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Jake Shimabukuro is the Jimi Hendrix of ukulele. You laugh—but listen to this guy!
Take the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders' Distorted Tunes Test.
I tried to bring together songs that I love, songs that should prove fun and exciting to listen to, with an interesting variety of sounds and emotions.
1. The Magic Numbers — "Long Legs"
2. Feist — "One Evening"
3. Bill Withers — "Let Me Be the One You Need"
4. Silver Jews — "Sleeping is the Only Love"
5. Sufjan Stevens — "They Are Night Zombies"
6. Earth, Wind & Fire — "Reasons"
7. Calexico / Iron & Wine — "A History of Lovers"
8. Nada Surf — "Always Love"
9. John Vanderslice — "Trance Manual"
10. Stevie Wonder — "I Believe (When I Fall In Love…
The Stereophile editors are getting ready for CES 2006 and will be reporting live from the show starting Wednesday, January 4. Join John Atkinson, Wes Phillips, Larry Greenhill, Robert Deutsch, Stephen Mejias, and Jon Iverson as they file their reports and photos.
Starting on Wednesday, I'll be blogging from CES in Las Vegas, so posting here will be sporadic—although I'll get a few items up each day, I won't guarantee how many or by when. Go to CES Blog for our minute-by-minute coverage.
The thing I like about lists like this—and the enthusiasts like me who devour them—is the way they serve as starting points for debate. Fer instance, I think Unforgiven is overrated, although I have a soft spot for Pale Rider, which most critics seem to feel was second-rate Eastwood.
As more than 100,000 visitors fly in to Las Vegas for the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, I thought I'd post this shot of an empty Alexis Park Hotel, home of the high-end audio exhibits, on the last day of the 2005 Show. Tomorrow, this joint will be jumping!
Feel my heart
race now
almost as it does
when we kiss.
race now
almost as it does
when we kiss.
"Ladies and gentleman: our flight attendants will be returning with drinks in just a moment..."
The sudden announcement takes a crowbar to my gentle hold on soft, soft sleep. I don't much like flying.
How was the flight? The flight was long and uncomfortable. Sitting in the aisle seat — lucky number 13D — was good for getting knocked around every three seconds by a restless passenger stumbling towards the restroom. Restrooms are good for the restless. Good news is we didn't crash, we didn't get…