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.
So, 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 Last [...]
- 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 the plow
This land fed a [...]
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant…
The Beach Boys – I Get Around
Johnny 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 into the [...]
Billie 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
Also tagged Music Cafe