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Tag: the word becoming
Journey to Funkytown
Some argue that Funk blends R&B with Soul, while others claim it’s rooted in Jazz. I believe it draws from all these and more, as well as the 1960s psychedelic and sexual revolution.
Here’s how I’d break it down… Join me on this Journey to Funkytown!
The Last Thing He Wanted
This is my first time writing about Joan Didion (1934-2021). After years deliberately in the dark, I am barely now grasping why she is so highly regarded. Why young writers revere her image – grayscale, sharp and cool, tipping a cigarette – with the utmost respect.
Poetic Response to Parcels’ Day/Night
Listen to Parcel’s double-album, Day/Night, as you follow along a poetic choreography, The Glorious Dance of Goodbye.
The passage that accompanies each song was written spontaneously, in real time, as each side played in order.