I shouldn't be as entertained to receive e-mail from Jonathan Coulton about his nerdcore deliciousness as I am. Anyway, he's performing in Somerville on Friday.
Mal: He calls back, you keep them occupied. Wash: What do I do, shadow puppets?
'The Message'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
shrift - Oct 02, 2007 11:24:40 am PDT #6556 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
DavidS - Oct 02, 2007 2:04:50 pm PDT #6557 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kristin Hersh is a guest blogger at Powells.
Now I want a beach house. But without the dropped ceiling.
Liese S. - Oct 02, 2007 2:12:57 pm PDT #6558 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That is a fabulous, fabulous blog entry. Evocative and perfect.
DavidS - Oct 02, 2007 2:14:25 pm PDT #6559 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That is a fabulous, fabulous blog entry. Evocative and perfect.
She's funny! Who knew? Well, I kind of suspected but it's not what I associate with her music.
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2007 4:52:12 pm PDT #6560 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A blog devoted to retro electronic instruments. [link]
Digital and analog - from cheap toys to $200,000 syhths. And a theremin.
There was a piece on Matrixsynth a couple of days ago about his favorite digital retro synth, the Con Brio ADS 200. This stunningly weird $30,000 monster was created in 1978 and only two were actually built. According to creator Tim Ryan, an earlier version -- the ADS 100 -- was used to generate sound effects for Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
The enormous ADS 200 required five microprocessors to perform 64 oscillator "additive synthesis, phase modulation, frequency modulation, nested phase and frequency modulation, and combinations of all modes." Unfortunately, users required a PhD or airline pilot's license to figure out the multicolored control panel.
Kate P. - Oct 02, 2007 6:21:20 pm PDT #6561 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Jonathan Coulton [snip] performing in Somerville on Friday.
Where in Somerville? I don't know if I can go, but I know a few other local people who dig him.
BigDuluth - Oct 02, 2007 6:39:42 pm PDT #6562 of 10003
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
Jonathan Coulton [snip] performing in Somerville on Friday.
I'm playing an accoustic show next month and have toyed around with covering Re: Your Brains
Liese S. - Oct 02, 2007 6:57:14 pm PDT #6563 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
not what I associate with her music.
I know, right? I loved her snarky dialogue bits.
Jon B. - Oct 03, 2007 2:36:19 am PDT #6564 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
tommyrot - Oct 03, 2007 4:17:49 am PDT #6565 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cutest. Theremin. Ever: [link] WHO'S my widdle thewemin!!!
It's cute! Not just because it's tiny, but because it's a miniature version of a big theremin. Like it could be a theremin in a doll house.
Barbie's Malibu Dream Theremin!