tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245452252012-02-17T01:04:25.187+02:00cynical ramblings concerning popular culture and music from the perspective of a new composer wishing to work with music in the not-so-new South Africa and the not-so-new millennium.Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-53249687160739429942009-07-14T21:03:00.000+02:002009-07-14T22:40:00.657+02:00

I haven't posted anything here for a year and a half. I'm not sure why. It's certainly not because I'm less cynical nor less inclined to ramble. I just came to think that there HAS to be a balance of rambling whinging (this) & positive output (in my case, making music.) Only lately, really, has the latter started to find some footing. Which means, yay!, the whinge can continue in a mind-boggling

Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-7573440181540313312008-02-11T00:54:00.000+02:002008-02-11T13:00:07.145+02:00

Here is a great set of questions and some great, intelligent, articulate, thought-provoking answers. I'm so happy to read interviews like this because it reaffirms the way I think about what I do and what I am doing, and dispels the myth of the sprezzatura rockstar.

Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-63074197794923745962008-02-03T11:28:00.000+02:002008-02-04T08:56:35.553+02:00

Right, so I'm not commenting on the David Byrne article. Interesting as it is, it is obvious that the South African markets are rather different from the ones Mr. Byrne is involved in. Which brings me to a particular point. Being South African is a strange thing and I get the impression that we're always looking outwards and upwards, instead of a more practical homeward and grounded view. If you

Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-62898185028768483242007-12-26T02:39:00.000+02:002007-12-26T22:19:58.049+02:00

I've not written here in ages, though keep getting hits from all over...weird. I will soon begin again in earnest, I think.For now, two thought-provoking articles from Wired magazine... comments will surely follow. They include interview/conversation audio clips. Any musician who hasn't thought and isn't thinking about these things is living in some sort of dream world....David Byrne's Survival

Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-28644743587989996552007-03-11T09:57:00.000+02:002007-05-05T16:36:42.799+02:00

It is very difficult to articulate my point today...José González performed at the Wits Great Hall a couple of weeks ago, and I went along. He is touring in support of his album Veneer, originally released in 2003. You may have heard his music in Sony's advert for the Bravia LCD televisions, where thousands of bouncy balls make their slow-motion way down San Francisco's hilly roads. There is

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Last year's Future of Music Policy Summit took place at McGill University. If you've the time, and a decent internet connection, there are videos of the discussion panels here. They're generally over an hour long, but you can skip through them.Related to yesterday's post, there's a discussion called " The New Deciders: Metafilters, Blogs, Podcasts". Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a

Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-74423030596840394372007-02-19T00:19:00.000+02:002007-02-20T09:20:34.848+02:00

I've been reading reviews and news articles from Pitchfork Media (there's a link under "Good Reading") for a while now. I read it mostly for news, trivia and the occasional review. Pitchfork has a very particular genre focus, mostly dealing with releases in the realm of 'alternative'/'indie'/'alt.' which would also include releases from hip-hop and electronica artists . And there's the occasional

Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-30092237260792513772007-01-24T00:59:00.000+02:002007-01-28T11:53:44.887+02:00

Recently, while driving and listening to the radio, I encountered a what might be considered a broadcast phenomenon (although, it is rapidly becoming less surprising) where I switched from one radio station to another and heard the same song. It was "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by a popular group from Las Vegas called Panic! At The Disco. I don't listen to the radio regularly, and had switched

Anthony the Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495914837319999255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545225.post-60771407134330546062007-01-15T10:50:00.000+02:002007-03-11T21:53:54.271+02:00

I've decided to move my blog to from my MySpace profile to Blogger. Old blogs can still be read at MySpace. This blog will contain any ramblings I may have regarding music. But it's probably worthwhile to begin with some sort of introduction to myself:My name is Anthony Haenen. I was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I still live. I was reading human physiology and psychology

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