Entered Into the Collective Audio Unconscious
Is the "amen break" the most important drum loop ever? Nate Harrison thinks so. This nicely illustrates how having total command of the subject can make any topic fascinating.
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Terry Gilliam Says "Go Ahead, Be a Pirate"
TG on the insanity of making movies, <I>Spamalot</I> as pension plan, and who really deserves the term "crook."
Of Thunder and Heavier Things
Last night, I sat down for a bit with Anthony Hamilton and his open road. You're what I want. You're what I need. You touch the deepest part of me. And these loose and tenuous warbling riffs stretched out wide across my windows, parting the curtains and welcoming in the neon lights from the bar on the other side of Monmouth.
Quantum Computing
<I>SciOrg</I> is reporting that an optical-based quantum computer has successfully demonstrated "counterfactual computation," which is to say it came to its conclusion using information that is counter to what actually happened to reach a correct answer. Also, the computer did not actually run.
187 of the Greatest Hits by the Twelve Tone Masters
<A HREF="http://www.therestisnoise.com/">Alex Ross</A> links to this fabulously funny informercial hawking the International Mattias Bamert Society's collection of the catchiest twelve-tone rows ever! Alban, Arny, and Anton—they're triple-A<I>riffic</I>!
Even More Shipbreaking Pix
Yeah, I'm probably beating this one into the ground, but these are awfully darn good.
Slate On Bob Marley
I'm a reggae snob, so I began reading this article with suspicion. I was wrong, Field Maloney knows his Wailers—and he knows that the Wailers' best recordings are seldom heard here in the 'States. If you haven't heard <I>Soul Rebels</I>, <I>African Herbsman</I>, and <I>Rasta Revolution</I>, you haven't heard them at their best. The American releases were way too prettied up and defanged. If you think you love Bob Marley, you <I>must</I> hear <I>African Herbsman</I>. Full stop—end of story.
Don't Even Think About It
This could have dangerous ramifications for my day job.
Alibis! Getcher Red Hot Alibis!
When you need a pro to back you up.
Love's Highest Tribute?
Or just plain creepy?