I wanted to share some art and music highlights for me over the last year and a half or so. I know it’s an odd, random sort of post, but Music became very important to me – quite suddenly a year and a half ago, and the how’s and why’s of that journey can be […]
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Art that goes deep, not broad.
posted by lisathatcher
Someone very precious to me introduced me to the diverse music styles on this blog. When he saw the effect of the music on me, he generously gave me the (at the time) entire music file on his computer. That turned out to be eight DVD discs filled to bursting with lists, collections, and random tid bits […]
Henry Miller: Don’t be an artist if you can help it.
posted by lisathatcher
When you take on the responsiblity of being a creative person, you can’t walk out on it any more. Youre either going to live or die. The artist doesn’t follow the herd. They lift up their voice. They say this is what I think, this is what I say and this is what I’m doing. […]
Getting In League with the Humans
posted by lisathatcher
In 1977 something very exciting happened. Two young dudes – Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were working on one of those youth arts projects (Meatwhsitle – a prime feeder of Fringe festivals from what I can gather) as computer operators and … they met. A mutual love of avant guard music and being interested […]
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