Tag Archives: Depeche Mode

It’s Like Krull Meets Desperately Seeking Susan

July 16, 2008 – 9:40 am
I guess I was a bit more inspired by the merger of mythology and music in Monday’s post than I realized. One doesn’t have to be Joseph Campbell to recognize the influence of primeval myths on human society, especially the arts. And searching for good music to listen to can often feel like […]
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The Ghosts of Dancefloors’ Past, and Future

July 7, 2008 – 10:53 am
As predicted, my “holiday” wasn’t exactly what I would call celebratory. The sky of my neighborhood was almost constantly alight with illegal fireworks being lit in back yards for blocks in every direction. But I didn’t purposefully watch a fireworks display of any sort. And while a few folks did eventually turn […]
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It Sure Beats Trepanning

June 19, 2008 – 11:34 am
This week has been full of ruminations on the bio-mechanical impetus behind man’s desire to create music. I discussed the transformation of our perceptions of natural, spiritual & psychological reality via the electric impulses our brain & body utilize to process and act on those perceptions into sound that in turn has the power […]
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Eff a Heat-Index, I Need a Beat-Index

June 10, 2008 – 12:00 pm
So those hundred-degree heat-indexes which were forecast across the eastern seaboard for this week were no joke after all. I learned as much Monday afternoon when I hit the streets to run a couple of errands and enjoy some outdoor activity accompanied by my own personal media player-spawned soundtrack. Trooping up the block with m. […]
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