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Archive for May 4th, 2008
04
May
Paul: Music Video Monday
…but he does have a sense of humor. I think.
(sorry for the poor quality of the clickable thumbnails. I don’t have a scanner which means they are photographs I took of I book I own.)
Photographer Michael Ensminger began his series, “What’s Your Sign?”, in 2000. The collection is made up of 90 images of Ensminger posing as a homeless man. In each photograph, Ensminger holds a cardboard sign displaying contextually humorous quotes that challenge consumer based trends in a culture in which poverty thrives.
The strength of these images arises almost entirely from the cronological response of the viewer. Upon first seeing these pieces, the initial response is humor. In fact, it is quite easy to simply write these images off as mere satire. However, upon further digestion it is obvious that the artist’s true intent is to create an internal discussion about one’s own materialistic urges. The artist intentionally trivializes the consumption based culture we are all so invested in by pointing out how ludicrous it is to place such weight on these materialistic desires.
It is pretty funny though…..
I have crossed to the other side and have started freelancing for a local paper’s music column. My first published piece was a segment advertising Wanda Jackson’s show:
Still rocking that orange…
WANDA JACKSON, MARSHALL SCOTT WARNER, THE HEADLINERS
(Dante’s, 1 SW 3rd) Last time I saw Wanda Jackson live, she blew through this rainy town like a hurricane. I felt like I was in a time capsule that flashed back to the days of swing dancing and beer that could be traded for pocket change—an era where pin-up girls revealing their garter belts was considered controversial and sexually defiant. Wanda Jackson was singing at those parties back then and still has the same spitfire prowess to get a party started in the new millennium. As she enters her 70s, it’s refreshing to see a woman rocking past retirement and warming her throne as the “Queen of Rockabilly.” Take her advice and “Rock Your Baby All Night Long,” because you don’t want to miss your chance before Ms. Jackson takes a one-way ticket to the eternal rock ‘n’ roll party in the sky. - EM BROWNLOWE, Portland Mercury
For someone who has song titles like “Let’s Have a Party”, “I Wanna Waltz”, “There’s a Party Going On” and “Man We Had A Party” there’s no doubt that the show was going to be a blast.
Here is Wanda performing “Fujiyama Mama” (2006, Maxwells):
