Articles from the ‘Creative Responses’ collection

Measure the Music: Third Eyed Blind’s “Semi-Charmed Life”

By Jake Padilla Let’s ring in Boxing Day with Measure 116 – THE TRIPLET PART!! In music, triplets are three beats compacted into two! Imagine two car lanes with three cars riding abreast down those lanes. Dangerous in driving. Dangerous in MUSIC. Dangerously AWESOME!!! I have always held an affinity […]

December 26, 2013  |  Read Article

Stitching a Complex Tapestry: An Interview with Nina Haft

By Emmaly Wiederholt; Photographs by Gregory Bartning Nina suggested we meet in Mountain View Cemetery, a beautiful spot between Oakland and Piedmont that sweeps over tombstones and crypts to an epic view of the San Francisco Bay from the top of the hill. Her location choice in many ways felt […]

November 21, 2013  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: Jackson 5’s “Who’s Loving You?”

By Jake Padilla Measure 3   This song is written and originally performed by Smokey Robinson. After listening to the Jackson 5 cover of this song however, it makes the original seem superfluous in a way. Many cover songs have this affect in my opinion. And many do not. I […]

November 18, 2013  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: AC/DC’s “Down Payment Blues”

By Jake Padilla Just like how AC/DC  once came back  – In Black – Measure the Music is back… so, hi again! This song is too broke for a third chord and even the guitar solo isn’t much. Hell, it’s introduced in measure 65 by a single note for only […]

October 21, 2013  |  Read Article