In the midst of the cosmic stew that we call the universe, the unexpected occurs all of the time. In the best music, as in life, sometimes forces zig when they are supposed to zag. While the result is sometimes difficult to accept, revealing the big picture makes it all seem inevitable.
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All Tomorrow’s Parties: An Art-House Doc for the Music Festival Age
I just saw a very cool movie, one that anyone with an interest in music, music festivals, or even the more broadly philosophical topics of artistic expression and human connectivity should see. It’s called All Tomorrow’s Parties, released in 2009. The film is a documentary about the English festival of the same name, and ends up producing one of the most artistically satisfying time capsules I’ve seen.
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