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Jungle Writers David P. Kronmiller, Editor-In-Chief
Notes from the Jungle
Matthew Tullman, Current Events Editor
On current events.
Joyce Chen
Blogging from New York.
Tharuna Devchand
Blogging from South Africa.
J Lampinen
Our resident comic strip, Congo & Steve
Joanna Lord
Blogging on life, art and spirituality.
Jeremy Olsen
Director of Development emeritus and occasional commentator.
Dan Rickabus
On things musical.
Nicky Schildkraut
On poetry.
Plus guest writers and past staff, including Zach Fehst, Amy Reynolds, Aaron Vaccaro, Jae Day, Sarah Jawaid, Scott Martin, and Bronson Picket.
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An interview with Dana Castaldo of Red Light Go
Listen to the interview.
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 - “Aldo Sings”, photograph by Angela Richelle. From the Red Light Go recording session at PRS in Pasadena March 12, 2010. Aldo is pictured here adding his voice and guitar work to the AVJ exclusive music track, “America, Inc.”
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Pennsylvania native Dana “Aldo” Castaldo fronts the vibrant, energetic rock band Red Light Go in Los Angeles. Not far from the sound of Sense Field, or sometimes resembling The Offspring with a broader color palette—and influenced by the likes of Jets To Brazil and Pearl Jam—Red Light Go turns out tunes that question the status quo, covering an angstful range of emotional territory running from resistance and cynicism to longing and hope. Dana, the founder and the musical heart of the band, talked to our music blogger Dan Rickabus about his music.
Dana also expressed his interest in some collaboration on the AVJ, and the result is a pair of music tracks we’ll soon be posting on the site, along with a few photographs we’ve already posted, taken by our previous Artist In Residence, Angela Richelle. We’re very excited about all this. Stay tuned…
Watch Dana’s appearance with his wife Claudia on The AVJ’s Music In Our House.
Visit Red Light Go’s MySpace page to hear more of their music. |
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This week in the Jungle we are searching for the truth about wealthy—what it means to be wealthy, how that differs around the world, and if and when wealthy people deserve to be treated differently than everyone else. Last week: poverty. Next week: big government.
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