Things are rolling here, trying to put finishing touches on the CD I’ll be selling at Book It! at New Langton Arts on Saturday. It will be sporting this lovely label made by Deric Carner.
In the meantime, here are some links to fascinating recent reads:
The Design of Everyday Relationships
Khoi Vinh, art director of The New York Times online, was recently interviewed by design chronicler Stephen Heller. Vinh, always thoughtful, is bang on with this comment about the shift from “designing inward to outward:”
Bob Ostertag’s Huffington Post blog
His writings on contemporary politics have been published on every continent and in many languages. Electronic instruments of his own design are at the cutting edge of both music and video performance technology. He has performed at music, film, and multi-media festivals around the globe.
That doesn’t really do justice to the work of Bob Ostertag, the man has been pounding out some of the most challenging electronic music around for over twenty years, while maintaining a sharp wit and smart political insights.
