Negative Space Ritual: The Experimental Recordings of Klaus Leere
By Gabe Winogrond “You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.” Thus spoke John Coltrane, and his words are etched above the heavy double door that now confronts me, deep inside undisclosed redwood country. I’ve come to interview one of experimental music’s most controversial figures—German-born “sound-sculptor” and performance artist Klaus Leere—and, for the front door [...]
Man in the Mirrors
No, it’s not a sculpture. Yes, there is a guy in there, and apparently, he can get around well enough in the suit to roam around L.A. getting his picture taken by tourists. Really, it’s an amazing suit. I’d like to see it up-close…and find out how he gets into it! Photos taken by Flickr [...]
Vocabulary Yoga – 4
For this round of Vocabulary Yoga, I visited Miriam Webster’s Open Dictionary; an incredibly entertaining and informative place. As the name implies, it’s an open project, that anyone can submit words and their definitions to. Here are some recent favorites: textcasm: sarcasm used in text messaging or in online social networking terribad: having exceptionally poor [...]
Super-Cool Repurposed Robots
Middle school teacher Brian Marshall has a passion for repurposing vintage housewares into cool little robots that he then adopts out to good homes. What started as a hobby, has evolved into an enormous project, with hundreds of robots made from all kinds of cool (and recognizable) found objects. You can see a lot more [...]
10 Things You Should Know About the Extraordinary Nina Simone
There is more to Nina Simone than you could ever learn from a little list like this. She was truly one of the great artists of her time; not only an exceptional songwriter and musician, but a dedicated activist and outspoken advocate for freedom. If you already know Nina’s music, you know what I’m talking [...]
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