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Instrument-less Billy Idol's will be judged on technical merit, stage presence and "airness" - the (vague) extent to which the performance transcends imitation and becomes art.
NY Post: News By Andy Campbell 2010
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Winnipeg Free Press music writer Rob Williams graded performances based on technical merit, stage presence and "airness" - "the extent to which a performance transcends the imitation of a real guitar and becomes an art form in and of itself," according to the
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Let's see about the futur success of the new deodorant from 'airness' for MENs in France!
Men don't read cats?? Glenda Larke 2008
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Above the Law interviewed Liptak about the elusive concept of "airness":
Gawker Adrian Chen 2010
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ATL: Performer Juris Rocktor (Georgetown law student Mike Sacks) described "airness" to ESPN as being "like Justice Potter Stewart's quote about obscenity - you know it when you see it."
Gawker Adrian Chen 2010
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More intriguingly, the last category in judging is termed "airness" and is explained as "how much the performance was an object of art by itself, not only a simulation of playing a guitar."
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Contestants will have 60 seconds to show off their "airness" in hopes of moving on to the next round.
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Contestants will have 60 seconds to show off their "airness" in hopes of moving on to the next round.
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Contestants are judged on three criteria: stage presence, technical merit (matching your air playing to the music helps) and "airness," which is defined as "the extent to which a performance transcends the imitation of a real guitar and becomes an art form in and of itself."
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"airness," a Zen-like state that (supposedly) transcends all human experience. (81 minutes).
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