Tag Archives: Steely Dan

flight from reason: a merry prank on a dark star?

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Dave

It was the end of the world as they knew it. It was the Age of Unreason. Works of pop art like the Campbell’s soup can by Andy Warhol, the Impossible Art of Ralph Ortiz killing chickens,and Dennis Oppenheims, “Cyclonic … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged Alvin Toffler, Andy Warhol, Bruce Eisner, Dennis Oppenheim, Don Mclean, George Bernard Shaw, Hunter S. Thompson, Ken Kesey, Konrad Lorenz, Neal Cassady, Owsley Bear Stanley, Owsley Stanley, Phil Lesh, Ram Dass, Rich Griffin, Steely Dan, Stewart Brand, The Grateful Dead, Timothy Leary, Tom Wolfe | Leave a comment

temper tantrics: yab yum for all

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Dave

Because Tantric art is meant to serve a religious, rather than an aesthetic purpose, and because artists believed that they acquired spiritual merit by copying prototypes, the art has not greatly changed over the centuries. The emphasis is not on … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged Aditya Arya, Brad Warner, Buddhism Himalaya, David Chapman, Donald Fagen, Eileen Kernaghan, Genpo Roschi, Gerhard Heym, James Stanten Taylor, Jenna Swann, Jeremy Khan, John Powers, Judith Simmer-Brown, N.F. Karlins, Rubin Museum, Steely Dan, Tantric Buddhism, Tom Landon, Walter Becker | Leave a comment

MIRO & CONSTELLATIONS: Looking For Signs From Above

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Dave

In the realm of art, Joan Miro’s earliest and most lasting impression was provided by the frescoes of medieval Catalonia. Of course, Hell and the Apocalypse were the favorite themes of these artists. We meet men sizzling in the cauldron, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Andre Breton, Antonio Gaudi, Art Nouveau Rene Lalique, Caroll Dunham, Carolyn Lancher, Dan Cameron, Donald Fagen, Donald Kuspit, George Condo Harvest, Hal Foster, Joan Miro, Jody Enders, Louise Bourgeois, Marina Carlson, Mary Ann Caws, Rosalind Krauss, Salvador dali, Steely Dan, Surrealism, Vincent of Kastav, Willard Bohn | Leave a comment

KILLING TIME WITH THE BLIND WATCHMAN

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Dave

Son you better be ready for love On this glory day This is your chance to believe What I’ve got to say Keep your eyes on the sky Put a dollar in the kitty Don’t the moon look pretty Tonight … Continue reading →