I am more impressed with this Real Scenes piece than I expected to be. The real story of Detroit is a lot more interesting than the hype, if you ask me.
fh ----------------- >What a wicked, wicked post. > >I totally agree. I've sensed the same thing about Mr. Huckaby for a few years. >But of course, I've not articulated it as well, even to myself. > >Ken >------Original Message------ >From: Kent Williams >To: Jeff Davis >Cc: 313@Hyperreal. Org >Subject: Re: (313) As I'm sure most of you heard: Real Scenes: Detroit RA >Sent: 11 Aug 2011 15:43 > >Mike Huckabee's educational work is amazing. He's a guy that, unlike >many of his peers in Detroit, stayed in Detroit and dedicated himself >to keeping it a vital center for musical innovation. He did it, I >believe, at a personal cost. If all he cared about was making money >and becoming famous, he could easily have moved to Berlin, gotten a >good booking agent, and hooked up with European labels. I don't mean >to criticize the people who have taken that path -- if it works for >them it's fine -- but there's no denying that moving away changes >their music. > >Instead he's stayed true to the city, true to his own music, and >perfected the art of DJing. And he's taken direct action to help the >young people of Detroit, who face serious obstacles to finding a place >in the world. > >I admire a lot of Detroit musicians, and certainly isn't alone in his >commitment to Detroit. In particular Underground Resistance and >Submerge have demonstrated a deep and sustained commitment to the >people of Detroit. There are others but to list them is to risk >leaving someone out. > >What really makes me return again and again to the music that comes >out of Detroit isn't a particular style, it's the deep, clear-eyed >emotion and soul that infuses the best Detroit music. Music can point >to itself, it can reflect listeners' aspirations back on them, it can >start a party. Or music can do all that, and point up and out of >itself. It can make you think about the world in a different way. > > > >On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Jeff Davis <j...@jeffreyjdavis.com> wrote: >> >> I left this vid having even more respect for huckabee than I did before >> > >Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device >
