Having been part of a music workshop conducted by Japanese experimental musician Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Ken Jenie shares his experience performing improvised music along with 5 other musicians as well as the insights he gained in the process.
In his second Column piece, Muhammad Hilmi talks about the shifting trends in the music industry. The question he poses is how will Indonesia's music scene adapt to digital music and are the solutions for other countries viable in the archipelago.
On her first Column entry, Yanti Sastrawan talks about how the internet alters communication in real life. With options provided in the online world, self-representation are often made to be a new form of persona that detached from the reality. This first episode of the "Online in Real Life" series seeks for a new concept of identity in the digital nature.
In the fourth part of her series on traveling, Dwiputri Pertiwi talks about documenting one's journey through photography. What the function of photography in traveling, how it translate to creating memories, and how do these personal souvenirs function in the age of social media are all topics she covers.
In "Love in the Age of Swipping Left & Right," Feby Ramadhani shares her views regarding social media and its consequences to interpersonal communications. Discussing the subject of love and the popular handheld app, Tinder, Ramadhani describes how we interact via our virtual selves and how it defines our personal relationships today. This essay is part of Whiteboard Journal's Open Column program.
As lyrics are an essential part of many types of music, and hip-hop being one of the genres that puts emphasis on the lyrical content of a song, this Column attempts to introduce some of the elements found in lyricism through hip-hop and and why great verses are things we should appreciate.
