music, language, computers, random stuff culled from the internet by Ryaan Ahmed. email: ryaan {AT} ryaanahmed.comTumblr (3.0; @1497)http://rahmed.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7BFDoI3B8_s?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Menomena - Five Little Rooms (Live on KEXP) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BFDoI3B8_s">kexpradio</a>)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/17626381285http://rahmed.com/post/17626381285Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:14:30 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/79xtPKLyo_A?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>canario, Gaspar Sanz. Xavier Díaz-Latorre, baroque guitar (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79xtPKLyo_A">laberintosingeniosos</a>)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/11868346664http://rahmed.com/post/11868346664Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:56:16 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Rvr0FkE_iq8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Wye Oak - Civilian (Live on KEXP) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvr0FkE_iq8&feature=channel_video_title">kexpradio</a>)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/10984546265http://rahmed.com/post/10984546265Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:44:28 -0400“Why do trees exist & what are they use for?”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091004152935AAqnDgM">Why do trees exist & what are they use for? - Yahoo! Answers India</a></em>http://rahmed.com/post/10905411089http://rahmed.com/post/10905411089Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:46:25 -0400<p><strong>Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, in various versions:</strong></p> <p><iframe width="500" height="369" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RcLM_gqLlYc" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>Vaselines, from <em>Dying for It</em> (1988)</p> <p><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xO0DuZVlj50" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>Nirvana, from <em>MTV Unplugged</em> (1993)</p> <p><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/njFD-zE4Qro" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>Vaselines, live in KEXP studio (2009)</p> <p><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NYA_h9Z08Q0" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>Acorn Alcolach, live at some pub in Derbyshire (2011)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/10720651773http://rahmed.com/post/10720651773Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:30:00 -0400<p><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LjJhCHLz9bk" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>Bon Iver - Blood Bank, live in Atlanta</p>http://rahmed.com/post/10346554421http://rahmed.com/post/10346554421Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:29:00 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqamrmAnpB1qz4rlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/9218293840/coffee-is-for-closers">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a title="Problem? What problem? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/6066739880/in/photostream">Problem? What problem?</a></p> </blockquote> <p>mmm. coffee.</p>http://rahmed.com/post/9225981375http://rahmed.com/post/9225981375Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:49:47 -0400coffeecoffee is for closersAeropressClever Coffee DripperBodum French PressCuisinart DCC-1200<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ga0ohgZFVqc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ramona Falls - I Say Fever</p>http://rahmed.com/post/5867765046http://rahmed.com/post/5867765046Thu, 26 May 2011 12:18:49 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/p1NNBf7uVQ4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Punch Brothers - Brandenburg 3, allegro</p> <p>amazing. (via Ben Starr)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/5515783775http://rahmed.com/post/5515783775Sun, 15 May 2011 13:50:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kBR2P_bYo4Q?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Josquin Desprez - Praeter rerum seriem (<span>Hortus Musicus/Andres Mustonen)</span></p>http://rahmed.com/post/5435609705http://rahmed.com/post/5435609705Thu, 12 May 2011 20:31:41 -0400<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w43uSMJntgw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>New Order - Temptation</p>http://rahmed.com/post/5415829346http://rahmed.com/post/5415829346Thu, 12 May 2011 03:18:31 -0400<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6iFS22yyXj8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Radiohead - Supercollider</p>http://rahmed.com/post/5046100314http://rahmed.com/post/5046100314Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:23:59 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/97adXL2dQsU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97adXL2dQsU#t=2m20s">Haydn: Missa Cellensis</a>)</p> <p>Phenomenal. Natalie Stutzmann makes my head essplode.</p>http://rahmed.com/post/4188270115http://rahmed.com/post/4188270115Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:30:55 -0400<p><img height="700" width="497" src="http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/031511/realists-vs-idealists.gif"/></p> <p>Yup. That about sums it up. (via <a href="http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/index.php?date=031511">Toothpaste For Dinner</a>)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/3907870753http://rahmed.com/post/3907870753Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:16:20 -0400<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0nn_onZRo78?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nn_onZRo78">Ciaccona in E flat major by Silvius Leopold Weiss, performed by Nigel North</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/LuteSocietyofAmerica">LuteSocietyofAmerica</a>)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/3684205885http://rahmed.com/post/3684205885Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:06:50 -0500<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xlFN8qskDA4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlFN8qskDA4">Il Giardino Armonico - Merula: Ciaccona</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/paulviejo">paulviejo</a>)</p> <p>Potentially seizure-inducing.</p>http://rahmed.com/post/3574378705http://rahmed.com/post/3574378705Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:04:49 -0500<p> <object width="480" height="390"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/jwplayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="flashvars" value="height=390&width=480&file=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/web_final_lo/e0c28ad2-fee7-11df-98b2-003048d69c21_13.mp4&image=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/iphone_final/e0c28ad2-fee7-11df-98b2-003048d69c21_13.jpg&link=http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7924739&searchbar=false&autostart=false"><embed src="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/jwplayer.swf" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="height=390&width=480&file=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/web_final_lo/e0c28ad2-fee7-11df-98b2-003048d69c21_13.mp4&image=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/iphone_final/e0c28ad2-fee7-11df-98b2-003048d69c21_13.jpg&link=http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7924739&searchbar=false&autostart=false"></embed></object> <object width="1" height="1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/embedded-xnl-stats.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/embedded-xnl-stats.swf" width="1" height="1" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object> </p>http://rahmed.com/post/2156786914http://rahmed.com/post/2156786914Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:53:38 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ld2ifmz2f41qziqkno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rahmed.com/post/2133738178http://rahmed.com/post/2133738178Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:11:45 -0500<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D2FX9rviEhw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw&feature=player_embedded">Extreme Sheep LED Art</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/BaaaStuds">BaaaStuds</a>) (via Liz Schold)</p>http://rahmed.com/post/1512819995http://rahmed.com/post/1512819995Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:45:05 -0500“I am optimistic that if you make good work you can secure the patronage of your fans.”<br/><br/> - <em>Colin Greenwood talks about the <em>In Rainbows</em> release: <a href="http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/09/radiohead-copyright-freespeech-music/">Index on Censorship » Blog Archive » Set yourself free</a></em>http://rahmed.com/post/1489461106http://rahmed.com/post/1489461106Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:06:59 -0400