Critical Theories in Education
Lot’s of good listening this month. Here’s what I acquired in June: Shrunken Heads, Ian Hunter Thanks to Perry for sending this one along with the classic Hunter Ronson Band album Yui Orta from 1989. Hunter is way underrated (don’t you really love Mott The Hopple?). I loved Hunter’s cover of Alejandro Escovedo’s “One More […]
Yesterday the publisher of Punk Planet, a fiercely independent source of information on music, culture, and politics, announced that is it closing it’s doors. Ironically, I had just read the latest issue and made a note about blogging on two education related articles in the current issue (PP79), looks like PP80 will the last issue […]
Remember watching Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton duets on The Porter Wagoner Show? I sure do and I tell you I’ve always wanted one of those Nudie suits. Wagoner, now 80 years young, is known for his maudlin (and sometimes bizarre) country songs, has a new Marty Stuart-produced disc on ANTI- records and it might […]
I’ve been listening quite a bit to Patti Smith’s Twelve and Richard Thompson’s 1000 Years of Popular Music, two great cover albums, and I’ve been inspired to dig up other cover albums (Bowie’s Pin Ups; Flaco Jimenez’s Partners, Bryan Ferry’s new one, Dylanesque, tribute albums to the Kinks, Johnny Cash, etc.) and start a list […]
I keep thinking I’ll write an “in my ear” entry once a month, but I guess I’m too busy listening to all the new music and don’t have time to write. Anyway, here’s the scope on what’s in my various CD players, ipods, computers. Acquired in: MARCH Getting Ready… by Freddie King Great little blues […]
In Rolling Stone issue 1024 (April 19, 2007), Jeff Sharlet reports on the “teenage holy war” being waged by Ron Luce’s BattleCry, a Christofascist organization that attracts thousands to “Acquire the Fire” rallies held in stadiums in the US and has sent 53,000 teenage “missionaries” around the world to preach spiritual “purity” (e.g., chastity, sobriety) […]
San Francisco Gray Pathers Blog: “I put the question to all other reformers: Toward What End?” I put the question to all other reformers: Toward What End? The following was was written by Rich Gibson, who teaches at San Diego State and is part of the anti-high stakes testing movement in public education. This post […]
Here’s a good commentary article from the Washington Post by a second grade teacher in Silver Spring, MD, who describes the growing divide between rich and poor students as a result of the focus test-prep pedagogy that currently dominates in US classrooms. Classroom Caste System By David Keyes Monday, April 9, 2007; A13 Written five […]
Thanks Rich for recommending the fabulous Tielman Brothers on YouTube. Below is a 1960 Dutch television performance by this sensational Dutch-Indo rock ‘n’ roll outfit. Here are the notes on the show from “dardanella”: Dutch Indo-Rock. Sensational rock ‘n’ roll show. Live Dutch TV January 1960. With lead-guitarist, singer Andy Tielman, the uncrowned king of […]
Boots Riley Comes Out Swinging Against The War In Iraq (via Portside) Boots Riley – The Coup’s revered, thought-provoking MC is hoping to utilize a post of his band’s incendiary, anti-war song “Captain Sterling’s Little Problem” on its MySpace Blog as a means to spark a G.I. Rebellion against the War In Iraq. Riley is […]
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