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Music is sound displayed through the permanence of soul. As often as the sound of a generation will alter, there will be decades of musical history which have shaped the music we hear today. I use the term 'Japanese' to define a style measured through rhythm and melody. Some may say everything can be defined as electro-pop. I define the everything and the ether surrounding it as jazz-funk. With the classicism of flamenco and street sense of hiphop.

Securely Ambitious

January 7th 2012 09:23
All too often, we come to a point where we have decided to bow to the master for the last time. The flighty will make a rough decision and scan the classifieds before moving laterally. The aspirational will determine exactly when they've had enough of a position - maybe observe the movements of the workplace ladder - and figure at that point they will have gotten what they wanted from the job.

This being the accepted norm of the day, due to economic climate and ease of communication etc, has allowed for a large chunk of everyday folks to move on and play the market as their personality fits.

Some will take a stand and ruffle the feathers of the authorities at play. Not to be taken lightly, the flight of the ambitious has become more of a wind change than most of us want.

With shaky jobs making for anxious workers and sharp-eyed employers, one may want to creatively assess the chances of winning the lottery. Not to mention the connections garnered in one's life is still as relevant as a century ago. Maybe there's a 1 percent or so to blame, if only because they don't want to be shaken up like the rest of us.

Job security is a word hard to come by without a few "where?"s lingering between the lines. Tis a nasty institution that determines it to be cut down as if of nil worth, and an unfortunate circumstance of a wobbly economy. Many intend to continue on as planned, figuring a bearish stock market won't hinder their goals. Some lose the optimism completely as they get fired from the job and are left to light fires in the street.

Capitalism will get nasty. A solid job ain't fashionable, affording to keep them solid should be.
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How I became a Moderate

December 16th 2011 23:08
In one's adjustment to a new environment, there will inevitably be the sense of disappointment upon realising the quirks of the place that are by products of the reasoning to moving there in the first place.

Tolerance is a big one. Knowing you'll fit in easily enough without having to sacrifice your lifestyle and personality in the process. And tolerance can often be a conundrum of a word, standing alone.

Having recently moved west of the city, to a part of town with an eclectic mix of society, I figured it would be relatively chill just to be blahzay and not fuss about what the local folk think of you. Hey, maybe they won't bother with precursory judgement fullstop, but then this is Sydney and that would mark me as annoyingly optimistic.

Regardless, that's what I'm known for.

It is a funny situation whereby I feel the people of the area could do with dancing to a different tune. Upon realising the depth of anti-Israel sentiment and pro-sexual diversity (ie one simply doesn't act like former and must at least hats off to the latter), I figured these guys need their feathers ruffled.

Haha. Another thing I have developed a reputation for. And funny to think I have minimal connections to either Israel or GLBetc's, just knowing that Utopia is a social justice construct that a progressive people will aim towards. Without focusing on Netinyahu or popular (should I say trendy?) sexual minorities.

The progress of left field politics in Australia has gone as far as one might have hoped a decade or two ago, with CO2 emissions getting a thorough breakdown. But then the people talk of a subliminal facism as if John Howard didn't spark the idea in the first place. And regardless of our history as such, makes the same people swing 360 degrees back to the extreme right.

Not to mention the sentiment of Democracy being a culture of indoctrination from the United States. C'mon you're just agitating for entertainment. Play your cold war games on facebook.

It is always an excrutiating sound to hear the left end talk of fighting fire with fire. You might be agnostic, but that doesn't mean you have the basic human/animal right to play god. Leave that to Buddha emoticon
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Pedestrian in Paris

November 7th 2011 07:55
Adrien Brody has managed to convert from po-faced bromancer to frustrated conceptual, and it was all captured on film within the confines of two cities - Paris today, and Paris 1920's.

Hemmingway and the late Fitzgerald managed to draw him in to the city he really wanted to see, through one of those teleporter taxi cabs that come around only once every 24 hours, precisely midnight. It seemed to be Hemmingway who had the greatest effect on his visual persona, with analyses and criticism not quite confined to his world-weary speech.

It is worth a thought, as to whether it is more annoying being a "What a wonderful world" or a "Respect what I take seriously." The former will be taken light of and laughed at by the power hungry. The latter will be taken seriously and receive patronizing grins from those with power.

And these patronizing grins are more common than ever before. Every business with a bit of weight to the name will have a PR squad googling their name on a daily basis. So when you lightly mention a big business owner in the new media, it will be duly noted with a slight pantsing such as changing your usercode to 'tinyman' or 'minime'.

Regardless, there are fickle few who find pantsings funny, either as a pedestrian or unwanting participant. Still, ego is as ego does, and one must zip it and move along. And if the mention is in the public interest, one might even receive a hint of the respect you thought you had earned one or two decades ago.

One mustn't be jocular towards wolves with clenched teeth. Regardless of your frustration towards them.

In the film Midnight in Paris, the main character comes out of the artistic transformation intact - although having to start life new with his groundings now more left of centre.

True to reality and only half way hollywood? Good enough for me.
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Feminism and Modernity

September 4th 2011 05:35
They sometimes collude, they sometimes crash.

A traditionally religious woman may have more of a hold on feminism than a born against Christian, if only for the fact she would refuse to collude. Ain't havin no daughters in short shorts and face-my-underwear media attention


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Worker's Pride

June 17th 2011 08:28
Every so often, we find ourselves in a predicament whereby we are asked to give a critical opinion of a person providing a service which we have been using. Some may give a big tick and trust they will keep their job, others will determine them unworthy of their position and hope to see them in the queue at the dole office.

Most commonly, cause for complaint will come from a sense of distance to the worker, allowing for lack of real contact and means of communication between the client and service provider. The idea of keeping professional boundaries is one that will be considered by all workers, as to determine how far is too far, and how close is too close for comfort


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Pocket Ashtrays

May 9th 2011 09:47
So I says to my local shopkeeper, "The usual."

Says the shopkeeper, in a fit of defiance, "But cigarettes are bad for you."

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Politically Explicit

April 7th 2011 10:13
As we move forth into a nation of hyperbole and hypocrites criticising others for their criticism, I would like to take it all back to 1930's Keynesianism.

The welfare state, is surviving today through the knowledge that earning money means including the rest of the country in a bit of the good stuff. The capitalist economy, meanwhile, is surviving off the back of government coffers with which they can expect a bail-out from in the instance that, well, they bail


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Ahem.

Ladies and Gentlemen. Sydney's tap water, aka "good enough to bottle," now comes with froth! So may we update its reputation to something along the lines of "good enough for home brewing beer


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Choreograffiti

February 14th 2011 10:51
Some of us may find it hard to take part in music clips. Following someone else's dance moves in sync with 8 or so others isn't the inspiration of those who take the road less travelled.

As the pendulum swings, we can find ourselves in certain situations that lead us outside the box


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That healthy dose of Scepticism

February 1st 2011 09:52
Twas an interesting turn of events, how I ended up at a Scientology induction on a balmy Monday evening.

Of course, there was a woman involved in seducing me to the event. Although I must admit she didn't really need to egg me on too much. Curiosity had gotten the better of me. Like my readers every time they click on the JJF bookmark


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