The Morning News reviews all of the SXSW preview mp3s in 4578 words, giving each band a nice, even six words of coverage. Two Skulltones artists included (with ratings of one star).
which two are skulltones?
paraphrasing jwz paraphrasing someone else.
I never had this problem before, but the more organ in a song, the more I was likely to hate it. By the end of this experiment the simple peal of rock organ caused me to squint and hunch in my seat, bracing myself for the next three minutes of music. It’s a crutch; when there is an uncertain patch, a musical problem to solve, the band thinks, “I know. We’ll use organ.” Now they have two problems.
even if you don’t have time to read through all of the song “reviews” and/or listen to them, it’s totally worth scrolling through this and reading the commentary that periodically interrupts the list of songs.
Speaking of, have you ever seen Johnny Staccato?
I have not, but it looks worth tracking down.
According to my calendar, its time for Astrophilately Thursday again.
“In 1959 the U.S. Navy submarine USS Barbero assisted the Post Office Department, the predecessor of the current United States Postal Service (USPS) in its search for faster, more efficient forms of mail transportation with the first and only delivery of “Missile Mail”. Shortly before noon on 8 June 1959, Barbero fired a Regulus cruise missile — its nuclear warhead having earlier been replaced by two official Post Office Department mail containers — at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Mayport, Florida. Twenty-two minutes later, the missile struck its target.”
Apparently, some L5ey types think this idea could be the killer app that BlueOrigin/Armadillo Aerospace types need to cross the the chasm separating “hobby for rich nerds” from “source of rich nerds”. At first, this sounds insane. But think about if there was ever a functioning global market for body parts. 2am LA motorcycle crash = new heart for the emir’s son.
“something about Pynchon” –Finn
(just wanted to save you the trouble, don’t mention it)
...Combined with a Keytar
I’m going to get one of each of these and hook ‘em together and make some sort of a suit out of the whole thing:
Is Direct Note Access part of an AudioUnit/VST plugin? Or is it standalone?
its going to be part of Melodyne. There’s a plugin Melodyne (competes with Autotune, supposedly better for some things) and a standalone version that you can hook up through Rewire, etc. The plugin’s like…300 or something?
“Loving You”
My fav track off of the Iron Claw demo also serves as the only redeeming use of saxophone in a rock band (other than Funhouse). Throw in a flute solo to boot and some nice tape hiss and you’ve got an early hard rock classic. The bassist of the band has put up the demos that are sold in several different bootleg editions for free on this partially functional website. A definite, official issue planned for release this year on Rockadrome.
The Next Man on the Moon Will Be Chinese
Misunderstood and underestimated (and perhaps overly enthusiastic and consistently miscategorized) Andrew WK has created one of the most infectious hard rock jingles I’ve ever heard. Featuring lyrics by John McLaughlin (no, not that John McLaughlin) of the McLaughlin Group, it will surely be stuck in your head if you follow the link below.
He created it for NPR’s Fair Game, and you can listen the interview with him on their site. The segment starts at 7:20 with host Faith Salie professing her love for the show and playing some choice highlights. Impatient youth can skip straight to 11:17 for the song itself (or download it directly), though the interview is worth a listen as well.
The Way Some People Read
Speaking of book covers, I had somehow missed that Vintage/Black Lizard is in the process of putting more of Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer novels back in print with some nice new covers that mesh with the style of their other classics. Picked up The Way Some People Die today. Instant Enemy and The Blue Hammer won’t be released until April.
And no, Black Lizard still hasn’t redesigned their website.
I’d like to see some chester himes reissues.
Actually there are two new trade paperback editions of All Shot Up and The Big Gold Dream published by Pegasus Books. Unfortunately I can’t actually find the correct Pegasus website for these. The cover for All Shot Up happened to catch my eye in the bookstore today.
that’s where I found this image.
Like vintage oscillators? Take a tour of Ken’s HP Museum. I’m also a fan of his Cat Chronology.
“Information for electrical engineering students in my EE351 and EE431 / EE531 classes I teach as an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.” Uhhh…do you think you might know anyone who might know this guy?
Contrary to what you guys in the brightly lit big city think, we don’t all know each other in Alabama. And no, we are not all related.
That said, it’s possible. I asked my UAB connections.
No dice. The UAB faculty numbers above 6000.
“Flightless Birds”
Nice guitar/synth interplay from one of my favorite synth albums. After becoming disenchanted with DNA’s) direction, Robin Crutchfield started Dark Day. He put out several records of dark synth work (which later became a bit more pop-oriented) with a revolving cast, including Jim Jarmusch at one point, before shifting gears again to more medieval folk.
Exterminating Angel, the first full length remains my favorite.
Lyrics are here.
bron has a subscrip