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Poppet is the music of recording artist, Molly Raney. Performing live and solo at Portland’s Alhambra Theater on June 21st, 2014, Poppet offers two songs not yet appearing on any records out now or forthcoming. The songs, “Forged in Data” and “Humans: Flawed!” express the existential crisis of being-data with the underpinning problem of resisting […]
No matter the context, the first feature from any director is always interesting. Sometimes their debut manages to be one of their best. Richard Linklater’s Slacker comes to mind as a feature that is one of his most powerful; it is simple, emotionally profound and adventurous in its execution. There is also the debut that falls short of […]
Sincere. Generous. Loyal. Hilarious. Empathetic. That was my friend David Carr. RIP. — Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) February 13, 2015 Andrew Ross Sorkin, a colleague of Carr’s at the New York Times, posted this tweet the day after David Carr, media columnist for the New York Times, died in the newsroom. A few days later, Bruce […]
Talking focus and a life of music with Jesse Munro Johnson, organizer of the world music label Boomarm Nation, composer of all music by Gulls. A thriving musician while also being a responsible parent, we discuss family and what it was like to grow up in Portland in the eighties. Jesse has seen the growth […]
Joëlle Léandre rips it. She leans in to the double bass with eyes sealed shut to block out all but tactile and audible information. It is self-imposed sensory deprivation because improvising is difficult—making music in that manner requires a certain kind of focus. Perhaps it compares to singing with virtuosity and dancing with choreography at once: […]