In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce makes a distinction between Proper and Improper art and it is this distinction that any artist worth their salt needs to be living and breathing.
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The JazzFM Dilemma
JazzFM! I was so pleased when it returned to rejuvenate the UK airwaves with the music I love, bringing memories both happy, of those early days in the 1990s, and sad, of its demise (IMHO) into SmoothFM. However, it seems to be increasingly sponsored and patronised by many organisations and people (Wilson’s World, Jazz in [...]
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Looking for Musos/Composers for Acoustic/NuJazz/Funk/Downbeat Project
I am an experienced amateur playing keys and vibes with loads of ideas and compositions but need like-minded musos to help develop them (lyrically and groove) and get them out there. I’m hearing a mix of Bristol meets California for laid-back Acoustic / NuJazz / Downbeat with a nod back to 70s fusion * St. [...]
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Phillip French 100 Years of Hollywood
How 100 years of Hollywood have charted the history of America
March 2010 marks the centenary of In Old California, a 17-minute adventure yarn directed by DW Griffith and the first Hollywood production. Philip French records the changes in film and US society in the past century, and names the films that defined each decade -
Severn Suzuki Speech in 1992 & Adora Svitak
Adora Svitak Only 12 and is already writing books and stories!! See her website at http://www.adorasvitak.com/ and her twitter at http://twitter.com/adorasv Severn Suzuki Speech in 1992 “Hello, I’m Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O. – The Environmental Children’s Organisation. We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, [...]
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Proper and Improper Art
In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce makes a distinction between Proper and Improper art and it is this distinction that any artist worth their salt needs to be living and breathing. Read more…