Burgh Baby (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I love the imagination movers, (I have a little bit of a mommy crush on Dave) but I don't recognize the one in the red? Is he the mysterious fifth mover?
Guide to Literary Agents (Free subscription) | yesterday
For anyone who follows the ridiculous adventures of my Cincinnati rock cover band , you may have noticed that I don't put video up of us. Truth is, I'm self-conscious. Someone missed a note, or this didn't sound right, or that's blurry, blah blah blah. Well, no more of that. This is my band playing "You Got to Gight For Your Right (to Party)" by The Beastie Boys at a recent fall show. That's...
Pink Is The New Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Despite a tragic death in her touring crew, Miley Cyrus decides that her concert show must go on. Carrie Prejean, former beauty queen and sex tape star, has got herself a hot new NFL boyfriend. The Real Houswives of Orange County says goodbye to one housewife and hello to a new one. Jude Law doesn’t take kindly to [...]
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Our new favorite psychedelic-country-rock band These United States have captured the early ’90s, DIY-spirit reminiscent of Beastie Boys clips for their new video. Here’s The Important Thing… Click here to view the embedded video. These United States – The Important Thing These United States wrap up their current fall tour with Miles Benjamin Anthony tonight with a show at...
Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival is coming back to Tennessee for 2010. The four-day bash will run from June 10-13 in Manchester, TN. Tickets for the festival go on sale November 27. Beastie Boys , Animal Collective , and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were among the bands that played this year’s bash. For more information go to Bonnaroo.com .
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Actress Estelle Parsons is 82. TV personality Richard Dawson is 77. Comedian Dick Smothers is 71. Actress Bo Derek is 53. Actress Sean Young is 50. Actress Ming-Na (ER) is 46. Rapper Mike D of the Beastie Boys is 44. Actor Joshua Gomez (Chuck) is 34. Country singer Josh Turner is 32. Actress Nadine Velazquez (My Name Is Earl) is 31.
The Modern Historian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
On 20th November 1970, "The Godfather of Soul", James Brown, went into the King Records studio in Cincinnati, Ohio to record a session with his band, the James Brown Orchestra. The band included drummer Clyde Stubblefield, who had worked with Brown since the mid-60s, drumming on the hit records "Cold Sweat", "I Got the Feelin'" and "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm...
Wired: Underwire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Animated short film Live Music looks as slick as anything produced by Pixar or DreamWorks, but there’s one key difference between it and a product from the big studios: Many of the animators who contributed to Live Music have never done professional animation work before. See also: 10 DC Comics Characters Deserving a Mass Makeover With dozens [...]
The Practical Press (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Here I am rapping a capella live at the Warehouse in Tally. Two of these are originals and one is a Beastie Boys cover. I've rehearsed these a bit more and will be performing them again next week with the new audio posted as I get it... The Lesson Slave (w/ help from Furyan) Paul Revere (Beastie Boys cover)
Nah Right (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
In August, the Beastie Boys put out a remastered version of their classic Ill Communication album, and now they re-released Hello Nasty. The last installment of this year’s deluxe, remastered, expanded and altogether awesome Beastie Boys catalogue reissues has been confirmed: The multi-platinum 1998 opus Hello Nasty will be given the 2-CD/vinyl box set/multi-format treatment featuring [...]
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Salvador Santana collaborates with Money Mark (Beastie Boys), Del, and GZA. Keyboard City out February 2, 2010 via Quannum/Various Music Carlos Santana's son readies solo debut album! Music is a burst of choices. Not only what note to play when and with what instrument, but whether to play a note at all.
io9 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
With Star Trek out on DVD today, we're reminded of the awkward insertion of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" into the 24th century. But was it as random as it seemed, or just returning an overdue rap... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jakob Montrasio's Net. (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Listened to I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Earl Knight. Listened to 1801 Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata, 1st movement - 1801 Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata, 1st movement. Listened to Dear Mama - (Ft. Anthony Hamilton) - 2Pac. [...]
line cook. (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
What is progressive in terms of cooking? Is it molecular? Is it looking back to move forward? Is it a bong full of whiskey? This was our topic on this podcast, which was graciously hosted by Eddie Lau. ( hotfoodporn.com ) Amy Brown was there, as well as Katrina Dixon. (@ramekinparty) There was food, and booze, and laughs. Things were pretty loose for, oh, 15 minutes or so...but its all entertainment....
Blackadelic Pop (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Darkest of night, with the moon shining bright/There’s a set goin’ strong, lotta things goin’ on/The man of the hour has an air of great power/The dudes have envied him for so long/Ooooh, Superfly … Curtis Mayfield, Superfly (1972) Samples and Covers/List from The Breaks.com Superfly : (Curtom 1972) * “Pusherman” Cam'Ron ft Brotha’s “D Rugs” Cookie...
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