by kiki
Imagine going to college and being taught by Lily Allen’s music producer and Bird and the Bee member Greg Kursten. After a quick lunch (and a smoke break) you walk into second period and Blue Man Group drummer Peter Pollack is at the podium. After a stroll through the quad (and another smoke break) you walk into your final class of the day to listen to your master class teacher, Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd. It’s not a fantasy, it’s the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma which kicks off its inagural semester on August 12th.
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I take it as an ingenious educational initiative and a stamp of approval for the direction of independent music in the states. Sounds are expanding in the information age and the overflow is moistening the tips of pop culture. This school opening along with the participation of top music industry professionals signal a faith behind the growth of rock.
