The Precocious Nature of Tamping Olympic Fire, or the IPODYOUTUBEMYSPACEFACEBOOK Effect

Let us certainly dance with the stars, or cocoon ourselves in the warm embrace of portable media if we choose. Maybe lend an earbud to an hermaphrodite frog, or a shrunken Long Island Sound lobster,and rejoice in the cracking open of a brand new bottled water you recently purchased at the local price club.

An exerpt from the "Music Series" describes the piece above: ""Sometimes I Wake Up In the Sun" 11/04 (11"x8"), was a tie-in of all the pre-stated constituents with a more explosive backdrop. It was a great piece of wood , I was also using an extremely exaggerated brush style with the gesso base. The way the water media pooled in the valleys of those brushstrokes, it took on the appearance of an oil, and that at least was successful. A bit of graphic layout with pen and ink stylings seemed to add a contrastual element."

Current Rotation:

1. Ryuichi Sakamoto/ Beauty: This progessive masterpiece circa 1990 features Robbie Robertson amoung others. With Robert Wyatt and Brian Wilson together on the Stone's tune "We Love You." Your friends will thank you.

2. California Guitar Trio/ Whitewater: CGT focuses on some tight, melodic composition, at times quite Thrakishly and if you dig this, check out "California Guitar Trio With Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto" for a real life affirming experience. That is an album that will deliver the shiver.

3. Oysterhead/ The Grand Pecking Order: It is good to hear the dulcet smashings of Stewart Copland's drum kit, and to no less accompanyment than Trey Anastasio and Les Claypool, (who himself has become somewhat of an enigma right before our very eyes.) Bless their souls for laying down these tracks.

4. Cake/ Fashion Nugget: This is without a doubt a true desert island disc. Irresistable from track one.

5. 13th Floor Elevators/ Going Up-The Very Best Of: Yes another compilation makes the list! And though any collection of late '6o' Elevators is good listening, this recent Brit import boasts a pained Roky Erikson reciting Dylan's "Baby Blue."

6. Jack Johnson/ Sleep Through the Static: Jack Johnson has his finger on the contemporary music scene. His new release is in a stylisticaly new direction while still retaining his signature vibe, and the fact he is releasing Mason Jenning's new album has me sold on the entire Brushfire Records scene.

The Romance of the Stimulus Act and the Art of Acheiving Your Central Dogma

We are currently trying to sell some new software, a video game called "Straight A Student." It has yet to catch on, though we are developing it further ( C- edition coming out this summer!) In the meantime we will offer our best in musical direction.

But first, this oil painting on canvas (24" x 38", 2005) was my interpretation of Modigliani's great work:

" Jean Cocteau" (1917), though the original is somewhat different, and without the acoustic guitar.

Current Rotation:

1. Robert Wyatt/ mid -eighties: some royal out-takes and all of Old Rottenhat.

2. June 1, 1974/ Kevin Ayers-John Cale-Eno-Nico and the Sporifics: with special guests Mike Oldfield and Robert Wyatt recorded at the Rainbow Theater in London.

3. Frank Zappa/ Trance-Fusion: In the spirit of Shut Up/ Guitar, nothing but ripping Zappa solos, though oh so cleaned up and contemporary sounding, with extra Chunga's Revenge.

4.Calexico/ Iron and Wine: A seven song E. P. from 2005 that grooves to the styles of the artist's collective, while at the same time pushing each other in new directions.

5. Ben Harper/ Lifeline: One hell of an album from start to finish. A huge departure from "Both Sides of the Gun", and really uncomparible to any recording in his catalog. This "road album" proves Ben Harper continues as one of America's most important artists.