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The Death of the Curator

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:45:35 +0000

One of the many new startups strutting their stuff at sxsw was Roqbot, a service that aims to get bars/restaurants/and cafes to replace their current music set-up (iPod) with their service, that allows patrons to choose pre-selected songs via their mobile devices. The service promises to let you: “Be the DJ at your favorite bars, [...]

Where the Hoodturkey At?

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:34:17 +0000

Hey art fans! Some of you are wondering what I’ve been up to. The answer is DJ Invisiboy. While installing the If a Tree Falls show late last year, I got the itch to get back into DJ’ing. Four months later, in addition to being part of the Recess’s Thesis series, (most of which I’m [...]

Clapping Music

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:33:53 +0000

Clapping Music (1972) was Steve Reich’s attempt to write a piece of music requiring nothing but the human body — two performers that hand-clap. His first attempt at translating phase technique from recorded tape loop to live performance was his 1967 Piano Phase for two pianos (which I performed on marimbas with Thad Anderson on [...]

The Wilderness Downtown

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:30:30 +0000

If you have Chrome installed, you NEED to check out this amazing use of HTML 5, Google Maps, and music. Really cool stuff from Arcade Fire, Google, and Chris Milk.

Lovin’ These Kids Right Now…

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:04:39 +0000

Been rocking Chiddy Bang for a few months now, and I’m digging it more and more, nice way to enter spring… Oh and my battle anthem: Watch out Seattle, I’m coming for you next week …

New Music

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:31:01 +0000

I am so digging on The French Miami right now! They are picking up the torch from late 90s Trans Am in the best way, ditching the cool for peace/love vibes, but not at all, for one minute, dropping THE ROCK. Also, they use a Juno 60, which I carted around for many, many moons, [...]

Goodbye Muzak!

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:27:00 +0000

More good recession news! Muzak has filed for Chapter 11! You will not be missed, suckers! From The Onion: “Some people might see this as a bad thing, but I think we’re about to enter a new golden age of humming.” Unfortunately, reports say that the company will be able to continue operating through the [...]

Advance Battery Life

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:10:00 +0000

I loves me some Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, I have since he was living here back in like 2001. One great thing about long-time listening to artists like Owen (solo, and using {basically} one instrument {thrift store keyboards and drum machines}) is that over time you get to hear their growth not only in [...]

This Is Why I Listen to Podcasts

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:28:00 +0000

Because on You Look Nice Today, the crew, upon learning that they were in the same recording studio where humpty dance was recorded, start doing the