Marcus Amaker
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New videography work: Komen Race for the Cure, 2014
November 14, 2014
The video I did for last year’s Komen Race is one of my favorite videography pieces. So, I put a lot of pressure on myself to make this one just as impressive. This year was special because Jordan was the Chair of the whole Race, so I was able to hear more about the behind-the-scenes […]
MANCATION 2014: Cleveland
October 9, 2014
Sights and sounds from the annual MANCATION trip to Cleveland. BAM
Review: Prince, Art Official Age & PLECTRUMELECTRUM
September 29, 2014
Being a Prince fan can sometimes feel like being on a roller coaster. The highs are out of this world, but the lows are inevitable. For every great record like 3121, you’ll get a less-than-stellar album like Planet Earth, just one year later. But believe me, his two latest albums, ART OFFICIAL AGE and PLECTRUMELECTRUM, […]
Poem: “CODE.”
If I write lines of poems like I write lines of code, no comma would be out of place and every quotation mark left open would throw the whole piece off center. Maybe coding is, in fact, poetry. Maybe life is, in fact, poetry and we are the result of a Universal code where X’s […]
Somewhere in West London …
August 27, 2014
I have many favorite artists. Most of you know about the heavy hitters on my list: Prince, Joni Mitchell, Ani Difranco, PJ Harvey, Tori, Tribe. On that list as well is Kate Bush, and she’s making news because she performed her first concert in 35 years last night in London. It’s part of a 22 […]
Poem: Brother Denmark
(about Denmark Vesey) the history books tell us that you won your freedom when you won the lottery, but freedom isn’t something you win – freedom is a birthright. freedom is as seamless as your name, even when it was changed by a captain who claimed to control the sea. But God is the only […]
Poster design for Sola Yoga’s “Yoga in the Park”
March 16, 2014
Was asked to do a poster for Sola Yoga’s “Yoga in the Park” event on March 16. See it below!
My favorite 13 albums of 2013
January 2, 2014
13. Heiroglyphics – The Kitchen 12. Justin Timberlake – 20/20 Experience 11. Pearl Jam – lightning bolt 10. Arcade Fire – Reflektor 9. Atoms for Peace – AMOK 8. Paul McCartney – New 7. Local Natives – Hummingbird 6. Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest 5. Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle 4. […]
The Pecha Kucha poem
the new foundation I. every moment that you are alive is the only moment that matters. the past is a glass house and we throw stones trying to shatter walls that need to come down. we are all architects of negativity – brick by brick of bold thoughts holding together bodies bound by blood […]
Album review: David Bowie’s “The Next Day”
November 14, 2013
I’ve always been a little intimidated by David Bowie. His discography is massive. His reputation is legendary. His influence is immeasurable. So, where do you start when you want to listen to him? Like most people, I started with the Ziggy Stardust album. Beyond that, though, I was finding it hard to connect to his […]
