Just playing around with some technology called Animoto. Uh-Oh I just set off the supergeek alarm with that phrase. Enjoy the month of random Iphone photos set to some funkadelic muzak. PS Kalila brought home Bradley Bear from school for a sleepover. She was so happy. He was in a bear backpack with a toothbrush and flannel for washing. We made him Mexican food but he didn't like the jalapenos. We just...
Symphony For The Superhero , a symphony by local composer Mateo Messina (best known for composing the Juno score, as noted before ), is going down at Benaroya, starring the one and only Cut Chemist - turntablist, producer, innovator. Bridging hiphop and the symphony is no small feat- in fact, it's a fucking recipe for disaster in the wrong hands- but I think this cast of characters is up to the task....
The first-ever documentary on the life of Bootsy Collins will air nationally at 8 p.m. Sunday on TV One. It's the most comprehensive look ever at Collins' life, covering his childhood in Cincinnati; his years touring with James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic and his own band, and a motorcycle accident that threatened his career but helped him conquer drug addiction.
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Sleigh Bells are having the best week ever. The Brooklyn noise-hop duo were the toast of CMJ,...
It restarts with a drone. The stabbing synth has slowed down into a sluggish echo and the vocals are bubbling from somewhere deep under water. From there on in, Debbs Leggs is like a murky fish tank, where tiny squiggles dart invisibly through turbid water: stomach-churningly fascinating, abrim with energy and decay. 'Manic Molecules/Funkadelic' and 'Doggy Doo (In the Stench He Finds His Muse)' - these...
As quickly as you can say nuke-yu-ler , the hotly anticipated debate between George W. Bush and Bill Clinton has been called off! At first we assumed it was because when Bush agreed to the debate, he thought he'd be going up against George Clinton, the brain-fried frontman for Parliament-Funkadelic, not Bill Clinton, world-renowned master debater. But turns out, it's Clinton who's withdrawn. Clinton...
In a move guaranteed to annoy long-term science fiction fans, the estate of legendary science fiction author Isaac Asimov, who passed away in 1992, has authorized a trilogy of sequels to his beloved I, Robot short story series, to be written by relatively unknown fantasy author Mickey Zucker Reichert. The move is already garnering opposition online.
And filmed by Martin Scorsese no less. There are numerous clips available from “The Last Waltz,” but especially since this is still Halloween weekend, I doubt there’s a better choice than the Band’s riveting “Stage Fright,” with the late Rick Danko singing and playing lead and Garth Hudson burning up the keyboards. Remember, this [...]
My girlfriend is training to be a speech and language therapist here in the UK (speech pathologist in the US). A number of clients are guys who enjoy playing computer games, and for a variety of reasons some have no incentive to try and improve their speech.
Hey folks, come join us at the Bear Creek Music & Art Festival in Live Oak, FL, November 13-15. Read below for all the good stuff that’ll be happening in just a couple of weeks. Three Generations of Funk converge at Bear Creek Music & Art Festival Parliament/Funkadelic’s Bernie Worrell and James Brown’s Fred Wesley added to [...]
Over at the BBC, music journalist John Harris speculates on what may become of the music business now that we have entered the golden age of infinite music. “I’ve just poured the music-related contents of my brain into a book, and I would imagine that 30-ish years worth of knowledge about everyone from Funkadelic to The Smiths has probably cost me a five-figure sum, a stupid amount spent...
Over at the BBC, music journalist John Harris speculates on what may become of the music business now that we have entered the golden age of infinite music. "I've just poured the music-related contents of my brain into a book, and I would imagine that 30-ish years worth of knowledge about everyone from Funkadelic to The Smiths has probably cost me a five-figure sum, a stupid amount spent on music...
Over at the BBC, music journalist John Harris speculates on what may become of the music business now that we have entered the golden age of infinite music. "I've just poured the music-related contents of my brain into a book, and I would imagine that 30-ish years worth of knowledge about everyone from Funkadelic to The Smiths has probably cost me a five-figure sum, a stupid amount spent on music...
The Mississippi Studios is hosting a Process Church of the Final Judgment ritual on Sunday night , led by Timothy Wyllie, who has just written a book about the church, based on his experiences with it. The cult spun off from Scientology in London during the early 1960s, and went through a series of bizarre permutations, including a connection with Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful, not to mention...
BBC : I’ve just poured the music-related contents of my brain into a book, and I would imagine that 30-ish year’s worth of knowledge about everyone from Funkadelic to The Smiths has probably cost me a five-figure sum, a stupid amount spent on music publications, and endless embarrassed moments spent trying to have a conversation with those arrogant blokes who tend to work in record shops....
Volifonix is a rockin’ four piece band including horns hailing from Eugene . They’re also lucky enough to be sponsored by the awesome micro-brewery, “Ninkasi Brewing Company.” If you like 311, Decemberists, Silver Sun Pickups, Akron/Family, RHCP’s, Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Parliament Funkadelic, Earth Wind & Fire or Jeff Buckley, you’ll love Volifonix! What's better....pulling deeply on a pint of crisp...
What's better....pulling deeply on a pint of crisp and hoppy northwest microbrew or chilling out while funky songs about everything from parties to art & passion to positions agai n st "the man" pulsate from your speakers? If you answered "both" pour yourself a cold one and check out Oregonisms (topsecret records 2009) from Eugene darlings, Volifonix (aka VFX) who happen to be on tour all year and...