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How do you end corporate art?

When I started my zine Musea in 1992 the mission was clear, Support the best of Independent artists of all kind, and oppose the abuses of Corporate art. What is corporate art? It's those handful of mega-corporations - often called the Big Six - that control the majority of this country's music, film, radio, publishing, media etc.

So when someone on a newsgroup asked me, 'how do you oppose corporate art', I answered with this:

Here's my solution to ending corporate art from… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 14, 2013 at 9:14pm — No Comments

"N" is for Never Fall In Love Again - My Musical Alphabet

“N” is for Never Fall In Love Again – My Musical Alphabet
April 13, 2013
MY MUSICAL ALPHABET

“N” is for NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN.

http://music.hunkasaurus.com/neverfallinlove.mp3

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Musical Notes, make sure you listen for the bubble burst! Let me know what you think. For more see the hunkasaurus.com site or push music on categories ->

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 13, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Sayings of Editor Art - the made for TV version

Sayings of Editor Art – The Road Trip
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All thunder, no rain.

Women are oblivious to how provocatively they are dressed; but let another woman show too much and they see that immediately!

Spring visits every town.

You don’t get married to shake hands.

It’s a capital idea that just needs capital.

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 12, 2013 at 5:36pm — No Comments

5th Big List Song - new one

Big List Add ons #5
Glad to announce 5 new inductees to the BIG LIST. It’s the first, best music of the entire net and world, music list. See url that follows.

Each inductee will get their own post. The fifth:
Fastest Guitar Version of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" on Guitar, Martin Tallstrom (yt).
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BIG MUSIC LIST (200 Song – First Worldwide Best Music List)

http://wp.me/p5S9X-36

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 11, 2013 at 10:32am — No Comments

The Telescope (poem)

Readers, I am working on part two of the Musea issues connected to my sci-fi novel in progress. Here is a poem that will be a part of that work. From Writing In Science - Sci fi Novel, Poem Collection. See the musea.us website , latest issue for more:

the telescope
runs by itself
swivels here and there
in search of a light source
a galaxy lit
in the ever night
placing it finally
in an ongoing atlas
of time and place -
floating coordinates.

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 10, 2013 at 8:31am — No Comments

Big List - another add on

Big List Add ons #4
Glad to announce 5 new inductees to the BIG LIST. It’s the first, best music of the entire net and world, music list. See url that follows.

Each inductee will get their own post. The fourth:
Best Spoken Word on Words, Charles Bukowski, " "So You Want To Be A Writer" (yt).
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BIG MUSIC LIST (200 Song – First Worldwide Best Music List)

http://wp.me/p5S9X-36

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 8, 2013 at 9:12pm — No Comments

Why not Art Copies too

Look around where you are now. Are there books (mass marketed writings)?. Are their recordings (mass marketed music)?. Are there dvd's (mass marketed movies)? Are their exact copies of paintings and drawings? Probably not. But why not?

We can now make copies of most paintings that are exact replicas. So why not mass market art like books, music, and movies? I've talked about this a lot in my zine Musea. I'd like to see us artists hold on to the original art and sell… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 5, 2013 at 10:44am — No Comments

Stadium concerts

Do you like arena concerts? Stadium music? Do you think the ticket pricing is fair? Do you get mad when you fight your way in among the thousands and all the best seats up front, down on the floor, are filled with jewelry wearing fat cats that got their tickets for free to promote the concerts? Do you like the excess fees you pay, the lines you stand in, and the parking? When you hear your parents talk about concerts for $5, do you think they are exaggerating?

Here's the problem with… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 1, 2013 at 9:02am — No Comments

Pardon Me Sir - Nonsense verse for April Fool's Day

APRIL FOOL'S DAY SPECIAL

Pardon me sir, but have you heard

That on you back there sits a bird?

At first I didn’t even notice,

thought my eyes were out of focus.

Now I think it’s just absurd

that on your back there sits a bird!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBjJW9jOFw

Added by Tom Hendricks on April 1, 2013 at 8:33am — No Comments

It Takes Darkness ...

It takes darkness ...
to see stars!!!

