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Literally prophet of the current moment . Name an artist / thinker whose as dialed in as Braddy boy. His videos made art school unbearable because he was so right about everything. all of his stuff is paywalled but I’m gonna link one of his unlisted vids here if u even care. don’t tell !
Jan 20, 2024

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So I´m writing my thesis text and I went back to the references I wrote in the proposal and dammmn. I found Brad Garton´s page again and boy is it worth the whole world. From absolutely mesmerizing computer music, to genius coding and honest non-pretentious writings about musicand politics and "sorta random" stuff. And he´s just genuinely lovely to read or listen to. And he´s this important proffesor at Columbia, but from consuming his stuff you can tell he´s just a dude and he loves that. And I love that as well.
Mar 21, 2024
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New Jersey may have Bruce, but Massachusetts has Jonathan- a guy who has always been unapologetically himself whether it was being totally sober in the 70s, writing pleas for tenderness in a genre known for bravado, dancing in lesbian bars, or driving down to NYC every weekend to be Velvet Underground's biggest fan before anyone else was. a guy who despite being a rock legend, spends his days installing pizza ovens around the san fransisco area. I've seen him live a few times now, and watching him play his sweet silly songs in an unapologetically sincere + sort of autistic way is somehow just as transgressive as the proto-punk he invented with The Modern Lovers over 50 years ago. I can't help but smile ear to ear for his entire set. effortless humor and charm. Something that's also stood out to me after seeing him live a few times now, is the way he recontextualizes the classics. When he played "Old World" in 2022 he changed the lyrics to recognize how some things should be left in the past rather than simply romanticizing it. And last night he played with the iconic "Pablo Picasso" to focus less on the swagger of Pablo, and more on how that type of guy is actually kind of an arrogant creep. Angel Prost (of Frost Children) wrote a great essay on Jonathan's reinvention for her email-only newsletter a few years ago, if you'd like to read it I'm sure I can dig it up for you. From last night- When I was a kid, I wanted to be an oil painter. I was obsessed with colors. Then I heard Velvet Underground and saw you can paint with a guitar Anyways...if more people were a bit more like Jonathan the world would be a better place. A huge inspiration to me!
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