Oct 6th, 2008 • Comments Off
Categories • Music Reviews, Syndicated
Tags • Parenthetical Girls, the Dead Science, The Decemberists, Tomlab Records
Parenthetical Girls are a group from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2002 by music journalist Zac Pennington and musician Jeremy Cooper. Cooper has since dropped out and Jherek Bischoff (of the Dead Science) has swooped in to take his place. Their third album sees the band making a huge leap into the realms of orchestral pop, showcasing collaborations with no fewer than fifteen classically trained musicians. Entanglements should secure favor with fans of The Decemberists. Tomlab is the label.
Oct 6th, 2008 • Comments Off
Categories • Music Reviews, Syndicated
Tags • Antony and the Johnsons, Antony Hegarty, Björk, Hercules And Love Affair, Nina Simone, Secretly Canadian
The last time we heard from Antony and the Johnsons was the 2005 release of I Am a Bird Now. Despite the passing of three years since his last proper release, Antony Hegarty has been anything but dormant, contributing to releases from (among others) Björk and Hercules And Love Affair. Another World is a five song EP issued in advance of a new full-length—The Crying Light—set for release in early 2009. Listeners looking for something new from Antony or a return to the theatrical bombast of his debut won’t find it here. Instead, what we get is reminiscent of the soulfulness of I Am A Bird Now; a lone exception being "Shake That Devil," whose raucous drum pattern, whiskey-soaked saxophone, and "southern exorcism" vibe play out like an homage to Nina Simone. Out on Secretly Canadian.
Oct 5th, 2008 • Response
Categories • Songdiary
Tags • Antony and the Johnsons, Lansing-Dreiden, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
| Contents of this week's edition:
Lansing-Dreiden - "Eternal Lie"
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - "Souvenir"
Antony and the Johnsons - "Shake That Devil"
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Oct 1st, 2008 • Comments Off
Categories • Informative, Syndicated
Tags • Election Day, Florida, legislation, voting
I only heard about this for the first time yesterday, and based on the information I had to go on at that time, I was deeply upset. Since then, I have talked to a number of sources about "No Match, No Vote" and feel quite a bit relieved by what I've learned.
The Voter Registration Verification (so-called "No Match, No Vote") Law aims at preventing voter fraud and ensuring the integrity of ballots cast in the state of Florida. It involves matching various pieces of voter identification (driver's license, social security card, etc.) with existing information in various state databases.
There seems to be a great deal of misinformation circulating about the law, like "if the address on your license or ID card doesn't match the address on your voter registration card, then you can't vote." This is false.
Check out this press release from the Florida Department of State, which reads like a sort of FAQ.
http://www.dos.state.fl.us/news/communications/pressRelease/pressRelease.cfm?id=330
Sep 28th, 2008 • Response
Categories • Songdiary
Tags • Lambchop, Theatre Of Hate
| Contents of this week's edition:
Theatre Of Hate - "The Hop"
Lambchop - "Sharing A Gibson With Martin Luther King, Jr."
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Sep 23rd, 2008 • Comments Off
Categories • Unspecified
Computer Chronicles was a TV show that aired on the U.S. west coast for twenty years starting in 1981. The Internet Archive is currently hosting all (?) episodes of the series; a full list can be seen here.
My favorite episodes are generally the special reports from COMDEX (Computer Dealers' Exhibition), a now-defunct computer trade show held each fall in Las Vegas from 1979 to 2003 (a spin-off COMDEX/Spring debuted in 1981). The CES (computer Electronics Show) and MacWorld Expo episodes are great, too. Anyone interested in retro tech or the historical timeline of personal computing should appreciate these videos. Each one is about ~28 minutes runtime.
COMDEX 1986
COMDEX 1987
COMDEX 1988
COMDEX 1992
COMDEX 1993
COMDEX 1994
COMDEX 1995
COMDEX 1996
COMDEX 1997
COMDEX 1998
COMDEX SPRING 1999
COMDEX FALL 1999
Sep 23rd, 2008 • Response
Categories • Technology, Videos
Tags • COMDEX, Computer Chronicles, nostalgia, television
Computer Chronicles was a TV show that aired on the U.S. west coast for twenty years starting in 1981. The Internet Archive is currently hosting all (?) episodes of the series; a full list can be seen here.
My favorite episodes are generally the special reports from COMDEX (Computer Dealers' Exhibition), a now-defunct computer trade show held each fall in Las Vegas from 1979 to 2003 (a spin-off COMDEX/Spring debuted in 1981). The CES (computer Electronics Show) and MacWorld Expo episodes are great, too. Anyone interested in retro tech or the historical timeline of personal computing should appreciate these videos. Each one is about ~28 minutes runtime.
COMDEX 1986
COMDEX 1987
COMDEX 1988
COMDEX 1992
COMDEX 1993
COMDEX 1994
COMDEX 1995
COMDEX 1996
COMDEX 1997
COMDEX 1998
COMDEX SPRING 1999
COMDEX FALL 1999
Sep 21st, 2008 • Comments Off
Categories • Unspecified
| Contents of this week's edition:
Silver Jews - "What Is Not But Could Be If"
Chad VanGaalen - "Molten Light"
Phantom Buffalo - "Mrs. Connelly"
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Sep 21st, 2008 • Response
Categories • Songdiary
Tags • Chad Vangaalen, Phantom Buffalo, Silver Jews
| Contents of this week's edition:
Silver Jews - "What Is Not But Could Be If"
Chad VanGaalen - "Molten Light"
Phantom Buffalo - "Mrs. Connelly"
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Sep 15th, 2008 • Comments Off
Categories • Unspecified