(sayings from Tom/ed. art)

Added by Tom Hendricks on March 29, 2013 at 10:04am — No Comments

"L" is for Let it Be Me - My Musical Alphabet

“L” is for Let It Be Me – My Musical Alphabet
“L” is for “Let it Be Me”

http://music.hunkasaurus.com/beme.mp3

Towards the end of my box office concerts, I like to do a BIG song. A Big song is a dramatic song that starts out very quietly and builds and builds and BUILDS. This is one of my big songs. Enjoy

Added by Tom Hendricks on March 28, 2013 at 8:28am — No Comments

Sayings of Editor Art - the made for TV version

Sayings of editor Art - the made for TV version
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Never has so much been owned by so few to the detriment of so many.

Hubris as stiff as a Pilgrims collar.

The public is a strange brew.

How much fire went into that chili?

You must accept the fact that those that disagree with you can be moral too.

Do birds need a bridge?.

Added by Tom Hendricks on March 27, 2013 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Musea Art Quiz with meaningless prizes

See this URL for this week's question http://musea.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/musea-art-quiz-with-meaningless-prizes/

Added by Tom Hendricks on March 26, 2013 at 10:45am — No Comments

Star Crossed zine art quiz question

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:

This famous American Writer said, " Never liked girls or knew many, except my sisters, but our queer plays and experiences may prove interesting, though I doubt it."

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Louisa May Alcott , the author of Little Women! Kind of a shocker quote from her isn't it?

I had no correct eligible answers. Seems y'all were Little Men on this one. II don't dumb down/so please wise up.

Now on to a… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on March 18, 2013 at 10:50am — No Comments

Musea Art Quiz for the Week

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:

Valentines Day is almost here. Maybe you and your sweetie are going to the theater to see a film. What world city has the most movie theaters? Clue: It also has the most live music venues, and 2nd in number of theaters - for plays.

IS

Paris. According to the Guardian: Study finds that Paris has most cinemas, London most museums, Tokyo most bookshops and New York most theatres.

I had no correct…

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Added by Tom Hendricks on February 25, 2013 at 9:54am — No Comments

The Oscars Roundup

Each year Musea gladly features the review of the Oscar's Awards, written by Melanie Pruit on her blog, "Confessions of a Movie Queen". I think it's one of the most complete roundups there are. Enjoy.

http://listen2uraunt.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/oscar-20122013-what-a-way-to-argo/

Added by Tom Hendricks on February 25, 2013 at 8:42am — No Comments

Poems and Sayings for Feb '13

Poems written in February 2013

Comments welcome. [poem notes in brackets like this]

POEMS -

1.

All the windows

and all the doors ...

2.

boat on the sea

fountain on the land

3.

trains go away

trains come back

4. [ A vision poem]

I dreamt that there were doors

that led to other doors

that led to doors that led to doors

and on and on and on and on

and only one had a window

but it was… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on February 22, 2013 at 11:10am — No Comments

Hunkasaurus Music Website (Musea) Revamped

Readers,

Matthew Creed, the Musea webmaster, has updated the Hunkasaurus music site. It's cleaner, easier to get around, and looks great. And it still has 6 CD's worth of music! See the changes at http://www.hunkasaurus.com/index.html

Let me know what you think.

Tom Hendricks

(editor of the 20 year old zine Musea)

ZINE, Named one of the best ZINES by UTNE magazine. Featured on ROCKETBOOM)…

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Added by Tom Hendricks on February 19, 2013 at 10:29am — No Comments

Five Music World's Firsts

FIVE Music World’s Firsts

FIVE MUSICAL FIRSTS from Hunkasaurus and His Pet Dog Guitar (the voice and guitar with the funny name).

DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE THAT:

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IS LEADING A MUSIC REVOLUTION – against what rock rap country pop have become with an alternative music?

Leading the way is important. Time for music to have a real alternative.(Click on my blog music category for more).

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PLAYS MUSIC CONCERTS… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on February 18, 2013 at 8:41am — No Comments

Ticky Economic Talk - Decoded

Decoded – Tricky Talk about what’s saving/ruining the country

Giving money to rich people will save the country.

Giving money to poor people will ruin it.

Sounds silly doesn’t it? But let’s put it in different language.

Giving money to rich people TAX BREAKS will save the country MAKE JOBS

Giving money to poor people ENTITLEMENTS will ruin the county DEFICITS.

Don’t let people fool you. Welfare for the rich is the same as welfare for the poor. Right now most… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on February 15, 2013 at 8:51am — No Comments