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ISBN 10: 0982638922 ISBN 13: 9780982638927

Casa editrice: Alarm Pr Llc, 2010

Riassunto

They’re not out for glamour; millions of dollars, an Olympic-sized pool in the backyard, and a private jet are not the eThe artists and musicians profiled in ALARM 36 represent a variety of distinct personalities from today’s irrepressible cultural underground. nd rewards.

Rather, they make music for music’s sake, pursuing new ideas and sounds to help soothe an unyielding thirst for more. If they’re especially lucky, they find kinship and inspiration in people whose stories may differ, but who are motivated by the same driving force to live life and create art according to their own rules.

Music can be the impetus to connect with the past as well as be used as a tool to lay the groundwork for new traditions in the future. A jazz musician dedicates an album to the city where she was born, raised, and first discovered her creative voice. A British electronic producer crosses continents to
establish new roots and organic melodies in South America. A growing number of rock bands on near-indefinite tour cycles find so many likeminded spirits across the country that it can be hard to relate to music groups with less humble origins.

The flow of creativity is often multi-dimensional. Bands comprised of Florida tattoo artists, Baltimore graphic designers, and bi-coastal filmmakers have found that the balance of these divergent interests and has helped add fuel to all.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Publisher, editor, and visual artist Chris Force began ALARM as a small, DIY publication in 1995. After studying Chinese ink painting and ceramics at the Massachusetts College of Art and Tsinghua University in Beijing, he attained an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and moved the publication to Illinois. Today, ALARM is a Chicago-based national music and art periodical with roots and heart in independent culture.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

“The artistic template is the way to pursue your own sanity. ... It’s not like a job, but it is a format in which to live. It’s spiritual work. We apply ourselves for life as making music, and that keeps us happy. Without that, we would be lethargic and confused. It’s a form of finding yourself and a strata of values within the world.”

– Emil Amos, Om / Grails / Holy Sons

The artists and musicians profiled in ALARM 36 represent a variety of distinct personalities from today’s irrepressible cultural underground. They’re not out for glamour; millions of dollars, an Olympic-sized pool in the backyard, and a private jet are not the end rewards.

Rather, they make music for music’s sake, pursuing new ideas and sounds to help soothe an unyielding thirst for more. If they’re especially lucky, they find kinship and inspiration in people whose stories may differ, but who are motivated by the same driving force to live life and create art according to their own rules.

Music can be the impetus to connect with the past as well as be used as a tool to lay the groundwork for new traditions in the future. A jazz musician dedicates an album to the city where she was born, raised, and first discovered her creative voice. A British electronic producer crosses continents to
establish new roots and organic melodies in South America. A growing number of rock bands on near-indefinite tour cycles find so many likeminded spirits across the country that it can be hard to relate to music groups with less humble origins.

The flow of creativity is often multi-dimensional. Bands comprised of Florida tattoo artists, Baltimore graphic designers, and bi-coastal filmmakers have found that the balance of these divergent interests and has helped add fuel to all.

Founded in 1995 by independent publisher Chris Force, ALARM has stood for 15 years as a bastion of freethinking music and art, unconstrained by the mainstream marketplace.

From our headquarters in a small Chicago office, along with a cast of contributing writers spread across the country, we listen to thousands of CDs, view hundreds of gallery openings, and attend lectures and live concerts in order to present inspirational artists who are fueled by an honest and contagious obsession with their art.

ALARM’s pages are filled with an eclectic range of musicians (Brooklyn rappers, heavy-metal Japanese-American shamisen masters, Norwegian jazz-prog experimentalists, Nigerian Afrobeat dissidents), visual artists (California graffiti artists, train-hopping hobo craftsmen, concert poster printmakers), and underground books (urban art and culture, anti-war quotes, Russian propaganda posters). Inside, you will discover artists that you won’t find anywhere else—and that is because you also won’t find any investors, corporate influences, or boundaries.

In this age of media deregulation and conglomeration, independently owned magazines are ever more important in maintaining a vibrant and stimulating culture and a free society. They’re also increasingly threatened. With airwaves awash in pop princesses, focus-grouped songs, vapid DJs, and computer-selected tunes, independent music is reliant upon college radio stations, friendly venues, small record stores, and publications like ALARM to connect with listeners. Independent music and arts journalism gives emerging artists the coverage that they need to provide the public with innovative, exciting, and challenging work that is the lifeblood of a healthy society.

ALARM’s continued success depends on its readers—you.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Alarm Pr Llc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0982638922
• ISBN 13: 9780982638927
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Redattore: Force Chris