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Holiday Music Antidote #3

Wes Phillips Dec 22, 2006 First Published: Dec 22, 2006 0 comments

The finale of the 1963 American Folk Blues Festival. Otis Spann and Memphis Slim on piano; Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson,Lonnie Johnson, Victoria Spivey, and Muddy Waters sing; Matt "Guitar" Murphy, guitar; and Bill Stepney, drums.

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Headline That Reads Like A Haiku

Wes Phillips Dec 21, 2006 First Published: Dec 21, 2006 0 comments

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Sony BMG Rootkit Settlement

Wes Phillips Dec 21, 2006 First Published: Dec 21, 2006 0 comments

Consumers in CA and TX to receive refunds of up to $175 and be reimbursed if their computers were damaged.

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Holiday Music Antidote #2

Wes Phillips Dec 21, 2006 First Published: Dec 21, 2006 0 comments

Rob Paravonian says, "I'll See You in Hell, Pachelbel."

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Walter Walter Everywhere

Wes Phillips Dec 21, 2006 First Published: Dec 21, 2006 0 comments

I'd been looking forward to reading Neal Gabler's Walt Disney: The Triumph of American Imagination. Well, that was before I read his essay "Walt">http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-gabler17dec17,0,1578644.story… Disney: Man or Mouse" in the LA Times. It was, shall we say, curiously flat for such a meaty subject.

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Ms. Ruth Brown!

Wes Phillips Dec 20, 2006 First Published: Dec 20, 2006 0 comments

If, when reading Ahmet Ertegun obituaries, you saw references to Atlantic Records as "the house that Brown built," and wondered why, here's why.

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Almost Ready For Launch

Wes Phillips Dec 20, 2006 First Published: Dec 20, 2006 0 comments

"Counterstream will be your online home for exploring the music of America's composers. We will broadcast a frequently updated general mix of adventurous music, as well as an eclectic assortment of guest-curated programs, genre-specific radio hours, interviews, and live concert recordings. Listen and discover the sound of music without limits."

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I Love This Video

Wes Phillips Dec 20, 2006 First Published: Dec 20, 2006 0 comments

I'm a sucker for animation about dreams—although I always skip the dream sequences in hard-boiled detective novels after the protagonist has been sapped by the bad guys.

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A New Era of Electronics?

Wes Phillips Dec 20, 2006 First Published: Dec 20, 2006 0 comments

Will nanorobotic spot welding create new gear on a previously unimaginable scale?

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Call That a Knife?

Wes Phillips Dec 19, 2006 First Published: Dec 19, 2006 0 comments

My problem with the Swiss Army Knife has always been that it was a pretty lousy knife—the steel used for blades was hard to sharpen and easy to dull. Back when you could still carry a knife when you traveled, I would carry the Tourist, which had a bottle opener, corkscrew, tweezers, toothpick, Phillips and flathead screwdrivers, and two useless blades.