Nov 19 '08
The Zimmers - My Generation - The oldest rock group ever doing a cover of The Who's 'My Generation'. They're pretty good.
Nov 1 '08
Thriller Dub - This is pretty spectacular. A French film school did their own dub of Michael Jackson's Thriller with a steady cam, across several different floors and rooms ... in one shot.
Aug 25 '08
Jun 22 '08
Carillon Bell Tower at UW-Madison
I had the unique opportunity to go up into the Carillon Bell Tower at UW-Madison today-- and guess what-- there is actually a man up there playing the bells. Yeah, I have always been told that there was a man up there, but for some reason thought it was a myth and the bells were actually computerized.
His name is Lyle Anderson, and if you catch him on the right day at the right time, he'll let you come up and watch him play. I wish I would have taken a video so you could see how fast he works the foot pedals and levers. I posted a video of him playing the bells on YouTube. You can even allegedly hand him any sheet music written for piano, and if you're nice enough, he'll play it for you. Additionally, there are stairs that go up to the top where the bells are-- but I may now be partially deaf from that experience.
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Jun 22 '08
New 'Girl Talk' Album Out - Called 'Feed the Animals'. Pay what you want. Yeah, I paid. No, I won't tell you how much.
May 22 '08
Alice, Remixed - He also has a few other Alice in Wonderland remixes over at Last.fm. The UnBirthday one is sweet.
May 14 '08
Jed's Other Poem - Really sweet music video created on an Apple II with BASIC.
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May 4 '08
Muxtape - Create and share your own virtual mixtapes. I think Last.fm has something like this, but you have to pay. And this links to Amazon.com's non-DRMed MP3s (thx Kennis)
Mar 12 '08
Pandora.FM - Website that submits the tracks you listen to on Pandora to Last.fm. How cool is that?! (thx Kennis!)
Mar 8 '08
Stuck in my Head
I've been a little under the weather lately and not able to update. I have a backlog of links to share with you all, and I'll start catching up tomorrow. I'm also working on another "recently discovered" music posts. In the meantime, I would like to share these two songs which are currently stuck in my head:
[More]Feb 22 '08
Girl Talk in Madison
I went to see Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) at the Memorial Union yesterday. Girl Talk is a mash-up DJ. Unlike your typical DJ which uses cross fades (or horrible DJs that don't even use that), Girl Talk beat matches the ends and beginning of songs, so there isn't a single second of 'down time' between them. He also layers songs on top of each other, making comparisons you wouldn't even think of (Ying Yang Twins vs The Verve)
(My camera battery died, so thanks to Kennis for this pic)
Jan 17 '08
DJ Earmworm - United State of Pop - Mashup of the best songs from 2007.
Jan 2 '08
Best of Bootie 2007 CD - One of the best continuous mashup albums I've heard since GirlTalk. Download it now. And dance around.
Dec 23 '07
Everyday Normal Guy - Rap parody. Probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen on Youtube.
Dec 11 '07
Sufjan's Chicago, A capella - University of Michigan's "Dicks and Janes" a capella group opened for the Madhatters this past weekend. They sang Sufjan's Chicago, and it sent chills all through my body. I finally found a clip on YouTube... obviously the quality isn't as good as it was live, but still amazing.
Dec 8 '07
Nov 25 '07
Songza - A really cool search engine that lets you search for music, and play it right there (although not download it). The one thing that bothered me about Last.fm was that I couldn't play the full version of specific songs. I was able to find a bunch of obscure songs too!
Nov 24 '07
Recent Music Finds
I love music. I listen to a lot of different music. Between the iTunes radio stations, Last.fm, and Pandora Radio I discover a couple new artists I like every week.
Below are some recent finds. "Recent" as in I recently discovered it... the songs might be old. Hopefully you hear something new that you like. If you do, I encourage you go buy the music from iTunes or Amazon.com.
[More]Nov 20 '07
Recording Industry and the University of Wisconsin - Blog started by a friend of mine in the IT Department to keep track of the actions the RIAA takes against UW-Madison students.
Nov 19 '07
The Hush Sound - The Lions Roar - Another one.
listed in: music, typography, Youtube | ∞
Nov 19 '07
Ya no sé que hacer conmigo - A sweet music video made all from typography.
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Oct 31 '07
Hip-hop artist Saul Williams gives users a choice to pay for his latest album - I wonder what the results will be.
