Music

It can be tough sometimes to separate the greatness of a song from the greatness of a particular performance of that song. And in the case where a great songwriter is also an amazing performer[…]

Princess Janelle

March 1, 2018February 28, 2018 Chris SunamiArt

The late great Prince always claimed he was “50-50 girl.” Well, apparently when his male half departed this earthly plane, his female half was reborn as Janelle Monae’s new alter-ego in this smoking new video.

Stevie Wonder: Philosophical Music

January 25, 2018January 23, 2018 Chris SunamiArt

It occurred to me recently that in my survey of philosophical music I had too long overlooked perhaps the premiere philosopher of transcendent pop music, Mr. Stevland Wonder (an artist I had the exquisite pleasure[…]

Alt Classical: The Jazz Connection

January 18, 2018January 19, 2018 Chris Sunamialt-classical

Repost from 2014 A month or so ago, I explored the “cover songs” side of alt classical music, a genre that combines the pleasures of classical music with the vitality of more modern forms. This[…]

Top 5 Epic Rap Battles of History

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Chris SunamiBest

Back before Thug Notes or Drunk History, Epic Rap Battles first brought the distinctive Millennial high-culture/pop-culture blend to YouTube with their vision of what it would like if some of the great names of history[…]

Does Jay-Z’s 4:44 Live Up to Beyonce’s Lemonade?

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 Chris SunamiArt

Following the artistic leap forward represented by his wife’s album, Lemonade, it was a necessity for Sean “Jay-Z” Carter, AKA “Mr. Beyonce,” to respond with something that could reasonably be placed next to it on[…]

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Sound of Silence: Reconstructivist Art

October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 Chris SunamiBeauty

Simon & Garfunkel may have a reputation as the whitest music ever, but there’s not many places you can go in American popular music without finding an African-American somewhere nearby. In the this case, the[…]

Reconstructivist Art: The Princess Bride

September 25, 2017September 27, 2017 Chris SunamiArt

to reawaken a sense of the Real in a world where everything has been demonstrated to be an illusion

Alt Classical: Cover Tunes

September 14, 2017September 13, 2017 Chris Sunamialt-classical

Nothing Else Matters – Apocalyptica (Metallica) Repost from 2014 When I was a child, my parents listened almost exclusively to classical music –it was years before I realized their radio could tune in other stations! […]

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Seven Nation Army

Princess Janelle

Alt Classical: The Jazz Connection

Top 5 Epic Rap Battles of History

Does Jay-Z’s 4:44 Live Up to Beyonce’s Lemonade?

Sound of Silence: Reconstructivist Art

Reconstructivist Art: The Princess Bride

Alt Classical: Cover Tunes