I’ll admit it, I’m munter-adjacent. There are some things I never really got when I was younger – classical art, classical music and literature. I’m a pop culture kid of the early eighties, stuff like this gets my blood pumping: I think I have finally found my “in” when it comes to classical music… As…
I saw a recommendation for Star Maker pop up on LinkedIn (I think). It was wrapped in a near-religious review of the book. I found the audio book and it became my companion on my gym commute. What can I say? The recommendation was correct. This book is simply amazing. Olaf Stapledon starts on the…
I live and breath the creative process. I despair when tech takes human expression and experience in the direction of slop (looking at you Meta). I get supercharged when I see new forms emerge… forms that make me look at the world in a different way. I was today years old when I discovered Ben…
I get that this guy is coming to this video with a vast amount of knowledge. But step back and watch HOW he’s using the hardware and the software to express his ideas… we no longer have that power. src: https://hackaday.com/2024/10/16/linus-live-codes-music-on-the-commodore-64/
Take 2 hours out of your life and treat yourself… it’s a magic conversation. Towards the end Beato quizzes Rubin about the difficulties of making music when “everything has already been done”. The vibe you get from Rubin is that “everything is still to be done”.
Looooove this… backstory here and lots more here.
Exquisite. On individual strings of monofilament, John Peralta (previously) suspends every single component of historic gadgets, from Rollieflex cameras to Singer sewing machines. The Austin-based artist reinterprets iconic technology to create complex, three-dimensional exploded diagrams using real objects. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/09/john-peralta-exploded-technology/
From: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/m%25C4%2581ori-first-nations-australia-musicians-views-ai-taiuru-jp-minstd-klacc/?trackingId=L6r7lk1ZfhkZb6MVmf9fJg%3D%3D Source report: https://www.apraamcos.co.nz/about-us/news-and-events/ai-and-music-survey-results
I found this series of videos over the weekend… it’s was so satisfying to watch. Dennis takes an old edition of Dune and transforms it. It’s one of those experiences where you get both the art and craft.