AVANT/CHICAGOtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1696912009-11-25T16:19:20-06:00CULTURAL ECLECTICISMTypePadYeasayer Vid, new single tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e2012875db7e9a970c2009-11-25T16:19:20-06:002009-11-25T16:19:20-06:00Filter-Mag.com. Indie collective, Yeasayer, have release a video for Ambling Alp, the first single from Odd Blood, the band's highly anticipated 2nd LP, due February 9thAvant/Chicago aka KadoLiving In A Golden Musical Age - Duhtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6454502970b2009-11-25T13:11:00-06:002009-11-25T13:11:00-06:00Living In A Golden Musical Age If you've followed this Blog for anytime you know were always waxing poetic about how we're living in a Golden Age of Music. Further proof came our way late last week. Ronald Jenkees is...Avant/Chicago aka KadoCreativity, Fulfillment and Flow: The Way of Lifetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e2012875c4c9fc970c2009-11-24T14:19:00-06:002009-11-24T14:19:00-06:00Creativity, Fulfillment and Flow: The Way of Life Social theorist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring...Avant/Chicago aka KadoA Writing Revolution - Another Article on Our Amazing Timetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20128759f744b970c2009-11-24T08:42:00-06:002009-11-22T02:09:47-06:00A Writing Revolution - Another Article on Our Amazing Time Read: A Writing Revolution Public discussion creates a social conscience. And discussion is booming. Nearly universal authorship, like universal literacy before it, stands to reshape society by hastening the flow...Avant/Chicago aka KadoWines That Rock - Inspired by Musictag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e2012875cacbfe970c2009-11-23T11:08:46-06:002009-11-23T11:08:46-06:00Wines That Rock - Inspired by Music A trio of wines inspired by rock bands is hitting the shelves soon. Each bottle features album art on the front, and "liner notes" about each wine on the back.Avant/Chicago aka KadoTwo Shows - Pre/Post Thanksgiving in Chicagotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6bd6d03970b2009-11-23T10:43:00-06:002009-11-23T10:43:00-06:00Two Shows - Pre/Post Thanksgiving There are two bands we write about often - VanGhost and Lotus. Besides the fact that they're damn good people, they make fine, fine music. So we're pretty excited that they are both playing in...Avant/Chicago aka KadoAnother Animal Collective? Might Betag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e2012875bf8515970c2009-11-23T04:40:00-06:002009-11-23T04:40:00-06:00Another Animal Collective? Besides making memorable music, Animal Collective has spawned a bustling group of bands following in their shadow. From MGMT to Yeasayer, there's a growing batch to choose from. Add the multi-instrumental Suckers to the mix. Check out...Avant/Chicago aka KadoGiving life a shape - Digital World Through Arttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e2012875bdae9a970c2009-11-20T12:13:46-06:002009-11-20T12:13:46-06:00Digital World Through Art In working through the creative potential of new technologies artists of all types are helping us to find new ways to think about these tools and working out how to integrate them into our wider cultural...Avant/Chicago aka KadoAnnotated Bibliography Entry for 'Convergence Culture'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6b3af67970b2009-11-20T06:53:00-06:002009-11-20T06:53:00-06:00Annotated Bibliography Entry for Convergence Culture We had to construct an Annotated Bibliography to lay out some structure for the direction of our studies in the PhD program. We're going to post a few of the enteries here for your...Avant/Chicago aka KadoBenson & Chisel At Lincoln Halltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6b3a4fd970b2009-11-19T12:38:00-06:002009-11-19T12:38:00-06:00Benson & Chisel At Lincoln Hall Save a few Lotus concerts our normally prolific live music regiment has really taken a nose-dive since starting the PhD program. So we're excited to get out and cover a show at the new...Avant/Chicago aka KadoAcademe and the Decline of News Mediatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6b393d9970b2009-11-19T04:05:00-06:002009-11-19T04:05:00-06:00Academe and the Decline of News Media Newspapers, newsmagazines, and broadcast-news outlets are drastically cutting staff members, bureaus, page counts, and news holes—that is, when they're not simply going out of business. What do 16 of the top educators think...Avant/Chicago aka KadoThe Peril of Palatability - sounding the alarm about dangerously delicious foodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e201287594ca8f970c2009-11-18T14:51:35-06:002009-11-18T14:51:35-06:00Watch What You Eat The Peril of Palatability Dangerously delicious food, designed by Big Food and by restaurants to taste so good, threatens public health. Congress needs to do somethingAvant/Chicago aka KadoDC In Pictures - A Few Tourist Shots From Last Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a40779970b2009-11-18T03:38:00-06:002009-11-18T17:51:48-06:00DC In Pictures - A Few Tourist Shots From Last Week We found a little time to be touristy while in DC for the ASA Conference. We did not bring along the Rebel, so all of these shots are on...Avant/Chicago aka KadoWatch demo SixthSense | Video tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6ad55f9970b2009-11-17T20:58:17-06:002009-11-17T20:58:17-06:00Best Device For The Future Yet We called this being what's next about a year ago. