Musical Tangents

Loui and Valerie continue discussing award shows to recognize certain artists inconveniently.

Loui and Valerie discuss their opinions about art award shows including the Oscars Academy Awards.

Valerie initiates the conversation of 20th-century classical composer Charles Ives. Loui and Valerie discuss how the past and trends from the past pressure the current musicians from progressing music into the future.

Valerie and Loui returned with Season 2 and they begin the season by catching up. Valerie shares activities that she did during the Winter holidays and breaks. Loui also shares them.

Valerie and Loui return from their break since Season 1. Are you ready for them?

Valerie and Loui recorded their last episode of season 1 before their break. They discuss imagination, music, listening, and different memories of the Christmas and holiday seasons in this episode.

As season 1 approaches to its end, Loui and Valerie discuss various topics like the Punk music scene in Lexington, KY, promoting music, the importance of radio/decline of radio with an introduction to TV, and visual/auditory imagination.

Loui has some curious cases of composers who overcame their adverse psychological conditions and channeled their energy into acts of creativity. Famously, Rachmaninoff suffered from depression; Ravel suffered a detrimental neurological condition; and Schumann was lovesick of Clara Wieck. Loui also has a warning for those who might think that any adverse psychological conditions lead people to be more creative and warns the listeners to never equate correlation with causation.

VALERIE IS BACK WITH US! Valerie once told Loui that she struggled a lot mentally when she had to perform in front of a crowd of any size. Loui, who majored in Psychology and has been interested in mental health overall, suggested that they discuss the relationship between music and mental health. This is an interesting discussion as it is one that will never end.

In the second part of the conversation between Loui and Shigeko, they continue to discuss concepts of performance, artistic experiments, and the spiritual nature of any performing arts. Shigeko begins with the harsh history of the United States when the founder of LaMama theatre, Ellen Stewart, began working. Along with it, Shigeko explores how there are endless opportunities if people seek to catch them.