A Truly Odd Couple
Cute, though.
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Self-Annihilating Sentences
A comprehensive list of tautologies and oxymorons.
What A Concept!
A <I>Superman</I> movie that looks <I>good</I>. Although it does look as though it should be opening for Easter, doesn't it?
My Homemade Pipe Organ
"Once I saw that a pipe organ was something you could make in a wood shop, I was hooked. . . ."
Dengue Fever
No, not the disease, the band. Jon Iverson introduced me to them on Friday and I can't stop listening to <I>Escape From Dragon House</I>. What do they sound like? Sort of Asian/African fusion, mixed with a heavy dose of Farfisa irony, and a splash of spaghetti-Western surrealism. In other words, probably the next Quentin Tarantino soundtrack.
Gene Turns Off Fear in Mice
Just what we need: braver mice.
I Know I've Been Wondering
The Drumometer finally gives us an instrument capable of measuring the world's fastest drummer. What a relief.
Attention Must Be Paid
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir! Over 250 computer controlled lobsters, bass, trout, catfish, and sharks perform your musical favorites.
Harry Partch, Musical Genius
Partch was a musical iconoclast who created his own theory of music, a 64-tone scale, and instruments that could play the sounds he imagined. Performances of his music incorporate drama, which is heightened by the beauty of his instruments.
Like Fruit Trees in a Frost?
Something was happening. Something I didn't want to tell you about.