Balloon Organ, Yes, A Balloon Organ

January 18, 2008 – 12:35 pm

In a piece that will have some people eagerly looking for some Afro Celt Sound System, others singing Where Do They Make Balloons, and some people just shaking their heads, this fellow, apparently standing in his bathroom, introduces us to another guy and his balloon organ. Really. Check this for more homemade organ fun.

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Nukerator, We’re Nukrawavable

April 27, 2007 – 12:35 pm

Will, Cliff (both above), and I recorded this song in one take in late 1999. Though, calling it a ?take? is overstating it. We were beyond silly drunk and lacked any talent for the task, but we had a mic in front of us, a guitar, and a willingness to open our mouths and let [...]

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[Good|Bad] Covers: My Humps, Interpreted By Alanis Morissette

April 6, 2007 – 12:12 pm

I’m one of those guys who almost never actually hears the lyrics to the music that’s playing constantly. Then somebody covers the song in a beautiful-but-ridiculous way, and I finally clue to them.
Example: Tori Amos’ cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Now I hear Alanis’ interpretation of The Black Eyed Peas My Humps, and I [...]

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Steve Jobs’ Thoughts On Music, Music Stores, and DRM

February 7, 2007 – 12:16 am

Steve Jobs’ Thoughts On Music is surprisingly open and frank, almost blog-like, for the man and the company especially know for keeping secrets.
Jobs is addressing complaints about Apple’s ?proprietary? DRM used in the iTunes Music Store.
There is no theory of protecting content other than keeping secrets. In other words, even if one uses the most [...]

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Casual Friday: The ALA Midwinter + Music Video Edition

January 19, 2007 – 12:37 pm

The above circulated a while ago, but I post it today to recognize this special ALA Midwinter edition of Casual Fridays. And while I’m not suggesting libraries will or should become 21st century dance halls, Lichen’s title, ?1.0 -> 2.0, the video? has some resonance here.

And on the theme of music videos that tell stories [...]

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Mushaboom Remix

November 10, 2006 – 9:28 pm

Props to Tim for offering linking me to a remix of Feist’s Mushaboom. I like the original better, but, well, I’m also a fan of remixes.
feist, free, mp3, mushaboom, music, remix

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Kid Koala’s Fender Bender

September 22, 2006 – 12:09 pm

While looking up Bonobo — who is soon to have a new album out — I discovered not only some videos of his tunes, but also a path leading to videos from other Nijna Tune artists, including this goodie from Kid Koala.
electronica, fender bender, Kid Koala, music, video

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Richard Cheese’s Lounge Against The Machine

July 29, 2006 – 3:55 pm

Richard Cheese’s lounge-core renditions of pop favorites (and some not-so-favorites) have been cracking me up every time they chime into the mix on random, but I didn’t know what the guy looked like until I spied Beatnikside’s photo of the man in among his Vegas people set.
?Cheese,? of course, is a pseudonym for LA comedian [...]

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33.3

July 22, 2006 – 7:06 pm

The music has been on random for weeks now, but 33.3’s ?Joanne Will,? from Plays Music played this afternoon as soundtrack to the summer rains. Brent Sirota may struggle to tell us how bad it is (while also giving it a 4.5 rating), but this ?easier to listen to jazzy than to listen to jazz? [...]

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Today’s terms tags: , concert, music, political cr…

July 3, 2006 – 11:51 am

Today’s termstags: , concert, music, political criticism, politics, show, the sun, they might be giants, tmbgecho through pine wallsstretch sun along desire’s coast

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They Might Be Giants

July 2, 2006 – 1:15 am

They Might Be Giants, playing at Mohegan Sun, drew roars of approval from the crowd when John Flansburgh went off-lyric sheet during The Sun (which they amusingly described as part of their Venue Songs series):
…The heat and light of the sun are caused by nuclear reactions between a failed foreign policy, a failed domestic policy, [...]

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Whiskey Blanket

May 17, 2006 – 9:45 pm

I just bought Whiskey Blanket’s It?s Warmer Down Here (2004) on the basis of a few tracks they offered on MySpace.
It’s hip hop, socially critical hip hop (crit hop?), set atop a well constructed downtempo trip hop music bed (yeah, I’ll cut it with the hops already). It immediately brought to mind MC 900 Ft. [...]

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That Crazy Gnarls Barkley

April 22, 2006 – 12:49 pm

Other than the notion that I heard it on a KCRW music show, I couldn’t put my finger on the tune weaving through my head. So I listened, and listened carefully, waiting to hear it again. Eventually I learned the earworm was Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy (thanks to Molly for the mp3 download link).
The group, a [...]

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The Aural Times

March 31, 2006 – 10:14 am

Thanks again to a good tip from Ryan, I’ve get something new to laugh at: The Aural Times.

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Flight of the Conchords

March 17, 2006 – 8:11 pm

Ryan sent along a link to Flight of the Concords‘ Business Time last week and I’m still laughing over it. With some exploring at a fansite, What the Folk!, I dug up a trove of other amusements, including She’s So Hot Boom.

For more info, I turned (as usual) to the Wikipedia article. And if I had HBO, I could have caught a repeat of them on One Night Stand this past Wednesday. But alas, no.

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