two twenty-seven

February 28th, 2006 at 12:43 am (Music, Reviews)

editors - the back room [fader]
calculated rock drawing from joy division and interpol

**built to spill - time trap 1994 - 2006 [warner bros]
one new song, six classics

**the light footwork - one state two state [self released]
members of beulah on almost every track

b.fleischmann - the humbucking coil [morr]
more from morr

*terrestrial tones - dead drunk [paw tracks]
eric copeland of black dice with dave portner of animal collective

chas. mtn. - hugs [western vinyl]
psych folk collages

*why? - rubber traits [anticon]
one new mix, three new songs

*mogwai - mr. beast [matador]
remember dont feed it after midnight

mudhoney - under a billion suns [sub pop]
loud sticky seattle rock

eels - live at town hall [victory]
with a string quartet

v/a - saddle up and love it [lovitt/saddle creek]
twentythree tracks from two labels

the playwrights - english self storage [sink & stove]
smart, reserved pop rock

eastern conference champions - the southampton collection [left wing]
like radiohead. only pennsylvanian

*margot & the nuclear so and so’s - the dust of retreat [artemis]
delicate chamber pop/americana

*national eye - roomful of lions [park the van]
warm indie psych

bossanova - hey, sugar [teen beat]
somber, crooning synth pop

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two twenty

February 23rd, 2006 at 8:15 pm (Music, Reviews)

*controller.controller - x-amounts [paperbag]
female-fronted dancerock

we march - the madness ends here [non-prophet]
lofi punk rock

**electric president - s/t [morr music]
warm bedroom lap-pop

*jel - soft money [anticon]
member of 13&god and themselves, anticon’s boss’ second solo with friends and employees

head like a kite - random portraits of the home movie [pattern 25]
laid back electrorock with guest spots from crooked fingers, preston school of industry, etc

*measles mumps rubella - fantastic success [doubling cube]
throbbing dance punkk

*v/a - nublu label sampler [nublu]
hiphopy postpunk .. four tracks with seu jorge (from the life aquatic)

charlie hunter trio - copperopolis [ropeadope]
bluesy jams

anna oxygen - this is an exercise [kill rock stars]
post-electroclash? dancetastic?

nofx - never trust a hippy [fat wreck chords]
never! ever!

the roger sisters - the invisiblw deck [too pure/beggars]
jennifer, laura, and non-sister miyuki play brooklyn pop rock

stereolab - fab four suture [too pure/beggars]
back again minus the one that died

maximo park - missing songs [warp]
found! brit rock

jiggsaw - zero generation [playing field]
he used to live in a storage facility. and will likely return

antlerand - branches [sound family]
its pretty. its delicate

hip hop
third sight - symbionese liberation album [disgruntled]
guest spots from mf grimm, azeem, etc

tek - #1 sound [major key]
of smif n’ wessun fame

fa real - second chance [world wide]
no joke son!

ill phil carnage - bump that [suga' shack]

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two thirteen

February 17th, 2006 at 12:30 pm (Music, Reviews)

lilys - everything wrong is imaginary [mainifesto]
kurt heasley and co. rock some pop

*the m’s - future women [polyvinyl]
jangly hooks and harmonies
plan of the man
2×2
holding up
banishment of love

v/a - high school reunion: a tribute to those great 80s films!
matthew sweet, frank black, dresden dolls,etc

red lights - unlucky genes [squid vs. whale]
faceless indie blah

fence kitchen - beading the rook [northeast]
dreary jazzy instrumentals

treasure mammal - expect the max [kingdom mammalia]
brutal deranged pop and pop culture in a blender from middleschool music teacher

mike k - a simple story told [self released]
new jersey singer/songwriter reminds me of superchunk. kinda.

*yeah yeah yeahs - gold lion (single) [dress up/interscope]
karen o singing like joan jett or some shit. wait for the ‘coooo’s

rhett miller - the believer [verve]
old 97s sans balls

*they shoot horses don’t they?- boo hoo hoo boo [kill rock stars]
like a stoned marching band and a possee of speed-freaks facing off in the OK corral

sound team - work [big orange/capitol]
swaggering rock

xiu xiu - life and live [xeng]
recorded with devendra banhart

neko case - fox confessor brings the flood [anti]
new pornographer and sexiest girl in indie rock according to a playboy poll

star witness

v/a - i am the resurrection:a tribute to john fahey [vanguard]
fruit bats, sufjan, devendra, calexico, m. ward, etc.

patti smith - horses - 30th anniversary [one hour radio special]
hosted by rita houston (wfuv, nyc) w/ patti, lenny kaye, john cale, etc. AND some live recordings with tom verlaine and flea

*goldfrapp - supernature [mute]
woo

hip hop adds
v/a - trip down woodward ave

colossus -

blu crush -

renni beema -

banig -

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mouse poisons

February 13th, 2006 at 3:28 pm (Music, Technology)

amazing video of innovative input possibilities of nyu’s multi-touch displays we heard about in august. this is multi-touch sensing through frustrated total internal reflection..
of light, not pressure like some multi-touch controls such as the intuitive music controller, lemur from jazzmutant. lemur’s most awesome feature is the ability to customize physical parameters (friction, evaporation, and attraction) of knobs and sliders, for example, so if you throw up the level of a channel, it will bounce down from the top

sony has been working on smartskin, which involves capacitive sensing and projection. video here. with some silly video games.

theres also tactapad, a mouseish input that overlays your hands on the screen with a camera and responds tactically to pressure with its flexible input area.. greyed out buttons feel stiff, incremental sliders feel notched, pushing harder scrolls faster, etc. demo videos aqui

if you simply cannot wait for the future, mercurial innovations group’s stc-1000 is another input device (single) geared for electronic musical expression that is already available for purchase for $225USD. their npt-01 prototype adds pressure as an input parameter
inspired by korg’s kaoss pad, a glorified trackpad from 1999

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milk

February 11th, 2006 at 9:00 pm (Art)

how many africans must die from aids before you can see some boobs?

