a travelogue
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05/09/08
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Tom Waits Press Conference
Tom Waits announces his new tour Glitter and Doom. “How is your mother?” Apparently there’s going to be a show in Atlanta, going to have to try to get tickets to that.continue reading »
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10/18/07
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Ethnic Minority Music of Southern Laos
A must have for me. I was a bit sketched out by the low-budget look of the site at first, but it turns out that the owners are friends of friends, so don’t let it bother you, should you want …continue reading »
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10/10/07
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The Whirling Dervish: Performance at The Relax Pub
My friend Bill’s band, The Whirling Dervish, performance at The Relax Pub earlier this year. It’s YouTube, but the picture and sound are actually not bad. You’ll love it, trust me.continue reading »
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09/18/07
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Leck Mich im Arsch
History is almost always far more ribald and entertaining than we give it credit for, and this is one example I personally didn’t know about. Now, yes, I am bookmarking Wikipedia, but in this case I’ve found outside sources as …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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Women in Film
Women in Film. From the same person that brought us Women in Art, which I have to say is better, though this does provide an interesting look at the changing perceptions of beauty over the years in mainstream American culture. …continue reading »
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07/07/07
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Music Is Not a Loaf of Bread
I was cleaning out some old notes and ran across this link, a bit old, but definitely worth a read if you haven’t before: By conventional industry logic, file sharing hurts the odds for commercial success. Wilco front man Jeff …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art (YouTube)
Amazing YouTube video of morphing female portraits from the last 500 years of Western art with a soundtrack of Yo-Yo Ma playing the sarabande from Bach’s first cello suite in G Major. There’s something like 85 portraits blended together in …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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Clave y Guaguanco from “…y tenemos sabor” (YouTube)
Beautiful old-school rumba from Clave y Guaguanco.This clip is from “…y tenemos sabor” (1967) dir. Sara Gomez. If anyone knows where I can find a copy of the full length movie please email me.continue reading »
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05/17/07
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Jonathan Coulton On How Musicians Ought To Use The Internet
Here’s an interesting idea: “When he performs, he upends the traditional logic of touring. Normally, a new Brooklyn-based artist like him would trek around the Northeast in grim circles, visiting and revisiting cities like Boston and New York and Chicago …continue reading »
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05/03/07
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600-Year-Old Music Found Encoded in Chapel Walls
A father-and-son team, Thomas and Stuart Mitchell, have unlocked a coded music system present in decorations of the Rosslyn Chapel. The chapel contains 213 carved blocks showing thirteen geometric patterns. In addition to these blocks, there are carved angels playing …continue reading »
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04/30/07
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Fugazi on Metafilter
One of the reasons I still love metafilter is that posters take the time to put up more than one link. In this case a great collection of Fugazi links, Ian MacKaye interviews and more. There’s even a link to …continue reading »
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04/30/07
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Exploratorium: The Wave Organ
Similar to the previous link, but somewhat closer to home: The Wave Organ is a wave-activated acoustic sculpture located on a jetty in the San Francisco Bay. The concept was developed by Peter Richards and was installed in collaboration with …continue reading »
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04/30/07
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Sea Organ — A Pipe Organ Played by the Sea
Yet another reason to go back to Croatia: The Sea Organ (morske orgulje) is located on the shores of Zadar, Croatia, and is the world’s first pipe organ that is played by the sea. Simple and elegant steps, carved in …continue reading »
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04/21/07
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La Philharmonie de Paris 2
Images of the new Philharmonic Theatre about to be built in Paris. Stunning images, though I’m curious what the outside will look like. Still, good enough reason to go back.continue reading »
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04/21/07
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www.myspace.com/katrinakerns
I generally can’t stand MySpace, but for Katrina Kerns we make an exception because she really is that good.continue reading »