall, Chicago, Daniel Johnston, Deja Vu, Linette Lao, Matador Records, Meet My Parents, NBC, polygraph, pre-war jazz and blues, Pylon, Ritalin, taxes, Vietnam 1 Comment