John Cage

  • Cagey Anarchism

    More than two decades after Cage’s death, a small press called Siglio has published a definitive edition of his major long text. Starting in 1965, Cage developed a poetic form he titled a Diary and accurately described as “a mosaic… Continue reading

    Cagey Anarchism
  • Frank Zappa, John Cage, Patti Smith & others celebrate William S. Burroughs at the Nova Convention

      In 1978, after many years of living…Source: dangerousminds.netIn 1978, after many years of living in London and Tangiers, William S. Burroughs decided to return to his home country. For a small group of artistic weirdos, this was a significant… Continue reading

  • Silencing the Mind Will Be Heeded by the Cosmos

    I don’t really think old Laozi actually ever said this. But, it is a great quote. Related articles John Cage: Silence yet not silencing (pilimi200.wordpress.com) Silence the music (sounddesign2013.wordpress.com) Daodejing 1 (keithwaynebrown.com) Daodejing 35 (keithwaynebrown.com) Daodejing 38 (keithwaynebrown.com) Daodejing 71 (keithwaynebrown.com) Continue reading

    Silencing the Mind Will Be Heeded by the Cosmos
  • Suggestions – Rules – Advice –

    10 Rules for Students, Teachers, and Life by John Cage with Hints & Amendments by Sister Corita Kent “Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.” RULE ONE: Find a place you trust, and then… Continue reading

    Suggestions – Rules – Advice –
  • Finding Beauty Beyond Clever Devices

    “Many contemporary composers have been building walls of sounds following their own clever devices. But then, who lives inside those rooms?” — Toru Takemitsu “The first question I ask myself when something doesn’t seem to be beautiful is why do I… Continue reading

    Finding Beauty Beyond Clever Devices
  • Book Review: John Cage biography explores Zen Buddhist influence » TCPalm.com

    In a new biography of this pioneering artist, art critic Kay Larson links Cage’s daring presentation of “the sound of no sound” to his growing interest in Eastern religion, particularly Zen Buddhism, at a time of personal crisis in the… Continue reading