News From The Alternate Universe. (Inspired by The New Yorker, 6/8/11) Representative Anthony Weiner, the subject of controversy over his "underpants" pictures, held a press conference today … [Read more...]
SXSW Wrapup
The tragedy in Japan took a lot of the SXSW-organized events by surprise, but many groups took some time out from the hooplah and swag dispersal to send out messages of solidarity with the people of … [Read more...]
Manufactured Culture vs. Shared Culture
by Paul Klemperer One of my favorite topics is the idea of cultural renaissance, and one of my favorite rants is the problem of cultural hegemony. Now I know I'm basically a bricolage of … [Read more...]
Music As Fiction
by Paul Klemperer Philosophically speaking, all art is fiction. And if fiction can be broadly defined as a creation of the imagination, then art, in all of its forms, can be related, both … [Read more...]
Music and the New Year
'Scuse me if I get introspective in these last days of 2010. It has been a year full of changes for me and many of my friends, gains and losses, dreams coming into focus, dreams out of focus... … [Read more...]
Jamming in China
In May of 2010, I visited China, meeting with musicians, teachers and friends there. I was invited to present a few classes and performances, as well as jam spontaneously with a number of musicians. … [Read more...]
New York and Boston Tour Wrap-up
I had a great but all-too-short East Coast tour last week. I joined my friends in The Just Desserts to play two dates in New York and two dates in Boston. On 11/19 we played a wonderful house … [Read more...]
On Pop Stars and Biscuits
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On Pop Stars and Biscuits Recently a young woman of the American persuasion induced me through blatant coquettery to listen to her favorite song in her ipod rotation. Her bright eyes and supple … [Read more...]
Playing In All 12 Keys
Learning To Play In All 12 Keys. A Practice Tip For Beginning To Intermediate Players. Every instrument has keys that are mechanically easier to play in than others. Also keeping track of … [Read more...]
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