Soundtrack in my head: Quilt, "Arctic Shark" I stumbled upon the band Quilt on while following the Mexican Summer YouTube channel. I like a lot of music that has been released through the Mexican Summer label. Psychedelic rock has been very influential in my musical tastes. The genre reached a peak the year I was … Continue reading Quilt–a psychedelic folk-rock patchwork minus the cliche
Month: February 2014
internet censorship: brought to you by your internet service provider
On 14 January 2014, a federal court ruling paved the way for internet censorship. Service providers such as Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, and others can which websites you can and can't access and which apps you can and can't use. This was in response to a legal challenge filed by Verizon last fall in which it … Continue reading internet censorship: brought to you by your internet service provider
Pete Seeger–a class act and a reason not to paddle faster when hearing banjos
Photo credit by Do Kwan Come gather 'round, club kids and pay ye attention. There's someone you should know about. A piece of history died earlier this week. Someone as controversial as any rapper or rock star, yet someone with immense influence on musicians even today. I'm talkin' Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger was a political … Continue reading Pete Seeger–a class act and a reason not to paddle faster when hearing banjos