The Psychology of Band Names

I am determined to figure out the formula to creating the ultimate indie rock band name. Reading through the music section of the Village Voice always leaves me in bewilderment and wonderment alike. Seriously, who comes up with these wack music group names?!
To illustrate my point, I’ve picked out some of my favorites from this [...]

Moment of Silence.

This one goes out to my best friend T, who recently lost his younger brother A to a car crash. A was 24.
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about T, what he might be thinking/feeling in the aftermath of the event. It also made me think some more about the concept of memory. [...]

A Thought or Two on Memories.

Has anyone else noticed the new functions in gmail? ‘Colored labels’ came out yesterday and today’s new addition is ‘AIM in gmail’. While poking around gmail, I noticed something about the saved chats: if the conversation was at a standstill for over five minutes, gchat will actually indicate that via a thin grey line in [...]

A Dear John Letter

Dear Friends-With-Boring-Jobs,
Yea, you know who you are. “Work is not satisfying and/or challenging” and “I do nothing but sit in front of a computer screen” are common vernacular to you, and you may even have the occasional staring contest with co-workers for lack of better things to do. Well, I am encouraging you to find [...]

Creating Time

There’s been a lot of talk lately on the addictive nature of social networking sites. And these talks are certainly happening in my personal life.
Hung out with a good friend of mine last night who shared that she recently joined Facebook and is now addicted ;) When I asked her “why,” she replied that [...]

Mind-Tracking

I’ve always had this fantasy that someone, or something, would keep tabs on the thoughts that run through my head because:
1) there are so many it’s hard to keep track and
2) it’s difficult to remember the context and content in which they occurred.
Strangely, I believe my fantasy is slowly coming true as my life gets [...]

It’s All Relative

The current issue of Adweek has an article titled: “Stranger Than Fiction.” As the under-35 age group spends an increasing amount of time in the virtual realm, online identities are changing how young people define ‘reality’ and fact is getting blurred with fiction. Here’s a thought-provoking quote from the article: “Digital footprints–ranging from Google links [...]

It’s Morrissey’s Town, We Just Live In It.

The legendary Morrissey wrapped up his 5-day stint at Hammerstein Ballroom Sunday evening, and I had the pleasure of seeing him on his last night in NYC. What a phenomenal show. A 5-piece band + trumpet + saxophone + gong + the-ever-so-charming Morrissey = great live energy. The man might be getting old, but his [...]

Discovering the Insight in Repetition

“Again: Serial Practices in Contemporary Art” is currently on display at The Wadworth Antheneum Museum and was reviewed in the Regional NY Times yesterday. But more importantly, the exhibit is curated by my good friend from Cal undergrad days, Ash Anderson. The showcase is comprised of 113 photos by 15 artists, all tied together by [...]

Deconstructing Creativity

The concept of ‘creativity’ has been on my mind lately, especially since I now work in an industry where agencies compete with one another on the basis of ingenuity and strategy; it really boils down to a battle of the creative minds.
I went in search of info/knowledge on ‘creativity’ because I was curious to [...]