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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 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.
July 21, 2010, at 10:30 am — Arts and Culture | Music | music blog — / / / / /

Just Jam!

Dan Rickabus

Worrying about what art will be, before the art actually IS, can only hurt art. Just get it all out there, put all of your heart into something and if it sounds/looks/tastes/feels like mush, then its mush. However, the more we do it, the better it becomes. So, long story short, just jam!

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July 11, 2010, at 7:38 am — Arts and Culture | Music | music blog — / / / / /

A Musical Thing

Dan Rickabus

In terms of music, success typically means that someone is paying you big bucks to make your music, and you can buy your record at Best Buy. However, being the emotional-honesty-purist and societal skeptic that I am, I would beg to differ.

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May 20, 2010, at 6:48 pm — Arts and Culture | Music | music blog — / / /

The Sounds of Now

Dan Rickabus

Now isn’t a bad time for music at all! We’ve got the internet, and the power it has given us has led to a diverse musical climate that encourages uniqueness.

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April 8, 2010, at 12:03 pm — Arts and Culture | Music | music blog — / / /

Heavy Rotation

Dan Rickabus

In an attempt to avoid a total site crash during “favorite things” week, I’ve limited myself to a “Favorite Albums” list. Check it out, this would be a fun post to have lots of comments/discussion on! What do you agree with, and/or what do you think I’m way off on? Don’t be shy, Jungle people.

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April 2, 2010, at 11:15 am — Arts and Culture | Music | music blog — / / / / / /

Tasty Tunes

Dan Rickabus

Whatever your personal art is, whether it be food, music, beer, painting, dance, or even math, if you’re passionate enough about it, you’ll never be alone. We’re all artists if we care enough about something.

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March 14, 2010, at 12:06 pm — Arts and Culture | Music | music blog — / /

“Band” of Brothers (& Sisters)

Dan Rickabus

I’m of the mind that one should never do something creative entirely alone. You should definitely have a trusted pack of buddies by your side while crafting some tunes.

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March 5, 2010, at 8:14 pm — Arts and Culture | Music | music blog — / / /

Profit: A Musician’s Blessing & Curse

Dan Rickabus

Profit seems to be to music as The Force is to Jedi knights. The right amount of money used in the right way can be the light from heaven for a band or musician. However, it can also be a true poison to honest art.

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