Who in the World was Benjamin S?
I discovered Benjamin S from receiving his album Kompor Meluduk for Christmas from my partner a couple of years ago. Upon hearing it, our minds were blown from ...
Category: Music History
The Prolific Life & Genius of Francis Bebey
Francis Bebey (July 15, 1929-May 28, 2001) was a Cameroonian-born father, musician, artist, filmmaker, author, musicologist, anthropologist and composer. He was...
Lost Ladies of Country #1: “Mistress” Mary Afton
Fans of country-rock won’t be strangers to Clarence White’s name. In addition to earning the distinction of second longest-serving member of the Byrds – just af...
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo- Black Screen Images and the (e)motive Notion of Freakiness: Vaginal Davis Lectures at Time Based Art Festival 2018
PICA’s Time Based Art Festival (TBA) 2018 had the privilege to host a lecture by the multifaceted artist Vaginal Davis. Davis is a black punk feminist evocative...
Oh Aimee, Oh Tracey! – An appreciation of my favorite sad albums by ‘Til Tuesday and Everything But the Girl
It’s kind of heartbreaking to get a love letter returned to you. Even worse if it’s been set on fire and placed under the windshield wiper of your car. I receiv...
Interview with Frank Izuora of Question Mark
The following interview was transcribed from a broadcast on July, 21st 8-10am Freeform Portland, Weekend Family Music Hour. We had the privilege to interview or...
5 Gifted Child Musicians and Their Bands
The pedagogy of musical literacy is important to childhood development. Music incorporates sensations including hearing, movement and emotionality. Music...
5 Asian Cover Gems Celebrating English as a Second Language
As an immigrant to the United States who is Chinese and born in Australia, I appreciate the linguistic synthesization of people who also have the experience of ...
The 500 Covers of Ron Clyne: A Prospective Look at Smithsonian Folkways Design
Ron Clyne (1925-2006) was a Chicago born, Brooklyn based freelance graphic designer and painter who fashioned approximately 500 Smithsonian Folkways covers sta...
Remembering Earthman Kelan Phil Cohran
Kelan Phil Cohran (May 8, 1927-June 28, 2017) was an influential jazz musician, composer, civil rights activist, inventor, educator, artist, philosopher, astron...