Posts Tagged: creativity

Quirkiest radio ever: WFMU

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New York’s WFMU wakes me up. Literally. I’ve programmed my computer so that, among other things, it functions as a clock radio. At 6:45 a.m. on weekdays, it powers up and tunes in, considerately fading in gradually. The WFMU DJs follow their own muses. I would apply the following adjectives from the thesaurus, if not… Read more »

I love you already, Jonathan

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One of my favorite novelists, Jonathan Lethem, has made several song lyrics available for adaptation by musicians – free of charge. He’s also offering stories for film or stage adaptation for the price of one dollar. As he explains on his Web site: I like art that comes from other art, and I like seeing… Read more »

Cardboard box music

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What happens when you give a two-and-a-half year old boy a cardboard box and then tell him to destroy it?…can you make music from it? W J Kington did. The results are awesome! I think this just might make the list of my top 5 songs of 2007. Give it a listen: W J Kington:… Read more »