Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

November 5, 2009 0

Humans love music and stories

By Nina in Design, HCId, Music

Music is everywhere in our world, all the time. Just like design. Once we open our ears to all the sounds, rhythms and melodies it changes the way we hear our world. I thought about this a lot during our class today. Selma (Bjork, Dancer in the Dark) hears music everywhere. Here she is working [...]

April 2, 2007 0

Bloomington does London

By Nina in London, Music, Travel

This was the last weekend of visitors. Alec arrived Thursday and we enjoyed the perfect concert at the Koko.  It was a conglomorate of his and my music taste with the largest disc ball I’ve ever seen.  We arrived as James Holden was doing his first of two sets.  I liked this first better, it [...]

March 18, 2007 0

Air @ the Forum, 17 March 2007

By Nina in London, Music, Travel

“Oh, didn’t Air do that one song in the 90s?… Sexy Boy “ Yes. Any many-a-other song since. I saw Air last night in Kentish Town. Besides the obvious that they were excellent I’ll tell you more. I had no idea what they would be like live. Especially considering their special guest opener put encouraged [...]

March 12, 2007 0

Berlin!!

By Nina in Music, Travel

Achtung! I had a wonderful time visiting La Cantina in Berlin from March 9-11. I arrived to the airport a million miles away from the city and took a train to the Zoo train stop where we were supposed to be meeting. Well, I guess there was a mis-com because I later learned they were [...]

January 30, 2007 0

Going to the movies alone

By Nina in London, Music

One of the most exciting parts about coming to London was for the music. Unfortunately, I haven’t met too many people who listen to the same stuff as me. I used to always say that I would kill to go see Massive Attack or Four Tet, but they never play in the States. Frustrated that [...]