December 2009
1 post
The Noughts come to a close and your Fraulein Marias look back at a decade filled with growing pains, made bearable by our own infinite playlists. Like all decades before it and all that follow, this was filled with moments of elation & despair, set apart by suddenly becoming twenty-somethings & finding ourselves in the workaday world. We celebrate the Noughts and lay to rest 2009...
November 2009
1 post
No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government,
our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions
may become, the music will still be wonderful.
If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC.
—Kurt Vonnegut
October 2009
1 post
For thousands of Filipinos, September 23, 2009 will forever be known as the day of unyielding,relentless rain. The aftermath of this storm was brutal: as of press time, 240 casualties have been reported and close to 700,000 people have been displaced. The continuing onslaught of rains brought by a second typhoon that seems determined to stay has caused massive landslides, claimed lives, and...
September 2009
2 posts
Addendum to Assignment 4 (or, Questions, Comments,...
If you’ve been trying to create playlists using playlist.com, you are probably no stranger to this message:
Due to licensing restrictions, some tracks are
currently unavailable for playing in your country.
Instead of tearing your hair out in frustration, let us pause for a moment (60 seconds, tops) to collectively cluck our tongues and thumb our noses at the powers-that-be for barring...
Assignment #4 : Reading between the Lines
Note: With our 3 Frauleins on temporary leave, we bring to you the expertise of our substitute martinet —er, instructor/ fellow avid musicphile, Fuhrer Wapael.
ACHTUNG. FOR YOUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT, YOU WILL MAKE A PLAYLIST WITH THE TITLE: “WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN HURTING.”
IT IS UP TO YOU HOW TO INTERPRET THE TITLE SO GET TO IT, KIDDIES.
-FUHRER WAPAEL
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June 2009
2 posts
ASSIGNMENT #3
I <3 to sing in the shower
a. Pre-Writing Activity:
The Wikiverse has a little corner set aside explaining the phenomenon of bathroom singing:
This habit was reported (with an attempt of explanations) centuries ago. For example, Ibn Khaldun in Chapter 1 of his Muqaddimah writes:[2]
“Likewise, when those who enjoy a hot bath inhale the air of the bath, so that the heat of the air enters...
ASSIGNMENT #2
Leavetaking=Homecoming
a. Pre-Writing Activity: Look through photos, journal notes, airline tickets, boarding passes — any memorabilia from your longest trip away from home. (By “home” we refer to the place where you spent the longest and/or most influential part of your formative years.)
b. Assess the ensuing flood of reactions: happiness? Wistfulness? Relief? Amazement?...
May 2009
4 posts
ASSIGNMENT #1
a. Pre-Writing Activity: Listen to Heart Songs by Weezer
b. Please prepare a mix of at least 10 songs you consider to be your heart songs. Still confused about the term? With the attachment as reference, listen carefully to the definition provided:
“…they never feel wrong. And when I wake, for goodness sake, these are the songs I keep singin’ ” (Cuomo, 2007)
By the end of the track...
let's start at the very beginning (a very good...
In the spirit of upholding our overarching principle of good music & good times, the following guidelines are to be respected:
a. Good manners is key. Remember what yo’ mama taught you, kiddo. This means no flaming, as well as obscene, bigoted, or sexually explicit language.
b. Stay on topic. This is a music community and not a venue for business schemes. No solicitations or...
