Monthly Archives April 2008

Curious…

If an artist’s website was to provide an API, what services would the API have that would be of interest? UPDATE: as some pointed out, this would also apply to groups of artists, but its easier to start granular and work to conglomerate than go the other way.

Some pictures from the party

My photos here, these are from my mom

Amy and me

My uncle and me

Bellatrix

Mom and her brother

Another Art Question

[Relating to: blackrimglasses.com » Blog Archive » Reducing Back to Art]

Back to the point I was trying to make:
Where do you all see the import of art and music education within the public school system?
And along those lines: what are everyone’s opinions regarding the diminishing importance of the Humanities in general [...]

Thoughts on turning 29

Despite today’s blogoversy (which somehow became a discussion of music tax, which was not my intention, but anyhow), I did turn 29 on Thursday.Last year I wrote thisThis year I write this:mehCan’t say that I’m any different than what I noticed at 28, just that I’ve had a year of stress, scheming, traveling, fun, exhaustion [...]

NEA and Piss Christ

[From Issues : Public Arts (www.newsaic.com)]
This is what I was talking about, for those that don’t bother to read the actual post (and just other’s reactions to it). The treatment of art (music, film, painting, fine arts, et al) in this country has been abysmal and I find that sad. I find it sad as [...]

Forgot: Happy Birthday REM

April 5, 1980 - 28 years going. Congrats guys.

Reducing Back to Art

I’ve been in the music business for about two years now, nearly two and a quarter. So long as I’ve been in this business, there has been discussion about the issues of piracy, value and monetary exchange in a world rapidly converting to digital distribution.
These discussions have been rooted primarily in the protection of a [...]