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Here you can find links to old content I had on the blog, prior to switching to our group pages. Have fun looking around... some of it is pretty good! If you are looking for the best of the best posts from both the old and new eras, then go to the Articles Page. If you want the newest material, browse the public group (and the google waves associated with it).

Kutiman: I’m New

Posted on October 19th, 2009
Written by Richard

This guy made an online album out of sampled youtube clips, and they are actually pretty catchy. I ran across it a few months ago, and went back and listened to a couple of them again today. I kinda like this one:

What’s cool is that you can go watch all of the source-material [...]

Re-Ripping CDs

Posted on September 29th, 2009
Written by Richard

I’ve spent a lot of time this morning evaluating my music collection. I ripped my whole CD collection around 1997/98 to 128Kbit MP3. That made sense at the time, but things have changed. Re-doing all that work sounds pretty boring, though. Now, I’m thinking about re-ripping only the best and taking the minimalist approach.

NIN: I Do Not Want This

Posted on August 29th, 2009
Written by Richard

A few nights ago, Nine Inch Nails performed their entire Downward Spiral album in sequence to a relatively tiny crowd. That would have been cool to see. Fortunately, somebody got the entire concert onto youtube with decent audio. Here’s I Do Not Want This:

Can’t Help Falling in Love

Posted on July 20th, 2008
Written by Richard

Elvis… what can I say? I grew up in Memphis, TN…
Chords below…

Fake Plastic Trees

Posted on October 16th, 2007
Written by Richard

Great Radiohead song… The Bends has to be one of the best sophomore albums, ever. I certainly had no idea so many great songs were to come, based on their debut disc (which is decent, but nothing like the quality of their later releases).

Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues

Posted on September 9th, 2007
Written by Richard

This is my favorite Bob Dylan song (at the moment), from Highway 61 Revisited. Unfortunately, Bob is kind-of a slacker in live performance, and I couldn’t find any of his that I thought did the song justice. Here is a live version by Neil Young, though, that’s pretty good, and faithful to the [...]

Knuckle Down

Posted on August 30th, 2007
Written by Richard

Of all the folksy artists I listen to, I’ve been enjoying Ani Difranco most lately. Especially her Educated Guess and Knuckle Down CDs. I think a lot of people didn’t like Educated Guess for some reason… too “experimental” they say on amazon.com reviews. I thought the change was nice… but I’m an [...]

Tori Amos clip from 1999 Tour

Posted on July 20th, 2007
Written by Richard

One of the neat things about seeing Tori Amos live are the improvisational parts. And, they can be especially amusing when they come out of flubbed songs. Here’s a performance of Professional Widow I found on youtube with a new “Things F*ck Up Sometimes” middle section :-)

Most bands I’ve seen, when they mess [...]

Simply Smashing… Pumpkins

Posted on July 14th, 2007
Written by Richard

From a Simpsons episode, when Billy Corgan introduces himself to Homer:
Corgan: Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins.
Homer: Homer Simpson, smiling politely. You know, my kids think you’re the greatest, and thanks to your gloomy music, they’ve finally stopped dreaming of a future I can’t possibly provide.
In chronological order, some of my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs that [...]

More Regina Spektor clips…

Posted on June 10th, 2007
Written by Richard

More video clips… songs and interviews…

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