06/19/2008
"promotional use only, not for sale" ruled bogus (in copyright)
I'm belatedly posting Shawn's tip about Universal Music getting their legal ass handed to them on a plate. Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a federal judge handed down a ruling that invalidated Universal's prosecution of anyone ... Read More
Wondering what to do with your spare money? (in music & sound)
Christie's is auctioning off 329 pieces of James Brown memorabilia on July 17. Thanks to Dave The Spazz for the tip. Read More
06/17/2008
A giant passes (in music & sound)
Tony Schwartz died last Saturday. There are several excellent obituaries about his life and work, including one by Doug Schulkind of WFMU. Schwartz pioneered so many of the modern techniques of audio communication that, in my opinion, ther ... Read More
05/28/2008
Nauseating self-promotion (now improved with even more self-promotion) (in music & sound)
In a true coincidence of Life Itself, the week I vanish to deal with important personal issues is the week my retrospective on illegal art drops in the marketplace. "It's an irony of musical history that one of the greatest hip-hop singles ev ... Read More
05/08/2008
(1) Where have I been? (2) Where am I going? (3) What's happening? (in music & sound)
(1) My apologies to everyone who checked this page for the zillionth time, found nothing going on, and figured I'd just fallen the hell off and that was the end of it. Truth of the matter is, I've received some dramatic news of a personal n ... Read More
04/27/2008
Who is Laura Berg and why is she getting an award? (in politics)
Better watch those letters to the editor, friend. Laura Berg is a VA nurse who wrote an outraged letter to a local New Mexico paper about Bush, his non-handling of Katrina, and the murderous bogosity of the Iraq war. Her bosses set the FBI o ... Read More
04/16/2008
The difference between lobbying elected representatives and bribing them. (in politics)
For 10 points on the exam, compare & contrast: Example 1 Political giving, Walker said, "gives us the opportunity to participate with elected officials and offer solutions to growing concerns within the energy sector." Example 2 Usin ... Read More
04/10/2008
At Nuremburg, the Nazi High Command were hung for the same things Rice & Cheney approved and directed. (in politics)
Oy & Oy. Oy twice. Once for this news, although ABC is right now the only place carrying this that I can find, and once for the quality of this newscast. I realize I'm out of the loop for "serious" programming on the major networks, but the deli ... Read More
Who knew? (in music & sound)
Thanks to DJ Food for scouting this little-known but essential link between the cocktail and the collie. Read More
04/07/2008
Lesson 3 Live At Roseland, 11/20/02 (in music & sound)
Douglas handed off this bit of Double Dee & Steinski history this afternoon: our first live performance ever. We opened for DJ Shadow's Private Press show in NYC on November 20th of 2002. With only 9 days to get ready (and running two unsynch ... Read More