The experience of engaging in cyberspace, of living through this interface, presents one with challenging experiences as to the virtuality of the self and to the virtuality of reality. That is, the ability to create (or have created for you), maintain (be maintained) and, ultimately lose control of one’s internet identity and the greeting of [...]
In his song “Fine Wine,” from the Sensational meets Kouhei self-titled album, Sensational repeats “Doing it all the time. I got that taste like fine wine.” I think that this is a perfect description of this obscure artist’s addictive verbal flow. For one to truly appreciate the genius of Sensational, one must devote oneself to [...]
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Posted in Sensual Culture
| Tags: Brooklyn, Chunkobliss, Hip-Hop, Music, Natural Shine, Possession, Rapture, Sensational, Sensational Meets Kouhei, Slavoj Zizek, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Exorcist, The Shining, Wine, Wordsound |
March 31, 2008 – 12:20 pm
It seems that Slavoj Zizek’s book “How to Read Lacan” is a wonderful starting point for both students of Zizek and, of course, for new students of Jacques Lacan. At least in my case it has provided a graspable yet engaging starting point for my study of both of these thinkers. I have stumbled through [...]
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Posted in Communication Studies
| Tags: Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, How to Read Lacan, Jacques Lacan, Japan, Japanese culture, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Slavoj Zizek, The big Other, The Triad of the Real |
March 29, 2008 – 12:44 pm
Every year in Japan there is a vote for the most popular new word. In 2007, the word of the year was “KY,” which stands for “Kuuki wo Yomenai,” literally translated into English means: “Air read cannot.” This calls for an adaptation and through this adaptation, it can be translated as: “One who cannot read [...]
It is a rainy Friday afternoon and what a perfect time to revisit one of my favorite albums, which is the rare gem called “Wai Notes” by Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Quietly released after BPB’s beautifully orchestrated/produced album “The Letting Go,” “Wai Notes” reframes many of the songs from “The Letting Go” through [...]
I would like to briefly talk about the Gnostic idea of “the alien Life” as described by Hans Jonas in his book “The Gnostic Religion.”
The alien is the stranger in a strange land, the one who suffers the bewilderment of predicaments, somehow knowing that this world is not the true world, one’s true home. [...]
March 27, 2008 – 10:40 am
I remember a recording of Marshall McLuhan talking on the Dick Cavett show about music. McLuhan asks a musician if the musician “speaks” through the instrument. That is, if the playing of the instrument and the rhythms of the English language are intertwined. I also recall E.M. Cioran in “All Gall is Divided” when he [...]
This morning I would like to briefly talk about two DJs whom I greatly admire: DJ C and DJ/Rupture. Both of these artists have elevated the craft of Djing beyond what is normally called a DJ mix. These men do more than simply “mix,” they wield the power of being able to create invigorating worlds [...]
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