Category Archives: Sound & Vision
“Sound & Vision” is words about music. Poseurs/Posers welcome though possibly not tolerated.
The Museum of the Unintentional, on display again
Originally rejected by The Ephemerist (summer 2023 edition) Our collections bring us together in this space, in person or remote. But does the same hold true if the collection centers on the uncollectible, presented to the unfamiliar? This spring, for … Continue reading
Groans on Film
I’ve been privileged lately to be part of two satisfying film projects, and one utter failure. First, the failure. It is a mistake to think that media at your fingertips is under your control. One of the great tricks of … Continue reading
The Paradise of Reality on Pentimento Island
“This, the past, is never fixed but is, rather, the product of a consequent activity of adjustments, of pentimento.” –on a collection of paintings by Myrna Baez from “Puerto Rico: Puerta Al Paisaje” Step onto the plane in Chicago with … Continue reading
2015 in Personal Entertainment Consumption
I do not consume entertainment immediately. For whatever reason, I wait on certain books, albums, TV shows, movies, articles, experiences. This seems out of sorts nowadays, though I have a hard time understanding how the hell people find the time … Continue reading
The Old Revolution
Rock ‘n roll is dead. Punk rock was stillborn. Skrillex thrives. Long live whatever’s next. A new report mined and ground the Billboard Top 100 from 1960-2010 and pegged the three, true revelatory years for music as 1964 (rock ‘n … Continue reading