Tag: music

• The Crossroads of Hip Hop

  Dr. Walter Greason: […] “Hip hop—the only social force to create an equitable, participatory, democratic, and global system of politics and economics over the last three decades—will vanish into history under a fascist backlash, consume the soul of our generation with consumerism, or evolve to inspire greater intelligence, creativity, and faith among ourselves, our children,…

  spcoon

  May 31, 2007

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  culture, economics, empowerment, Hip-hop, music, politics

• Deconstructing Musicovery

  If you happen to be someone who thinks all this 2.0 hub-bub about social tagging and meta-data is confusing, I’ve found the perfect domain for us to reverse engineer together. In order to get us on the same page, why don’t you first hop on over to Musicovery—an online radio site with a unique interface…

  spcoon

  January 4, 2007

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  design, information architecture, interface, internet, metadata, music, Musicovery, tagging, user experience design

• Capital Controlling Media To Keep Us Thirsty For Violence

  Noam Chomsky once explained the driving force behind the war machine as one that won’t begin to slow down until corporate America realizes that the majority of its customers are against a particular conflict. For when advertisers adjust to the collective vibe of the people (in order to sell product), the message is brought home…

  spcoon

  October 28, 2006

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  censorship, corporation, documentary, George Bush, Iraq War, music, NBC, Noam Chomsky, politics, Propaganda Model, The Dixie Chicks, Vietnam Syndrome

• Shine On, Syd

  Cobain influenced my attitude, Lennon influenced my understanding of love, but Barrett influenced how I perceived the world around me. He was a revolutionary thinker and musician, an explorer of the mind, body and soul, forever changing our culture with his tripped out, yet beautiful fusion of jazzy, psychedelic guitar, lyrics and surround-sound amphitheater concerts.…

  spcoon

  July 11, 2006

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  innovation, inspiration, music, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett

• Charles Mingus: The Art Of Composed Politics

  Last September, I happened upon Michal Levy’s brilliant computer animation of the Coltrane classic, Giant Steps. After reading John Amato’s latest musical post on John Coltrane, I figured John and his audience would dig it. Thanks for the h/t, John. Now, if you’re truly a political head, yet only a casual a fan of jazz,…

  spcoon

  May 7, 2006

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  animation, Charles Mingus, Giant Steps, Jazz, John Coltrane, music, politics