‘Sup, nerd?
Clay Collins, clever chronicler at Copyblogger, came up with “Six Ways that Bloggers are like Rappers.” The similarities are plausible, until you think about it, then…well, you decide.
Austin is under a tornado watch tonight, which reminds me of music depicting great storms, or emotional upheaval. Sturm und Drang (storm and stress) describes a cultural movement in Europe from the 1760’s to the 1780’s that was the sensual backlash of the restrictive Age of Enlightenment.
The symphonies of Franz Joseph Haydn exemplify the passionate sweep of melodies, the extreme range of tempi, dynamics, and harmonic density. You can listen to some of that stuff here.
Tags: Age of Enlightenment, Franz Joseph Haydn, sturm und drangPOSTED IN: Uncategorized
2 opinions for ‘Sup, nerd?
Ana
Apr 10, 2008 at 9:36 am
Damn. I thought this was going to be about NERD. Well at least you mentioned rappers ;)
Hope you survived the storm ok. It didn’t hit my neck of the woods till this morning.
Claudia
Apr 10, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Looks like I need to check out NERD! Thanks for the tip.
My cat, who is normally totally laid back, became very nervous last night, and wanted to be in constant physical contact. He kept looking at the window, as if he were afraid of something outside. Then a big wind hit–may have been a tornado cloud.
Many years ago, I had a dog who did the same thing, except for hours–shook and whined. The next morning, a tree just across the street had been uprooted–there really was a tornado in that wind!
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: