01/03/2008
Double Dee & Steinski live in NYC (in music & sound)
Douglas and I will be opening for the DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist Hard Sell tour in NYC Jan. 26 & 27, at Irving Plaza. They're all vinyl, we're no vinyl. It should be interesting. Read More
12/18/2007
Just two guys workin' out... (in music & sound)
...with two turntables and a violin. Not to take anything away from Miri Ben-Ari; just admiring the easy vibe of this session. Read More
Accumulation Creep, Pt. 4 (in politics)
I'm trying to keep most of the negative, cynical stuff from overwhelming the normally sunny character of my posts (cough), so I'm continuing with the lumping of this material in a single post unless it's something huge or important. With that ... Read More
12/17/2007
FCC turning up the pressure to enlarge corporate media by Xmas (UPDATE) (and yet a further UPDATE) (in politics)
This time I'll put the update first: the Republicans are moving on this TODAY (Tues., Dec. 18th); please take action if you can. Thanks. Stop Big Media is one of the organizations attempting to stop FCC chairman Kevin Martin's rush top give ... Read More
My reluctant advocacy of a corporate hustle (in music & sound)
As uncomfortable as it makes me to sing the praises of a huge corporate marketing move, I must make an exception for this. I don't know how long this will last, but Apple is offering a lot of free downloads of college lectures on iTunes. They ... Read More
12/11/2007
Stein on WFMU Wed. night; Live & Blabbing (in music & sound)
Noah, host of Coffee Break For Heroes And Villains on WFMU, kindly invited me to come on his show this Wednesday night (that's tomorrow) 11 PM - 2 AM to play a whole bunch of my productions and talk endlessly about the wondefulness that is me. ... Read More
12/09/2007
Tons and tons of 16 Tons (and tons of updates) (in music & sound)
Back in the Pleistocene Age, when I was 4 years old and listening to popular radio, Tennessee Ernie Ford - a country singer with the deepest baritone voice y'all ever heard - had multiple hit records, and was a constant presence on TV (which wa ... Read More
12/04/2007
Line Up (in music & sound)
Found in the NY Public Library, bless their accommodating hearts. Read More
12/01/2007
Frederick Wiseman documentaries available on DVD for the first time (in music & sound)
As I've gone on about before, I think Frederick Wiseman's documentaries are gems; deep subjects, no narration, no talking heads, no soundtrack music, great research, and outstanding filmmaking. I was thrilled to learn several months ago that ... Read More
11/29/2007
The death of OiNK (R.I.P.) (in copyright)
Rob Sheridan, at Demonbaby, writes eloquently about the passing of music site OiNK, and makes several great points about major labels and their history, music distribution, and the world of intellectual property. [...] If you're not fami ... Read More