Oct 8 '07
The Majestic - Wow! I never saw the inside of The Majestic in Madison since the new owners took over. They really turned that place around and made quite the performing arts venue.
Sep 16 '07
Giovanni Sollima - Daydream - Beautiful music and video from an Italian cellist. Sounds familiar. Was it used in a movie?
Sep 11 '07
Reach! A Lecture Musical Prank - Older, but I've never seen it before. Too good not to share.
Sep 3 '07
Dave Matthews
Hello. I'm still alive. Moving apartments left me without internet for a couple weeks, but I should be back to posting regularly. What has happened since my last post? Not much, working a lot. Survived another round of flooding, although not as bad as last year. Sold t-shirts at Dave Matthews up in Alpine Valley. That was a lot of fun. Got to catch the middle of the show both nights. Caught a few pictures (below) and video clip.
Class starts tomorrow. I'm actually pretty excited.
Aug 16 '07
Circle Circle Dot Dot - A really cool Lego stop-motion music video a friend discovered. (Sorry for the lack of updates, it's the big "moving" week in Madison)
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Aug 6 '07
Miro - Free, open-source media player that allows you to download YouTube videos.
Aug 4 '07
Simon Iddol - Forgotten Hits - Very cool mashup of modern songs with '50s Jazz beats. Free download. Check it out! I'm a big fan of track 5 on the first CD.
May 13 '07
Royksopp - Remind Me - You know the Geico commercial with the Cave Man in the airport, going past the advertisement on the moving sidewalk? This is the song, and that is the music video. Really cool infographics.
listed in: infographics, music, Youtube | ∞
May 5 '07
Pi Piano Solo - What happens when you assign a note to each number of pi and give it a play.
Apr 11 '07
Blue Man Group
On an impulse, I went to the Blue Man Group in Madison today. It was only three blocks away from my apartment, so it was hard to resist.
Feb 7 '07
Super Mario Theme Song - With instruments you wouldn't expect.
Jan 27 '07
My Favorites (2006)
I have sat down and finally compiled some lists I have been trying to for a long time: Favorite books, TV shows, movies, and musical artists. Not necessarily things from 2006, but just what I like at this point in life. The items in the lists are in no particular order (that would have been too hard). I hope to reevaluate these in a year and see how my tastes have changed.
[More]Jan 19 '07
26-Hour Day - Beautiful political song by Ceth of Shortbus.
Jan 16 '07
Shugo Tokumaru - Dubbed the "Japanese Sufjan Stevens"... not so sure, but his music isn't half bad.
Nov 23 '06
Art Paul on Youtube - If you can't get enough of him on State St.
Nov 21 '06
A Sufjan Christmas - Stream the entire album! (then buy it if you like it)
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Nov 3 '06
White and Nerdy - Weird Al's best geeky parody since It's All About the Pentiums.
listed in: Google Video, music, Weird Al | ∞
Oct 20 '06
Songbird - Hybrid music player/web browser which lets you play MP3 files it finds while you're surfing the net. Play the song while you continue to surf, or download it to your collection. Pretty damn cool. Give it a try, remember it's still in beta. (thx Kennis)
listed in: applications, music | ∞
Jul 25 '06
Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
The fact that I'm writing this review at all should indicate this CD is good. I rarely purchase CDs as the iTunes Radio stations and Pandora usually meet my needs.
The indie-pop style music is absolutely beautiful, with its several layers of instruments played mostly by Sufjan himself thanks to the wonders of technology today. The sharp contrasts of volume and instrumental complexity along with the deep and relatable lyrics in his song "Chicago" is what got me hooked on Sufjan. It's the first song of his I heard and I encourage you all to take a listen (then buy the album).
From his relatable and more serious lyrics about life and death like to his more up-beat and nonsense lyrics, there is something for everyone. This is a great CD to pop in when reading a book, taking a drive, or just relaxing on the porch. I'm going to purchase his "Michigan" album as well, and am looking forward to whatever state he sings about next.
Jul 23 '06
Elbows - An engine that searches blogs for MP3 postings. Great way to discover new artists and songs.
Mar 6 '06
Pandora by the Music Genome Project - You enter into the system some bands and songs you really enjoy, and it creates a custom streaming radio station based on songs similar to what you like. You can then give a thumbs up or down to songs that play to further tweak the playlist. It's an excellent way to discover new bands and music.
listed in: artificial intelligence, music | ∞
Feb 12 '06
Ultimate Showdown - Next best thing to End of the World.
