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I had some friends who applied to this thing earlier this year. It seems cool, but the description of the programme seems so bloody self-indulgent and self-agrandizing (sp?). Sure, the chosen few get to listen to talks by folks like Madlib and David Rodigan, but the whole thing seems more of a deification of the DJ and producer. Listening to Bettina Costanzo's little talk is a painful example of egotism at its best.

Am I just an angry and bitter girl? Should I be excited about the fact that something like this exists? Should I ignore my inner sense of hipster hatred? Please make me understand!

― cybele (cybele), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 15:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Boo hoo. No answers...

― cybele (cybele), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 17:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't understand, sorry.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 17:47 (twenty-three years ago)

So you too think it's obnoxious?

― cybele (cybele), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 18:27 (twenty-three years ago)

sounds like a bunch of shit to me. I thought you were supposed to do this type of stuff in your bedroom with no professional help. Fuck dance music.

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 21:25 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

revive! what's the deal? share your stories! is this loathsome? incredible? the best/worst experience of your life? were you jilted or one of the chosen few?

http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

http://rbmaradio.com/index.php

hey i don't know about this other stuff but there are a ton of good mixes on this site

― omar little, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 00:10 (seventeen years ago)

The Larry Heard and Theo Parrish interviews are worth watching.

― that song on a freebie compilation I got when I ordered a pizza. (Display Name), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 03:04 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

How in the fuck am I going to find time to watch all these interviews that I need, need, need, to watch.

― ●●●●●●●● (EDB), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 03:51 (sixteen years ago)

the Daniel Wang is ridiculous - he has a flip chart! and starts drawing diagrams to explain music theory - little of which makes much sense.

The Morgan Geist one is fun. The Terre Thaemlitz one is worthwhile 'cos dude is clever. 5 minutes of Sir Mix-A-Lot was all I needed. The Martyn one was so-so.

I'd say stick to the true creators/deserving legends.

― De que estas hablando? (Tannenbaum Schmidt), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 12:04 (sixteen years ago)

But watch the Daniel Wang one.

― De que estas hablando? (Tannenbaum Schmidt), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 12:04 (sixteen years ago)

the matmos one was hilarious - drew came up with such a terrific zing on martin

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 12:20 (sixteen years ago)

the guy called gerald one had interesting moments but was really badly moderated and basically felt like it went on for 4 hours

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 12:20 (sixteen years ago)

I have to find the time to watch fifteen or so hours of interviews. I hope these stay archived for a while.

― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:54 (sixteen years ago)

I'm gonna miss the free newspaper.

― There's Always Been A Dance Element To (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:58 (sixteen years ago)

apart from the sporadic and kinda offensive article which talked about "homos" wearing tight jeans

― I see what this is (Local Garda), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 18:31 (sixteen years ago)

Yeah, there was also the sporadic mention of "bitches" and ho-talk and the like. But that didn't stop the majority of the writing being of incredibly high quality and scope for a FREE daily paper.

― There's Always Been A Dance Element To (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 18:35 (sixteen years ago)

i liked the radio columns, the stuff about library music and kids tv programmes, and quite a lot of it actually. lots of good stuff in there. wouldnt mind if a real music paper like that was about, but there isnt one :(

― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 18:38 (sixteen years ago)

i wish there were more music papers actually rather than music mags. only mags left it seems are boring ones really.

― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 18:39 (sixteen years ago)

three years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EDnMFJiv8U

― Red Bitchass, Friday, 21 February 2014 03:42 (twelve years ago)

If anyone has the means to parody this style, make it happen.

― Red Bitchass, Friday, 21 February 2014 03:43 (twelve years ago)

A gorgeous-looking book is being put out by RBMA concurrent with the documentary and ILX's own Alfred Soto apparently has an essay about Nile Rodgers in it.

― Murgatroid, Friday, 21 February 2014 03:44 (twelve years ago)

I'm interested, as long as it's got weird dimensions that won't fit in any bookcase.

― Red Bitchass, Friday, 21 February 2014 05:24 (twelve years ago)

one year passes...

http://nyc.redbullmusicacademy.com/la-monte-young

http://nyc.redbullmusicacademy.com/nothing-changes

merzbow!

― adam, Monday, 9 March 2015 20:18 (eleven years ago)

one year passes...

http://nyc.redbullmusicacademy.com/

dizzee rascal does boy in the corner, metro boomin / sonny digital / zaytoven club show, bell labs arts and tech salon (invite only, fuck dat), kamasi and pharoah sanders with the sun ra arkestra, diamanda galas, glenn branca's 8 and 10th symphonies, anohni, ediie palmieri

― ulysses, Friday, 11 March 2016 16:36 (ten years ago)

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