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outsourcing

February 11th, 2006 at 8:58 pm (News)

united arab emirates company to oversee u.s. ports of new york, new jersey, baltimore, new orleans, miami, and philadelphia. u.s. commitee on foreign investments found ‘no problem’ although the fbi says uae was an important financial and operational base for nine eleven hijackers..

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two six

February 8th, 2006 at 9:51 am (Music, Reviews)

this week in new
also added several mp3s to last weeks

*arctic monkeys - whatever people say i am, thats what i’m not [domino]
danceable brit rock that rocks
i bet you look good on the dancefloor

*beth orton - comfort of strangers [astralwerks]
produced by jim orourke
concieved

superdanger - fight!fight!fight! [afternoon]
light twin city trio

prodigy - their law:the singles 1990-2005 [xl]
smack your bitch up

the vacation - s/t [american]
pop rock with a slight punk edge

*v/a - different strokes by different folks (sly and the family stone) [legacy/epic]
covers by roots, big boi, cee-lo green, moby, chuck d w/d’angelo and issac hayes, nappy roots, janet jackson,&more

*soledad brothers - the hardest walk [alive]
motor city garage blues (feat. johnny walker on vocals)

eef barzelay - bitter honey [spinArt]
bare solo from clem snide frontman
ballad of bitter honey
thanksgiving waves

two gallants - what the toll tells [saddlecreek]
dark twangy punkish duo

kevin devine - split the country, split the street [triple crown]
if death cab backed bright eyes

midstates - boxing twilight [mental monkey]
midwestern space rock

lesbians on ecstasy - giggles in the dark [alien8]
gay, drugged remixes

*am syndicate - empire [sickroom]
eight piece chamber rock from austin tx

young and sexy - panic when you find it [mint]
more like soft and boring
conventional lullabies
dark rainbow

eagles of death metal - death by sexy
the ballad of queen bee and baby duck

heres audio from a page france interview on wdet

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dragons and mr sandman

February 4th, 2006 at 3:52 pm (Technology)

or mr LEDman .. digital hourglass alarm clock goes off when youve had enough sleep. its more of a digital hourglass alarm.. since theres not really a clock involved

robot dogs have no chance against robot dragons

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tracks

February 2nd, 2006 at 2:59 pm (Music)

dj cappel and smitty mashed notorious big with frank sinatra on an album called blue eyes meets bed stuy. two of nyc’s baddest gangstas
juicy - new york, new york
nasty boy - for every man theres a woman
10 crack commandments - fools rush in

finally got that revolved bonus track from ccc
rain babe

mediocre to ok cover of a john lennon tune from postal service
grow old with me

great new album from the wonderful notwist/lali puna/tied and tickled trio related german group ms. john soda
hands

the new york times reported on the arctic monkey’s new album:

The British music magazine NME ranked it at No. 5 on a recent list of the greatest British albums ever. It sold over 360,000 copies in the last week, making it the fastest-selling debut in British history.

thats a very bold statement especially just one week after its release. but these teenagers grow on me each time i listen. the first single:

i bet you look good on the dancefloor

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2006 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Confirmed Artists

February 1st, 2006 at 10:56 am (Music)

wow.

Radiohead
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Beck
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Bonnie Raitt
Death Cab for Cutie
moe.
Bright Eyes
The Neville Brothers
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Buddy Guy
Damian Marley
Ben Folds
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Dr. John
Matisyahu
G. Love & Special Sauce
My Morning Jacket
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Steel Pulse
Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove
Cat Power
Medeski Martin & Wood
Nickel Creek
Gomez
Steve Earle
Blues Traveler
Amadou & Mariam
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Dresden Dolls
Son Volt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Jerry Douglas
Soulive
Rusted Root
Devendra Banhart Band
Donavon Frankenreiter
Mike Doughty
Sasha
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
The Magic Numbers
Bill Frisell
Seu Jorge
Bettye LaVette
Dungen
Shooter Jennings
Rebirth Brass Band
Robinella
Andrew Bird
Steel Train
Jackie Greene
Devotchka
Wood Brothers
dios (malos)
Toubab Krewe
Marah
I-Nine
Balkan Beat Box
Cat Empire

hip -pies and -sters unite!

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didgeridoo it for your health

February 1st, 2006 at 9:47 am (Science)

habitual didgeridoo playing can improve your sleep according to the british medical journal

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one hundred fifty three song mashup

February 1st, 2006 at 9:47 am (Music)

one hundred fifty songs in five minutes and seven seconds by aquasky

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geeks on acid

February 1st, 2006 at 9:46 am (Science)

from wired news

douglas englebart, the inventor of the mouse….
NYTimes reported john markoff says steve jobs called his experiences as “one of the two or three most important things he has done in his life”

Nobel-prize-winner Francis Crick, discoverer of the double helical structure of DNA, also told friends he received inspiration for his ideas from LSD

chemists get down on hallucinogens too as evidenced by a test for fungus that glows in the dark if it is psychoactive

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