AFTER THE ATLIENS LANDED NOTHING WAS QUITE THE SAME AGAIN. SPITTING RHYMES LIKE THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD DEPENDS ON IT, OUTKAST SEAMLESSLY FUSED THEIR ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE, WHILST SIMULTANEOUSLY PROJECTING THE FUTURE. JUST AS MARVIN GAYE BEFORE THEM PRESENTED A FUNKY SPACE REINCARNATION, ATLIENS PRESENTS A THOUGHT SPACE OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF 1996. ALMOST 20 YEARS LATER, ATLIENS STILL GLEAMS WITH AN OTHER WORLDLINESS LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF ITS TIME. WHEN ANDRE 3000 RAPS ABOUT CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR HIS CHILDREN TO BE INDIVIDUALS, HE ECHOES THE DESIRES DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR VISIONED FOR HIS CHILDREN. SET TO INHERIT VAST EMPIRES, ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE ATLIENS PREPARED TO REVEAL THEMSELVES?
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CHILDREN OF THE ATLIENS
26 Mar
ARTSCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
16 Mar
ART SCHOOL DOESN’T COME CHEAP. IT IS A FANTASTICAL EXPERIENCE FOR SOME, FOR OTHERS IT CAN TURN INTO A FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE. IT IS A RITE OF PASSAGE THAT OPENS THE INVISIBLE DOORS THAT GUARD AN INVISIBLE WORLD. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
EDUCATORS AT PARSONS NEW SCHOOL ARE PROTESTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS. HIRED AS PART TIME EMPLOYEES, RARELY RECEIVING A FRACTION OF THE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORS GAIN WHILST FOSTERING THE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT ESSENTIAL FOR THE ART SCHOOL TO FUNCTION. LOOKING CLOSER, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MAKES LESS THAN THE AVERAGE STUDENT TUITION. RANKING IN AMONGST THE 50 MOST EXPENSIVE COLLEGES THE NEW SCHOOL REPRESENTS A BRAND OF CREATIVE EXCLUSIVITY, THE PRICE TAG OF PRESTIGE BECOME CORPORATE DEALINGS IN CREATIVE EDUCATION.
CAPITALIZATION OF CREATIVITY IS NOTHING NEW. IN THE 2000S THE LONDON INSTITUTE BECAME THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON. WITH ITS NEW EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITATION UPGRADING, THE UNIVERSITY WENT ON A MASSIVE PROPERTY ACQUISITION RUN ACROSS LONDON. THE HARSH DOWNSIDE OF INSTITUTIONAL TAKEOVERS, IS THAT BUILDINGS WITH DESIGNATED PROGRAMS, LIBRARIES, WORKSHOPS, MACHINERY & RESOURCES BECOME DISPLACED, OR ELIMINATED COMPLETELY, WHEN UPPER MANAGEMENT CHOOSES TO UPROOT THE UNIVERSITY FACILITIES. THE FANTASY WORLD OF ART & CREATIVITY, JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS PREY TO CAPITALIST PLAYS & THE VERY PRODUCT THAT IS BEING MARKETED AS TOP CLASS SUFFERS, WHEN STUDENT EDUCATION BECOMES SECONDARY TO CORPORATE RE-BRANDING STRATEGIES & EXPENSIVE SITE BUILDS.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR $200,000 TUITION MONEY WILL CREATE A LOT OF ART. $200,000 IS MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY FOR A SMALL START-UP. SO AS YOU SIT IN A LIFE DRAWING CLASS, KNOW THE POOLED RESOURCES IN YOUR CLASSROOM IS TWO MILLION DOLLARS & UPWARDS. THAT IS THE MAGIC OF THE EXPERIENCE, THE FOSTERING OF THOSE FRIENDSHIPS, BECAUSE LONG AFTER YOU LEAVE THE INSTITUTION, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE THE THINGS YOU WILL COUNT ON MOST IN THE REAL WORLD. SO ENJOY THE EDUCATION.
PISCES RULES THE WATERS
5 Mar
THE STILLEST WATERS RUN DEEP, SO THE SAYING GOES. THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE THE CASE FOR PISCES, THE FINAL MEMBER OF THE ZODIAC PANTHEON. NOT ONLY THE ULTIMATE OF WATER SIGNS BUT ALSO VIEWED AS THE MOST HIGHLY EVOLVED OF ALL THE ZODIAC SIGNS.
PISCES SYMBOLIZES THE MERGING OF THE HUMAN SOUL WIT THE COSMOS, A NECESSARY STEP BEFORE THE NEXT INCARNATION MAY BEGIN AGAIN IN ARIES. PISCES SYMBOLIZES A DEEP BELIEF IN THE HIGHEST POWERS OF THE UNIVERSE, TOUCHING THE PSYCHIC.
THE RULERSHIP OF NEPTUNE LENDS A DREAMY, SPIRITUAL & DEEPLY EMOTIONAL QUALITY TO THE PISCES PERSONALITY. PISCES ARE HIGHLY EMPATHIC & SENSITIVE TO THE DIFFICULTIES OF OTHERS; THEY TEND TO RESPOND WITH COMPASSION IN FACING ADVERSITY.
THE TWO PISCES FISH SWIM FREELY IN THE COSMIC OCEAN. THEY REPRESENT THE HIGHEST LESSONS OF FELLOWSHIP, BUT ALSO THE CAPACITY TO SEE DEEPLY INTO THE LIFE & NATURE OF THINGS. THE FISH CAN SUBMERGE THEMSELVES IN THE DEPTHS & PARTAKE OF HIDDEN & ULTIMATE MYSTERIES. WELCOME TO THE WATER WORLD.
INTERNET SOUND SYSTEMS
4 Mar
AS THE MUSIC CONFERENCE NEARS, HAIL THE ELUSIVE MUSIC BLOG.
BEAT ELECTRIC PRETTY MUCH AMAZING
KEYTARS & VIOLINS WELIKEIT INDIE
SHORTLIST OF THE BLOGS THAT DIED ON THE DANCEFLOOR
BRIGHT & SHINY MUSIC GET THE CURSE
DALSTON OXFAM SHOP PALMS OUT SOUNDS
DIARY OF A SPACETRAVELER PASTA PRIMAVERA
DJ’S ARE NOT ROCKSTARS PERSONAL SAUNA
DISCO DELICOUS WE DID IT COLLECTIVE
FUNKY BREWSTER WE ARE NOT A ROCK BAND
THE MUSICAL LANDSCAPE ERODES ITSELF ONCE AGAIN. A NATURAL PROGRESSION IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE. ONCE UPON A TIME EVERYONE FILE SHARED THE MUSIC & PEER TO PEER NETWORKED THEIR ENTIRE CATALOGS. TODAY MOST TABLET DEVICES ARE DESIGNED WITHOUT A DISC DRIVE. GONE IS THE CONVENIENCE OF BEING ABLE TO WATCH YOUR OWN MEDIA BECOMES REPLACED WITH STREAMING CONTENT ONLINE. THE DIGITAL MUSIC EXPLOSION OF THE 2000’S HAS BEEN PASTEURIZED & STANDARDIZED, REVOLVING AGAIN FULL CIRCLE BACK TO THE LIVE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.
MARCH
924COLLECTIVE 