July 2011
8 posts
An answer to the NBA lockout---The players start...
I’m a firm believer that the NBA needs to die. And I love to imagine what it would be like if the best basketball players in the world decided to completely by-pass the middleman (NBA) to start their own league. How could it be done? Here are some suggestions: 1. Eliminate travel and the expense of running large facilities by making it a TV-only league. Everybody lives in one place....
June 2011
25 posts
Bay Area friends. Come to this event and watch the future of music before your very eyes & ears. (Who knows…maybe next year an appearance from the Choppertone!)
The Choppertone is featured on DJ Tech Tools! →
Great dub/remix of Paul Simon's "Diamonds On The... →
Bon Iver - Flume / The Hype Machine →
This guy has a true and emotionally potent voice.
Here's Roy Haynes On David Letterman (via A Blog... →
85 years old, looking good, keepin great time!
Take that musical instrument out of the closet,... →
Music and Spontaneity at World Science Festival →
Musicians and scientists talk about the Brain and Music (one of my favorite topics.) And Pat Metheny demonstrates the importance of mixing familiarity with novelty.
► Bob Marley & Lee Scratch Perry - Soul Rebel /... →
Classic!
Ray Bryant (1931-2011) - Blues No. 6 →
One of the most under-rated pianists of his day. The guy was brilliant. Check out this bit of blues.
Kaiser Chiefs - Create your album →
A really novel way of marketing an album. Listeners can select & sequence the tunes, design the cover, then sell it to friends and get a little money for every album they sell.