Ryan Blair
Bio
My motto is “ars est celare artem,” or “it is true art to conceal art”, this is because I believe that applying thoughtful imperfections to the details are what brings a piece to life.
Graphic Designer | Writer | Songwriter
Stories (3/0)
The Playlist Was Hedonistic
At the end of last year — like the end of every year — music critics and writers do their job of summing up the best songs of the year. Of course, with 2020, it is was also time to look back at the decade — Hindsight is always 20/20, as they say. (Okay — I know, I know — that is a bad joke.) As I see it, the problem is focusing on a colossal breakout song like Lorde’s “Royals” for its stark contrast and brooding sound compared to everything else is missing the point. Sure was “Royals” a bop? You bet it was, but how do we define the music of the past decade? What was the overarching cultural touchstone that defined the attitudes? If you don’t know where I am going with this — welcome back; this might be a summary of what you missed — I am, of course, talking about the recession.
By Ryan Blair3 years ago in Beat
Let Me Linger
I wish the world would stop for the night Maybe the sun will not come and will not rise. So my eyes may catch your eyes, When the moon does not escape the sky. Perhaps if I watch, as we lay side by side, And look at the heavens and the stars up high. I could catch one falling— And wish upon the streaks of light.
By Ryan Blair3 years ago in Poets
