Scoff about hipster parents and pretentious kiddie programming if you want, but we found the announcement that Thurston Moore would teach a class on white noise to children eight to 12 downright charming. Plus, we once had the good fortune of watching from afar as the impossibly tall Moore hoisted a toddler onto his shoulders, to her utter delight. Cute overload! When it comes to kids, this proud papa knows what he’s doing.
The class, which took place yesterday, got us thinking about our fantasy rock ‘n roll high school and the courses our dream instructors would teach. After the jump, check out 10 seminars we would never be tempted to play hooky from, taught by everyone from Jay-Z to Jonathan Richman to Lady Gaga. Use the comments to add your own suggestions.
Business
Instructor: Jay-Z
TA: Amanda Palmer
As of last May, Jay-Z’s net worth of a whopping $150 million earned him a spot on Forbes’ list of the richest black Americans. And as his millions of fans know, although he’s shifted over 25 million units of his own over the years, Jigga isn’t just a rap star. He’s also a mogul who served as CEO of Def Jam for three years and owns everything from a bar to a share in the New Jersey Nets. He is, in all senses, what the kids might refer to as an “entrepreneur.” As for Amanda Palmer, her business skills are of a more DIY bent. The Dresden Dolls singer and solo artist has used social media and her website to raise tens of thousands of dollars from her cultish cadre of admirers — and she’s not shy about arguing that she has a right to do so. Together, HOVA and Palmer would teach business savvy in a way that’s relevant to the big pimp and the indie icon alike.
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Guilty of seducing the Driver’s Ed TA: Noel Fielding/Vince Noir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4dHOh1FeC0
Some suggestions:
Business: David Bowie, estimated in 1997 to be worth more than $900 million. TA: Dave Burgess, who in 1957 wrote “Tequila” as kind of a throwaway; it’s made him wealthy for decades now. Or Madonna, who’s all about the ducats.
Driver’s Ed: Chuck Berry, who’s written more classic songs about cars than the rest of the world combined. TA: Jeff Beck, Brian Setzer or Billy Gibbons, all notorious gearheads.
Women’s studies: Joan Jett (yum), w/ Hanna *sigh* as TA.
Fashion: Bowie, for God’s sake. TA: Gaga, Bryan Ferry, Eno, Prince, Iggy Pop, George Clinton, The Beatles if only we could,…
Sex Ed: Mick Jagger–he’d be like the world’s most experienced grandfather. TA: Jett again. JD Sampson? Wayne/Jayne County? Prince?
Philosophy: Nihilism–GG Allin; existentialism–Bob Dylan;
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Sex Ed – Prince
Creative Writing – Nick Cave and David Byrne
Performance Art/Appreciation – Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson
This is fun !
Actually I did this way back in the day. I was in Rock n Roll High School with a tiny bit and around the same time did a guest lecture on punk rock for some high school in Orange County. That was…what…1979? I was in grad school and reading too much Lester Bangs.
It was fun, but a bit cognitively dissonant.
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