X4: Uses of William Blake in Popular Culture
Posted in Refiguring Blake, X4 on Oct 27th, 2011
In his song “Blake’s View,” singer-songwriter M. Ward boldly states, “Blake said it first.” Implicit in both that line and the title is that Ward has some grasp over exactly what Blake attempts to say, that Ward not only understand Blake, but can [...]
Posted in Refiguring Blake, X4 on Oct 26th, 2011
The Cincinnati indie rock band, Walk the Moon, released their debut album, “i want! i want!”, in November of 2010. An engraving William Blake included in his 18-piece compilation called For the Children: The Gates of Paradise inspired the title of the album. For the Children: The Gates of Paradise is a series of tiny [...]
