Coffee & Conversation: Sway Me Smooth, Sway Me Now

Word is Matias Viegener said, “The mix tape is a form of American folk art: predigested cultural artifacts combined with homespun technology and magic marker turn the mix tape into a message in a bottle. I am no mere consumer of pop culture, it says, but also a producer of it. Mix tapes mark the moment of consumer culture in which listeners attained control over what they heard, in what order and at what cost. ”

Love it. I’m a believer.

Are playlists the on-the-go, easier-to-craft mix tapes?

In this last Coffee and Conversation of the semester, let’s give our music a chance to speak – playlists and mix tapes. I’ll bring the coffee and might upscale the eats. Let’s have a shindig. You be the DJ. Bring a playlist on a digital music player and we’ll give you a little time to tell your story.

See you in the Howard Thurman Center – this afternoon 3-5 p.m. (Leave your cassettes at home with your parents.)

Peace.