Archive for the 'music' Category
Clapping Shepard Tone
February 3rd, 2010Something that has been stuck in my mind for a few days: First, you should be familiar with the Shepard Tone. If you don’t know what that is: So, that out of the way, something that has often both bugged and amused me is the tendency of Japanese audiences to “clap the beat”. That is, [...]
Steve Martin Also Tells Jokes
January 19th, 2008I used to think of Steve Martin as a comedian who also played banjo. Now I think of him as a musician who also tells jokes.
Are There Any Non-Electronic Instruments?
June 16th, 2007Ok, so the story, as we know it, is: Benjamin Franklin flies a kite, and discovers electricity. He patents it, and Gibson pays him a licensing fee to use it in their new Lightning Guitar (later renamed Electric Guitar because Lightning Guitar was a trademarked nickname used by Yngwie Malmsteem). Electricity was then used to [...]
Mike Patton and Danny DeVito are Friends
May 4th, 2007Parents all have a shared set of goals for their kids: “I hope he doesn’t grow up to be a psychopath, thief, or lawyer” “I hope he grows up to be generous and kind”, that kind of thing. Then there are the particulars, which vary from person to person. Some want their kid to be [...]
What Fair Use Means to You
February 22nd, 2007There is an infinite amount of material on the internet discussing copyright, so this post will fail in comparison, but I just wanted to note what use Fair Use has to y’all, with a concrete example: If you get rid of Fair Use, your mass media will start to look like Japan’s. Japan has no [...]
Vocals
January 29th, 2007Late 80′s hardcore vocals are good. (Yes, I know Nomeansno isn’t really a hardcore band, but damn if those aren’t hardcore style vocals)
Strange Rumours
November 16th, 2006Heard a strange rumour today: John Zorn composed some music for Pokemon. Googling this comes up with no evidence, so I’m guessing it’s purely a rumour, but I was interested to note that googling “John Zorn Pokemon” gives 17,500 hits. Who would have ever thought there’d be that much overlap between the two?
The Mystery of Underworld – Murder Dem
November 4th, 2006Ok, so on a jungle compilation CD I own (a proper CD from a proper, evil, probably RIAA label), there is a track called “Murder Dem” by “Underworld”. I took it as granted that this was some insanely old Underworld track, and that Underworld had done some jungle tracks before moving into their modern, boring [...]
Recent Music Recommendations
November 4th, 2006Well, looks like I’ve been going “back to my roots” lately, after uncovering some great new jungle stuff. If you like jungle that is not just “drum n bass, you know, but like a little bit funkier, you know”, but instead a spastic mishmash of fast non-repetitive beats, then check out Shitmat (especially the “Full [...]
