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About Me

Black Oak Media is the spearhead of a direct assault on the innocuous, monolithic Britney Spears culture, and represents an atavism of a primordial humanism that unapologetically embraces all ranges of human emotion and experience.We are beyond Left and Right. We stand against Nihilism and the corruption, polution, decadence, and fragility of the modern world. We stand for the farmers, artisans, small businesses, artists, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and hard working men and women that once made this country great.Life isn't an airbrushed model on a glossy magazine cover. Los Angeles and New York City do not represent our culture. Here at Black Oak Media, we believe that the people who live in "Middle America" have something to contribute. Our culture is not something that is marketed to the public from distant boardrooms, it is produced by the blood, sweat, and tears of the people living on the land. It is the artistic expression of our hopes, dreams, and fears. Culture is created and passed down from our ancestors, to and from us, to our children. It is something meaningful that does not ride waves of trends or conform to market interests.

My Interests

Art, photography, fiction, non fiction/essays, reviews, poetry, photo comics.

I'd like to meet:

Artists, writers, poets, photographers, philosophers, Musicians, & anyone who is fed up with popular, mainstream culture in Middle America. Anyone who thinks we are more than just a "fly-over zone" or a handful of faceless consumers crying out for urbanity.

Music:

Folk Metal, punk, experimental, industrial, folk, goth, acoustic, indie.

My Blog

Just a Few Influential People from the Midwest

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Posted by Black Oak Media on Fri, 23 May 2008 05:28:00 PST

Your Daughter’s Role-Models

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Posted by Black Oak Media on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:00:00 PST

Our Spring 2008 issue is here!

Our Spring 2008 issue contains an interview with naturalist and founder of the Teaching Drum Outdoor School, Tammerak Song; cover photography by Greg Inda; columns by Chris Lempa and Keith Taylor; a r...
Posted by Black Oak Media on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:52:00 PST

Columnists wanted

Columnists WantedBlack Oak Media is looking to expand its bimonthly newsletter, the Black Oak Report, to include a number of views and opinions regarding current events in the United States, generally...
Posted by Black Oak Media on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:55:00 PST

New group for Illinois artists and writers

Michael Kleen, the founder of Black Oak Media, has created a new Myspace group for Illinois artists and writers. The goal is to network creative people in Illinois in a way that will hopefully t...
Posted by Black Oak Media on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:31:00 PST

Black Oak Presents needs your artwork!

The deadline to submit to Black Oak Presents is only a few weeks away and we need more photography and artwork. If you have anything you would like to submit, please do so now! You can see...
Posted by Black Oak Media on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:06:00 PST

Something has gone wrong in the land of the free...

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Posted by Black Oak Media on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:40:00 PST

Happy New Year!

The New Issue of Black Oak Presents is Here!I am proud to announce that our fifth issue of Black Oak Presents is now available for download. Don't worry, the magazine is free! It is paid for by adve...
Posted by Black Oak Media on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:43:00 PST

People do things a little differently in Los Angeles

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Posted by Black Oak Media on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:15:00 PST

Is it Really that Shocking?

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Posted by Black Oak Media on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:15:00 PST