Tag Archives: Richard Wagner

UTOPIAN DREAMS & SCHEMES and IN-BETWEENS

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Dave

What is Utopia and why does it attract both hope and skepticism in equal measure? In a way that appears meaningful, it is a productive inner tensions between two tendencies: a positive optimistic utopianism and a negative utopian pessimism. A … Continue reading →

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STAYING MELLOW YELLOW: WHERE TO GO IN CASE OF A REIGN OF TERROR

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Dave

In 1793, France’s smart set checked into a “hospital” on the rue de Charone, where, for a paltry $50,000 a month, they could drink champagne, play cards, and discuss the current theatre. …The script for the Reign of Terror in … Continue reading →

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SYMPHONIC BIOGRAPHY & ALGORITHMS OF DISTRESS

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Dave

Call it the revolution of the cyborg symphonies. Its algorithmic composition. As Duke Ellington said, ”It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”, but the digital world is getting very close. ”Cope has been writing software to … Continue reading →

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REVOLUTION FOR THE HELL OF IT: ON THE CUSP OF UTOPIA

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Dave

Anarchism has always been grounded in the spirit of alienation, to the point where alienation has become the aesthetic and distinguishing characteristic of the culture. The minority position in the battle of the utopias. Anarchism has produced a number of … Continue reading →

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300 POUNDS OF JOY: THE SKINNY ON THE FLABBY

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Dave

Fat flabby annie was incredibly big She weighed just about sixteen stone And then a fake dietician went and put her on a diet Now she looks like skin and bone. Do the meditation and yoga And she’s thrown away … Continue reading →

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ABSURD ENIGMAS & STIGMAS:SPILLING THE GUTS WITH THE BEANS

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Dave

It was gravity which pulled us down and destiny which broke us apart You tamed the lion in my cage but it just wasn’t enough to change my heart Now everything’s a little upside down, as a matter of fact … Continue reading →

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AN AURAL EROTIC:DRUNK WITH PASSION

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Dave

It was infinite ecstasy with ”la belle dame sans merci”. By the time of Berlioz’s ”Symphonie Fantastique” , he had won the Conservatoire’s Prix de Rome, a five year fellowship that entailed two years of residence at the French Academy … Continue reading →

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MAESTRO OF LOVE & BETRAYAL

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Dave

”Nothing in my artistic career hurt me more deeply than this unexpected indifference. It was a painful discovery, but it was at least salutary, in that I learnt from it, and from then on I have not gambled even twenty … Continue reading →

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BE AWARE OF THOSE AUDITO-VISCERAL TYPES

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Dave

“To render my works properly requires a combination of extreme precision and irresistible verve, a regulated vehemence, a dreamy tenderness, and an almost morbid melancholy.” All his life Hector Berlioz tried to set the musical world straight and win acceptance … Continue reading →

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SWEET DREAMS & FLYING MACHINES

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Dave

Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus You’ve got to help me make a stand You’ve just got to see me through another day My body’s aching and my time is at hand And I won’t make it any other … Continue reading →