3 Golden Ages in the Arts

3 Golden Ages in the Arts

From 1990 to 2020 there was a golden age of technology but no golden age of content in the arts. The mainstream mega corporations invented new tech, but couldn’t find content to fill them!

Through the last 30 years there has been a consolidation of companies connected to the arts and media into fewer and fewer hands. This consolidation has ruined almost all the arts from music, writing, and art, to film, theater, and dance.

But there are these 3 exceptions. They all have something in common. They all developed outside the control of the giant media art conglomerates. That means that in every case thousands competed, not 5 or so mega corporations like in the mainstream generic arts.

These three still remain unappreciated and underreported by the mainstream media.

Here are 3 that stand out for me.

1. Zines. The late 80s and 90s were the last golden age of literature before the net.
2. Online bloggers, and original youtube channels, are the new radio and TV.
3. The Korean wave of both K-Pop and K-Dramas developed innovative music and TV / films.

Tom Hendricks
Musea since 1992.

Cold (rough demo

Cold
Hunkasaurus and His Pet Dog Guitar
(c) Tom Hendricks 2019
Song #2114 6.13-23.2019

COLD

1. Just like that King Lear, I’m left with a fool,
half blinded and all alone, stumbling through.

2. I see a land of shadows under a pitch black sky,
and a river of darkness on a rainy night.

It’s a cold cold night, mighty cold.
I’m lost and alone, mighty cold.

Help me please, I’m on bended knee.

3. Oh should I stay here, should I run away,
should I seek shelter and try to wait?

It’s a cold cold night, mighty cold.
I’m lost and alone, mighty cold.

Help me please, I’m on bended knee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPHCS7KNDZQ

Big List Update July 1, 2019

“The BIG MUSIC LIST (200+ Song – First Worldwide Best Music, List) Big List Updates 6/19

Here are 200+ great tunes you have probably not heard, in all genres, from all over the world – all great songs, that stand out – not fit in. This Big List is the continual work of many years. See what you think, and find what you like.

For full list
https://musea.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/100-plus-best-music-from-youtube-and-myspace/

Best unknown 60’s rock classic, Spencer Davis Group, “Gimme Some Lovin’ “(yt.)

Best Jazz Duo Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, “I Got Rhythm, etc. (yt.)

12 By 12, the first Co-op record company. Musea, Dallas, Texas.

Most inspiring female rock voice. Melanie (& The Edwin Hawkins Singers), “Candles in the Rain.” (yt.)

Best Jazz Chemistry, Any recording of Houston Person, Sax, and Ron Carter, Bass, like “Blue Seven.” (yt.)

Best “Love” Chorus. The Association, “Everything That Touches You”, (yt.)

Best Coltrane Cut from the Sound of Music. John Coltrane, “My Favorite Things” (yt.)

Best Monkees Single of Lesser Known Songs, Monkees, Hold On Girl/ Forget that Girl. (yt.)

Best Aretha Franklin Singing a Swinging Standard, Aretha Franklin, “Moon River”. (yt.)

Best Folk Cover of a Motown Classic, Mary McCaslin, “My World Is Empty Without You.” (yt.)

My Mistake (music video)

My Mistake is what happens when some break up.
This is my song #2,105 written 5-25-31-2019
(Lyrics posted on youtube video too!)
Headphones are always best!
This is not a studio recording – for purists see my 9 CD boxed set. But I don’t want to wait. I want you to hear them now, so I am posting them right away!

(There are not singles anymore, but if there were, I think this coupled with my last sci-fi song, “Dark” would make a good one. Comments?)

MY MISTAKE

I was thinking when you left me
I would go out find somebody new.

Just that easy look around me
find another just as sweet as you

Oh My mistake, Oh Silly Fool

So I looked at all the women
all around me Which one would I choose

Pretty soon I was so frustrated
They were charming but they just weren’t you.

Oh My mistake, Oh Silly Fool …

I thought if I walked away
you’d run after me.

But when I left and Turned around
No one was following me

Here I am all alone
can’t go back and nothing up ahead

I was happy when I met you
Will I ever feel that way again.

Oh My mistake, Oh Silly Fool…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmGJ_9mcqbE

Call Someone (video)

Call Someone, video of song #2106
We all need help from others sometimes.

Rough recording, not a studio recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-UldmUfd1E