011. Music, Drama, and Clownin' on Bandcamp
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Discussing his albums Making a Scene and Clownin’, Marcos shares from the “sad face” and the “happy face” sides of his musical storytelling. Marcos explains why he is using Bandcamp to share his music. Jim considers the conflict between being and performing in everyday life. They talk about manhood. Tio Jim has some advice for the youngsters.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00-46 When the feeling is too strong for words, we sing.
0:46 Theme
1:13-4:30 Introductions
4:46 Why Bandcamp?
12:10 Early Études and the beginner’s mindset
16:20 Early Études, vol 5: Making a Scene
17:40 Elegy for Peace, a tone-poem response to a comic book: Y the Last Man
19:38 The musical climax from Elegy for Peace
24:00 Music-drama: How it works in Elegy for Peace
30:20 Elegy is a song of lament, memento mori
37:00 Personal significance of Y the Last Man, Marcos
38:20 “I heard them singing it…”
39:00 Jim on “Man’s relationship to love”
40:13 EE 6: Clowin’, Intro “Mister Wonderful”
40:48 song: “Mister Wonderful”
43:00 Romance novels, expectations of manhood
43:45 Mister Wonderful is not Kevin O’Leary
44:30 Satire and a personal history of Clownin’
45:00 Why satirize romance novel masculinities
47:40 “Mister Wonderful” is a toxic masculinity
48:36 What are the opposites of toxic masculinities?
49:56 Humans need play to learn
50:50 Roles as relational
53:57 Tio Jim advises the young men on masculinities: exploration vs exposition, being vs. performing
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MARCOS' LINKS
- Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua
- Twitter: @delaguagua
- Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com
JIM'S LINKS
- Instagram: @jimnog
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27
- Twitter: @jimnog
- Website: JamesNoguera.com
CREDITS:
- Art: James Noguera
- Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog
- Episode edit: Marcos de Jesús
- Show notes: Marcos de Jesús
DISCLAIMER:
While Marcos and Jim may opine on political or religious topics during their discussions, the main focus of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one of us doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.
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