Technical Difficulties

July 20, 2010 by Andrei Strizek

I've been trying to get some pictures posted from last week's production of Songs For a New World, but I'm having difficulties. My computer doesn't read the DVD that has the pictures on it, so I need to use the computer lab at school. I sifted through the 500+ pictures today and started putting a few up on Facebook. When I tried to get them on the website, it said they loaded but they never showed up. I'm not sure if the files are too large (about 10 MB each), and I need to compress them, or what exactly the issue is. I hope to get pictures up soon, and maybe some video clips when I get a copy (but that could bring about a whole other host of difficulties) ... (Read more at www.andreistrizek.com)

Is Lady Gaga Wrong?

July 12, 2010 by Andrei Strizek

Lady Gaga was recently interviewed in Rolling Stone. In response to a question about her song Speechless she said: "Music is a lie. It is a lie. Art is a lie." Is Lady Gaga right? Is art - including music - a lie? (Read more ...)

WIDOMSV*

July 07, 2010 by Andrei Strizek

*What I Did On My Summer Vacation I know summer vacation isn't over yet, and I still have some big things coming up (Songs For a New World especially), but the bulk of travelling for me is over. Last week my dad & I roadtripped to Yellowstone National Park. I was last there in 1994, and was glad for to experience it again. (read more ...)

Finding Lost Enthusiasm

June 16, 2010 by Andrei Strizek

(Subtitled "An Encounter with T.S. Monk") I'm an enthusiastic person. I get easily excited about things, and tend to dive in head first to topics and projects, which usually then ends up with me being burned out and either leaving something unfinished or wanting to avoid the topic forever. I dislike this aspect of me, and one of the things I work on constantly is to level out - not my enthusiasm, necessarily, but how much work I do, so I can sustain it. "It's a marathon, not a sprint" sort of idea ... (read more)

Music Genres

June 15, 2010 by Andrei Strizek

I'd bet that most readers of this blog are hesitant about music genres. Me, I like them to an extent: it helps to narrow music for the purpose of superficial discussions, and can help to find music in a store (brick and mortar or virtual). I don't like them because of the same reason given above: ... (read more)