February 2006

rip it up and start again!

February 28, 2006

Big, big congrats and respect to Simon Reynolds, author of the mighty book Rip it Up and Start Again, which celebrates its long-awaited U.S. release this week. I spent a very happy year of my life, in 2003, working on the book as his research assistant. It was rough going at times–my least favorite part [...]

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…and start again!

February 28, 2006

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rip it up…

February 28, 2006

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changes.

February 28, 2006

You’ve probably noticed that there hasn’t been much posting on here recently, for various pressing reasons not worth getting into right now. But there are some big changes afoot, for the dwindling readership that still pays attention to such things: -The Original Soundtrack is getting a total redesign/overhaul/makeover over the month of March, to make [...]

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February 26, 2006

Youtube keeps blowing my mind. I just found all four parts of the Modulations electronic music documentary from sometime in the mid-90s, complete with Japanese subtitles! Click to watch: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

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mesmerized

February 25, 2006

It’s hard to stop watching this. It’s a one-minute clip of Sun Ra playing keyboards. One minute is all you need to have your mind blown.

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February 17, 2006

Dave Q’s review of Babyshambles. Favorite lines: “Former Primal Scream singer Kate Moss also appears…” “…bands who cite Entertainment! and Metal Box really mean Joshua Tree and The King of Comedy OST…” “Aside from the Loop-y Ride of “Up the Morning” (what the Boredoms have been trying to do ever since they discovered college radio, [...]

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February 8, 2006

I’m giving a lecture today at Rutgers University, as a guest speaker for the undergraduate course “Introduction to Media Systems and Processes.” If you happen to be in New Brunswick at 6pm, the venue is Scott Hall, Room 135.

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February 6, 2006

I interviewed the lovely and talented artist Carsten H

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