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine Minority Report and then some. See...Avant/Chicago aka Kado How the Internet enables Intimacy | Video tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e2012875a2216f970c2009-11-17T05:11:00-06:002009-11-14T20:42:16-06:00Just Another Plus From The Web How the Internet enables intimacy - Video Some worry that IM, texting and Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love...Avant/Chicago aka KadoThe toxicity of television - Boob Tube Is Badtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a01d12970b2009-11-16T12:37:00-06:002009-11-14T20:39:27-06:00It's Called The Boob Tube For A Reason People cannot be trusted with so powerful a medium. It is not used responsibly, sensibly or moderately, and so it does great harm.The Toxicity of Television tells us why.Avant/Chicago aka KadoWho’s afraid of the avant-garde? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a01b27970b2009-11-16T08:33:00-06:002009-11-14T20:40:14-06:00Why It's Easier to "get" Modern art than Avant-garde Music Music tastes are much more conservative than art, an idea that dates back at least to Adorno, but why is this? Who’s afraid of the avant-garde? is an interesting article...Avant/Chicago aka KadoPut This On The X-Mas List - Steering Wheel Desktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a68d5a6c970b2009-11-13T14:55:00-06:002009-11-13T14:55:00-06:00Put This On The X-Mas List - Steering Wheel Desk With all the driving we are now doing back and forth to Purdue this would be a great time saver as the article suggests.Avant/Chicago aka KadoVan Ghost Webisode - Summer Recaptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6958108970b2009-11-13T12:16:25-06:002009-11-13T12:16:25-06:00Van Ghost Webisode - Summer Recap A video from Van Ghost that we helped direct and prodcue this summer during Rothbury and Wicker Park Fest. Find out more about the band and their amazing summer. We were happy to be...Avant/Chicago aka KadoMachine in the Garden - Leo Marx worktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a69ef196970c2009-11-12T17:00:00-06:002009-11-11T17:43:29-06:00Machine in the Garden We've been reading some good books for our PhD program. Lots of them actually. We'd hoped to keep you, our faithful readers, up on some of the works. Sadly, we've slacked on that end. One of...Avant/Chicago aka KadoHow Twitter is Changing the Face of Mediatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20128757ec48c970c2009-11-12T07:00:00-06:002009-11-11T17:42:47-06:00Here's Another One Another article on social media's benefits. How Twitter is Changing the Face of Media. The most radical shift to media in recent years is that we now have a central real-time hub that serves to enhance every...Avant/Chicago aka KadoCultural Analysis in Washington D.C. - Annual Meetingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a650c845970b2009-11-10T05:30:00-06:002009-11-12T13:10:42-06:00Cultural Analysis in Washington D.C. iAm: The Work of Self in the Age of Digital Replication ,Open the Door: Race and Citizenship in Popular Music and Zombies and Vampires: Identifying American Anxieties over Alterity and Belonging are three of the...Avant/Chicago aka KadoLotus Episode 6 of the Web Series - tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a63089970c2009-11-09T17:15:00-06:002009-11-11T21:50:59-06:00Lotus Episode 6 of the Web Series Lotus: Through the Mirror Episode 6 is up. Footage from Camp Barefoot and lots of thoughts from the guys. Great music too. In related news, Lotus has announced the Hood Internet as their...Avant/Chicago aka KadoWanna Go For A Ride? My Morning Jacket - Black Cab Sessionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64548ef970b2009-11-09T12:20:00-06:002009-11-09T13:11:33-06:00Wanna Go For A Ride? This has been out for a year now, but My Morning Jacket - Black Cab Sessions video is worth a watch. Wish we got in a cab with Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt...Avant/Chicago aka KadoLandscaping the Future with Brian Eno -Our Leader?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a17ba7970c2009-11-09T11:05:00-06:002009-11-09T11:05:00-06:00Landscaping the Future with Brian Eno We must think creatively about what's next, we have obligations to consider the Long Now. Tomorrow is not today all over again. And why in the hell is Brain Eno the voice of the...Avant/Chicago aka Kado FGC in Chicago - Concert At Abbey Pubtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a645530d970b2009-11-05T17:39:00-06:002009-11-01T21:51:39-06:00Groove With Family And Good Company FGC in Chicago Saturday at the Abbey Pub. Simple flow, fine jams, hella tight music. Wish we could. You should.Avant/Chicago aka KadoFuture Forward - The New Movie Theatretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a61a1e2d970b2009-11-05T12:15:00-06:002009-10-31T17:07:19-05:00Future Of Film Viewing The New Movie Theatre is here and it looks supa-fly. Much better then getting gum stuck on your shoes in a place decorated like your Grandma's place. Hopefully tickets are not too tax.Avant/Chicago aka KadoA Look at a Future of the Social Web - Predictionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64c44c3970b2009-11-05T04:33:00-06:002009-11-09T23:50:19-06:00Predictions On What's Next A Look at a Future of the Social Web is a simple article about how the five eras of the social web overlap and how the metamorphosis that’s happening is accelerating, driven by technology as a...Avant/Chicago aka KadoThe Rest Of Our Journey With Lotus in the Midwesttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a697e09b970c2009-11-04T19:03:00-06:002009-11-03T13:10:19-06:00The Rest Of Our Journey With Lotus in the Midwest First there was St. Louis, then we kind of filled you in on Wisco and an off day in Chicago. After a busy day at Purdue we headed through a...Avant/Chicago aka KadoFairly Stout Weekend of Art Openingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64c1e62970b2009-11-04T15:40:00-06:002009-11-04T15:40:00-06:00Fairly Stout Weekend of Art Openings There are a healthy handful of really good openings this Friday. One of the tops is Death Party at Monument2. For a list of more, check here.Avant/Chicago aka Kado