February 2012
1 post
October 2011
3 posts
“Why do trees exist & what are they use for?”
– Why do trees exist & what are they use for? - Yahoo! Answers India
September 2011
2 posts
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, in various versions:
Vaselines, from Dying for It (1988)
Nirvana, from MTV Unplugged (1993)
Vaselines, live in KEXP studio (2009)
Acorn Alcolach, live at some pub in Derbyshire (2011)
Bon Iver - Blood Bank, live in Atlanta
August 2011
1 post
6 tags
May 2011
4 posts
April 2011
1 post
March 2011
3 posts
Yup. That about sums it up. (via Toothpaste For Dinner)
December 2010
2 posts
explaining early music. fml.
November 2010
3 posts
“I am optimistic that if you make good work you can secure the patronage of your...”
– Colin Greenwood talks about the In Rainbows release: Index on Censorship » Blog Archive » Set yourself free
The shape of your problem →
Scientists often engage in problem-solving. Of course, other professions solve problems too. So, it’s worth asking, What makes a problem a scientific one? The answer is in its shape.
October 2010
6 posts
So you Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities
“The most dangerous way to lose time is not to spend it having fun, but to spend...”
– How to Lose Time and Money
“The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys was a short-lived live action television series in...”
– Sea-Monkeys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
September 2010
11 posts
Google Apps Team writes spam email that doesn’t get past gmail’s spam filters. hilarious.
text message spam.
great.
“Berger then said that he tests his incoming students each year in a similar way....”
– The Sizzling Sound of Music - O’Reilly Radar
"That whole thing was a hoax."
WatchHPO The Snowbird (by U of T Engineering)
“I have returned to the use of exercises for warming up, for practicing a relaxed...”
– technique – competition in what? « Tilman Skowroneck
seltzer water is pretty.
“What is the “safe harbor”? The “safe harbor” refers to the time period between...”
– Obscenity, Indecency & Profanity - Frequently Asked Questions
Censorship makes my head hurt.
Spent the morning fixing my computer, urgh.
times_diskwarrior_has_saved_me++
August 2010
1 post
June 2010
1 post
“No, I want to do some more production. I want to make some more music but not...”
– James Murphy of DFA/LCD Soundsystem, on life after LCD Soundsystem. (via Pitchforkmedia)
March 2010
1 post
Ben Folds on Chatroulette
Not originally Folds’ idea, he’s imitating the original Chatroulette piano guy, but, uh, better. Anyway, here’s the original (also very entertaining) video:
February 2010
8 posts
an interesting talk about surprising developments in recent success in the gaming industry. also a bit unsettling. okay, a lot unsettling.
via Jacob Rus
Happy 325th Birthday, Handel!
most played artists this week →
The Harp Consort/Andrew Lawrence-King (10)
Violent Femmes (4)
New Order (2)
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips (1)
Radiohead (1)
most played artists this week →
Concerto Vocale/René Jacobs (18)
Armonico Consort (14)
The Harp Consort/Andrew Lawrence-King (11)
New Order (7)
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Jameson Marvin (3)
my sister's website
check it out. http://samiaahmed.com
most played artists this week →
New Order (15)
London Baroque (8)
Armonico Consort (7)
Japancakes (5)
Masaaki Suzuki: Bach Collegium Japan (3)
this is super cool
http://music21-mit.blogspot.com/
More postings here in the future. i.e., non-scripted “this is what I’m listening to” posts. because, honestly, who cares about that?
September 2009
7 posts
Jay-Z/Kanye/Rihanna - "Run this Town" on Jay Leno
Great performance [link]