“I feel like the goal of the artist should be to threaten the establishment and question the status quo, all the while projecting love upon the world. Other times I feel like the goal is to derange one’s senses enough to somehow glimpse the unknown . . . ” Continue reading Speedy Johnson
Chazz Bravado began with Erica Jong’s discovery that many men claimed to be feminists because it helped them get lucky. Continue reading Chazz Bravado, Male Feminist: A Brief History of Chazz
“Childlike wonder is the very vibrancy of creative life, and it’s so easily dulled by efforts to prune, correct, smooth, deconstruct, and critique.” Continue reading In Praise of Amateur Writing
I’ve been writing about music since the turn of the new millennium . . . Continue reading Standing Still—And Changing at the Speed of Light
Here we have Montreal’s celebration of Quebec’s patron saint, a man who was beheaded for speaking truth to power. Think about that, but just for a little, ’cause it’s kind of heavy, and the day was all about having fun. Continue reading Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day 2017, Montreal
The Mindful Bard 