Musical hallucinations
A report on a paper recently published in Cortex. BrainCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive sciencehallucinationmusicneurophenomenologyneuroscienceOliver Sacksphantom music
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Claudio Abbado (1933 – 2014)
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Jimmy Page @ 70
What an incredible career, what an incredible life. Check out the clip below of the 14 y.o. Jimmy talking about becoming a biological researcher when he grows up. bluesjimmy pageLed Zeppelinmusic
Transcendental Fats
Check out mixed media artist Gina Phillips’ Fats Domino Series The piece that inspired the Fats Domino Series is called Not Fats. This piece started as a commission commemorating the nine people from New Orleans who have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I did nine fabric portraits of all the…
Affordances and the musically extended mind
Here’s an interesting article, the first EM article of the year, from Joel Krueger (Joel by the way also contributed to the Zygon syposium on EM). CognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessdistributed cognitionEmbodied cognitionExtended MindExternalismjoel kruegermusicphenomenologyphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mind
The arts are key to student success
The philosopher of jazz (and music), Wynton Marsalis has, as usual, nailed it. We hear widespread calls for “outcomes” we can measure and for education geared to specific employment needs, but many of today’s students will hold jobs that have not yet been invented, deploying skills not yet defined. We not only need to equip them…
Japanese musicians and Buddhist monks plan jazz sutra
This posted on an interesting site. A man who had his jazz cafe swept away by tsunami in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, sent a thank-you card to the company for creating the CD, saying, “We could finally feel like listening to jazz again.” aestheticsJapanJazzmusic
Fats as honorary grand marshal of Krewe of Orpheus
The latest seasonal photo of Fats Reminded of his legacy and the inspiration he has been for so many musicians, Fat’s simply said, “That’s nice.” Fats DominoKrewe of OrpheusMardi Grasmusicnew orleans
Keef @ 70
Glad you are still very much with us . . . who’d have thought. (And of course Happy Birthday to Bobby Keys, Keef’s partner in mischief.) Keith Richardsmusicrock and rollRolling Stones
Boogie 4 Stu
Stu died on this day. Having now listened to this tribute to Ian Stewart three times I am of the view that it’s a most dignified and worthy tribute to this very shy and dignified chap — Stu. Even “Fats” would approve. Here are Ben’s sleeve notes and full album details. Job well done! Boogie…
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