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I just began reading “How music works“ by David Byrne. In this book, Byrne writes about all the things he's learned while in his long career as a musician. He talks about how music came to be and how the venues change. I am still in the first part of the book but I can tell that it is going to end up being very interesting.

#curiouscovers #blackandwhite
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I found this really interesting, particularly the thoughts on architecture and technology influencing music. I also enjoyed Byrne‘s voice, with lots of amusing asides. Worth reading if you dig music or make music, not just if you like Talking Heads; Byrne does discuss music from around the world.

I HAD to listen to Talking Heads while reading this book.

Started this today, and two chapters in, I‘m in love! I didn‘t even know previously that David Byrne wrote books, but the way he makes connections and sees patterns makes me feel like I‘m back in college (which is good 😉). So far he‘s covered the idea that music is informed and shaped by its context, and it feels so novel and so true at the same time.

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I can‘t believe that it‘s almost been two months since our wedding!! We had a “post-punk” wedding, with a lot of Talking Heads and Violent Femmes references. As fun as it was, I‘m glad that the planning and writing checks are done for a while! 😍🤗😍😍💜

#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

1. Spotify's Discover playlist has turned me onto the likes of San Fermin , Graveyard Club and Tropical F*ck Storm.

2. Car Seat Headrest

3. Indie rock/electronic

4. See #1

5. @Dempsey

"By encouraging the creativity of amateurs, rather than telling them that they should passively accept the creativity of designated masters, we help build a social and cultural network that will have profound repercussions."

#bookandmusic #marchintobooks

'rumoured that the length of the CD was determined by Beethoven's Ninth Symphony'

Lots of great insight from this excellent book.

#riotgrams #day6 - #someoneelsesbooks

Technically, I got this book for @Dempsey for Christmas several years back, but as tends to happen, I eventually stole it back for myself.

I requested a favorite book from their book shelves for my Christmas gift from my daughter and her boyfriend. This was from Dan. He is a musician. Sings like Steve Perry from Journey, songwriter and plays multiple instruments. #tbr #blackandwhitecovers #maybookshowers

As music becomes less of a thing--a cylinder, a cassette, a disc--and more ephemeral, perhaps we will begin to assign an increasing value to live performances again.

I like how people look when they read and get so absorbed in a book that they don't notice anyone else.

There is a lot going on in this book! Music theory, biography, psychology and more. Fascinating. Also- I saw a documentary he put together called Contemporary Color, about Color Guards. Wonderful!
(Embroidery by my fabulous friend Cookoorikoo on Etsy)