Hazardous Material

Rapper "Common" being invited to the White House. A dicey zig zag of a line. Everyone is laying the responsibility upon "Common", but the mistake and lack of forethought is the fault of the White House. I like "Common". His personality and music is pretty tame in comparison to the rest of the hip hop world. (But we shouldn't measure success against lack of failure either.) "Common" has some lyrics that advocate violence against the police, but I doubt he has been in a police abuse case. Yet. I listen to heavy metal, crazy screaming murder music, and quiet relaxing music as well. I think music is a release and gives the listener a safe way to rebel and throw off pent up emotions by becoming the subject of the music they are listening to. It is fantasy. Music should you take you to another place real or imagined. We listen for entertainment. Period. There is a very clear distinction between taking responsibility for your words as an artist and ...

Wielding the fiery energy of the wand, I will begin painting upon a fresh canvas with a residency in union with Pendulum Dance Theater in Portland, Oregon. I will be at the helm of all things story and character oriented crafting the through line of this wonderfully diverse show, "High Art: A Surreal Portrait of the Soul" http://www.pendulumdancetheatre.org Pendulum's multidisciplinary work has been revered for the last decade within the Portland artistic performance arena. In association with the Portland Art Museum: http://portlandartmuseum.org the show, "High Art: A Surreal Portrait of the Soul" http://www.pendulumdancetheatre.org/perf. with incredible composer Sasha Lazard http://www.sashalazard.com/index. and world renowned drummer Ya'el http://www.drumaddict.net/about.html will conspire with us to manifest an intense offering into the nuanced depths of the soul. So many talents swirled together in this intense creation it promises to astonish while a...