Victoria_Borodinova / Pixabay Soundtrack in my head: Smith and Mudd, "Wem" It's rare when I listen to new music and realize I'm listening to something that represents a marked departure from everything I'd heard before. I may not always realize how unique something is on the first listen, but in subsequent listens I would realize … Continue reading dance music as it was meant to be?
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they can keep my ear (some music that has caught my ear recently)
Soundtrack in my head: Washed Out, "Amor Fati" Hey, I just realized that it's been a few months since I posted some videos. The last time I posted some was in December with that rather epic history of shoegaze that was probably the video equivalent of a box set. This post will be shorter. Just … Continue reading they can keep my ear (some music that has caught my ear recently)
a small but enthusiastic crowd ‘dances as they are’ to the DJ music on opening night
Soundtrack in my head: Saint Etienne, "Join Our Club" https://youtu.be/OYdrwH12Ia4 My Dance As You Are event made its debut last Saturday night. It was a small crowd, not quite enough to meet the expenses of the event, but it was illuminating nevertheless. The most important thing was that everybody had a good time there, and … Continue reading a small but enthusiastic crowd ‘dances as they are’ to the DJ music on opening night
doubling down in the co-op house
Soundtrack in my head: T'Pau, "Heart and Soul" It looked kind of like this outside today, except with more slush on the ground. I feel justified in not having set foot outside at all today. Instead, I hunkered down and, among other things, had a good conversation about future directions of the co-op house with … Continue reading doubling down in the co-op house
boogie down and reset: dance as you are
Soundtrack in my head: Corinne Bailey Rae, "Put Your Records On" I'm finally doing it: I am starting a new dance event called Dance As You Are, with its first event on February 16th.The website describes the event as follows: "Dance As You Are is an innovative concept in dance club environments. Less pretense, less … Continue reading boogie down and reset: dance as you are
Blueprint…feels so alive again…
Soundtrack in my head: Blueprint, "So Alive" Blueprint is an underground hip-hop artist that I've been listening to more and more lately. He has flown below the mainstream radar for quite some time by doing things on his own terms. I love this video for its message. It talks about how a life of difficulty … Continue reading Blueprint…feels so alive again…
a history of shoegaze music
Soundtrack in my head: Slowdive, "Shine" As a DJ, the genre of music that has had the most influence on me is a genre known as shoegaze music--even though most of it isn't danceable. It is characterized by a "wall of texture and sound" that seems to flood the room. Characterized by ethereal liquid layers … Continue reading a history of shoegaze music
tipping sacred cows in the search for community
I often tell people that there's a balance between my "hippie" side and my "punk" side. My "hippie" side like to love and be accepting of everyone as they are, and my"punk" side likes to ask provocative, sometimes uncomfortable questions capable of creating cognitive dissonance in otherwise self-satisfied people who are convinced they've found an … Continue reading tipping sacred cows in the search for community
my own caseload
Soundtrack in my head: Love, "Maybe The People Would Be The Times or Between Clark & Hilldale" Now they're giving me the steering wheel at my social work internship. I am now the proud manager of my own small caseload--three "consumers" or "clients" for whom I'll be taking primary responsibility. I probably shouldn't get too … Continue reading my own caseload
hell, year…
Soundtrack in my head: The Primitives, "Spin-O-Rama" I knew it...but...it's now official. I'm in the hell year of the four-year part-time graduate program at UW's School of Social Work. Our program director even confirmed it. I knew it was going to be crazy when I saw that we would be enrolled for seven graduate credits … Continue reading hell, year…