Musings 9.9.21: The Matrix, The Gorillaz, and Math Rock… – (or, Is That You 1999?)

Sep 10, 2021

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. A Resource for the uncanny. An alternative for the humdrum scuzz of your everyday Buzz.

Feed the beast no more.

Here’s the thing. And it yours. A syncopated heartbeat meant to delight and please. This is not the news. Not the media. There’s nothing social about it. I’m not here to spread with ease the sorrows of our world but celebrate* that which makes our world so delicious – and yes, I mean that in every sense of the word.

Welcome to the inaugural blast of Musings. A one-stop where you may harvest a little social currency while jamming to unfamiliar sounds. Who knows what we’ll uncover when our minds begin to wonder. Who knows, perhaps we’ll reap a little cultural literacy. while we’re at it.

Dig in: A veritable roundup of music, news, events, and thoughts on our world.

Expect every WW to feature:

Pod of the Week
Recipes
Things that which inspire
Things about which to inquire

This is the pulse of my week. A flood of things that inspire, and things about which to inquire.

Reflections of the world in retrospect. Emergent movements.

Inspiration

Eat: Ramen Egg (味付け玉子)
Listen: Ongoing History of New Music.
A tremendous resource coursing the annals of music you know and love.
Listen: Japanese Math Rock – Because you don’t know what you’re missing. Told you this would go full-on syncopatic.

Inquisition:

Watch: The Matrix 4? I haven’t seen the First…
Read: The Antifa Super-Soldier Cookbook. Because the world needs your cookin’
Blogs I’m Reading? Here’s the thing, I’m two days late on a report for my East Asian Philosophies course. So for sake of brevity I’m sending you to the delightfully prosaic Namiko-san for a tour through her favorite Japanese films. 12 Beloved Japanese Films

Well. That about sums up my life this week. How about you? Feel free to text-bomb your life’s story below and I look forward to knowing you better.

Until then I’ll leave you with this message from my sponsor:
“We live in unprecedented times” blah-blah-blah, you know the drill. Not gonna bore you with details. But this is true. Now more than ever. MORE THAN EVER. We must band together as non-Canadians and fight the good fight. CAN Imperialism must be. But down that curling stick and invest in less moose.*

*nor am I here to spread toxic positivity: aiming instead for something in-between reality and emergent elation

*who am I kidding, If it were 1966, Canada would be the first place on my mind.