Aaron at Emvergeoning retells a obscure piece of Punk Rock history and South Texas lore through what he describes as, “collaborative web-based detective work.” See, San Antonio’s Outrage! or, The Great Rock’N’Roll Poster Swindle.
Also tagged Cyber Society, Graphic DesignSo, Bob Dylan won an honorary Pulitzer, for his contribution to American culture. It seems that people are surprised by this, as it is the first time that rock’n’roll has been awarded. It doesn’t really seem surprising to me. Awarding Bob Dylan the Pulitzer now seems more like getting it done before closing time, possibly [...]
Also tagged Celebrity CultureThe final instalment in my Beat Generation Revisited course dealt with Beat aftermaths, in the sense of what cultural legacies of the Beat Generation texts and ideals might still be present in the 21st century – whether specifically in the US, or in a Danish/Scandinavian context – or at large in a globalized space/time compressed [...]
Also tagged Film, Literature, Popular Culture, Postmodern Culture, The Arts and CultureI’m a word freak – one of those teachers that can get excited about a single paragraph in Pym, or get tangled up in runon sentences when talking about the rhythm of Ralph Ellisons prose. And I will inflict spoken word versions of Whitman (or Kenneth Burke for that matter) to who ever gets in [...]
Also tagged NarrativeThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised” is a poem by Gil Scott-Heron, a Chicago native, son of Jamaican footballer Gil Heron, who was one of the first black professionals to play in the UK. His poem has influenced countless artists and been sampled, covered, and reworked by groups like; The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, The [...]
Also tagged Music Cafe, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity- Rain On The Scarecrow Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm I grew up like my daddy did my grandpa cleared this land When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand Rain on the scarecrow Blood on [...]
Also tagged Music Cafe, Popular CultureThe Beach Boys – Good Vibrations Brilliant, absolutely brilliant… The Beach Boys – I Get Around
Also tagged Music Cafe, Popular CultureJohnny Cash-I Walk The Line performing at San Quentin Prison I ran into Jan Gretlund earlier this week, he was screening “I Walk the Line” for his class on contemporary Southern writers, I presume. Any time’s a good time for some Johnny Cash but I thought today was especially appropriate as I have been looking [...]
Also tagged Music Cafe, Race and EthnicityBillie Holiday – Strange Fruit
Also tagged Music Cafe, Race and EthnicityFriday Morning Music Café with Al Green Al Green-Let’s stay together Al Green-Take Me to the River Bonus Track; Talking Heads – Live in Rome 1980
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