Some thoughts that have been whizzing ’round my head today: Summer traffic season has started in the District, so there are random drivers from points afar who stop in the middle of blocks, don’t signal where they’re going, don’t realize that you can turn on red (except where posted), and otherwise make life more dangerous …
Well, Carrie Underwood won American Idol. Good for her, I wish her the best. But I won’t buy her single or her album. She’s just like any other female country-crossover on the air these days, save for one key difference: she has absolutely no sense of pitch, delivery, timing or anything needed to have career …
Just watched the last “competition night” of American Idol, and it was most telling. First of all, it’s a bit sad that a music “career” can be launched by a TV game show. Granted, it’s not quite as bad as it was in the past, and the expansion of the upper age limit has attracted …
In case you’ve hit a musical rut, it’s TofuHut to the rescue!
sprite noticed an article about the hypothetical contents of Jesus’ iPod. It’s an interesting question, and I’ve got a few suggestions: Jesus needs some Pink Floyd on his ‘pod. He’d need a balance of the early, Syd Barrett era psychedelia and the later, angst-ridden stuff. And “Echoes” would need to be on there, without a …
I’ve been working on two final papers for my grad school classes that are due this week, and tonight is crunch time for both of ‘em. One of the papers has to do with the challenges posed by the USA Patriot Act to the admission of students from overseas, as well as the challenges posed …
One of the positive things that came out of the David Wilcox show the other night was his CD sale. He and Nance, along with their son, Nate, are embarking on a year-plus roadtrip across the U.S.A., living in an Airstream trailer. As such, David and Nance are selling some of their extensive CD collection. …
Last night, sprite and I went to see a fundraiser concert by David Wilcox and his life partner, Nance Pettit. The concert, held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill, featured songs from Wilcox and Pettit’s upcoming benefit album, Out Beyond Ideas. I’m quite sorry to report that this show, for all the promise …
The BBC is doing a great thing in taking their Creative Archive online, and without DRM. Basically, almost every programme by the BBC will be available for free download, with a few notable exceptions. The only catch? They are only allowing access to the archives to UK residents, which means that us Yanks can’t share …
After McDonald’s offered cash to rappers who name-drop their Big Mac in song, this was bound to happen. (Note to those with sensitive tastes: this song is not for you.)
