Music
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Tiger Mom, Tiger Kid
Tiger Mom Amy Chua is back in fashion. Mentoring J. D. Vance certainly didn’t hurt. Lots of wimpy parents shun the whole Tiger Mom approach for fear of somehow harming or stultifying their otherwise layabout children. After all, wouldn’t want their kids to be like this: Right? Read more
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The Vinyl Detective
If you’re a fan of British TV sci-fi, you’ve probably seen several episodes of Dr Who written by Andrew Cartmel. Now he’s gone full geek at right angles with a new mystery series, The Vinyl Detective. Our unlikely hero is a jazz aficionado who ekes out a living buying and selling rare vinyl recordings, and Read more
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Bob Dylan and the Nobel Prize
Everybody’s got an opinion on this one, and here’s a doozy: The Nobel Prize is in fact the ultimate example of bad faith: A small group of Swedish critics pretend to be the voice of God, and the public pretends that the Nobel winner is Literature incarnate. … Mr. Dylan may yet accept the prize, Read more
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KRTU meets Photosynth
I had an opportunity to hang out with the gang at KRTU, my favorite radio station, this morning. During some Standing Around Looking Foolish time, I took the opportunity to try out a cool new toy on my Windows Phone, Photosynth. Here’s the KRTU control room: Read more
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Good for what ails you
Naw, it can’t be that simple. But it is. Tip from American Digest, where vanderLeun almost learned this too late. Update (16 February). “Everyday I’m shuffling” probably isn’t the key to longevity. Not unless you do it LMFAO-style. Read more
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So you think you can dance?
Check this out: Tip from American Digest. …and this! Tip from The Corner. Read more
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Got your Flight Plan yet?
Frank Serafine, the son of a old friend and colleague, is looking for backing via KickStarter for a new album. Check him out. Update (19 July). Frank made his goal! Now he owes me a song. Read more
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Got the blues? Maybe you need…
…a yellow ukelele and some happy feet. Beats the Hell out of all this snark and evasion we’re getting from our Intellectual Betters, and all that drab crap the Fashionistas are hawking. Tip from The Parkway Rest Stop. Read more
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Talk about noisy apartments!
No car chases, explosions, big names, CGI graphics, or any of that other Hollywood crap. Just two guys and a loft apartment. Magic. Tip from the American Digest. Read more
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What a great promo!
Well, you can either get the band together and go back on the road to promote the new album you spent six months recording, or get some thumbsucker in Canada to ban one of your songs. Which one would you pick if you needed some cash? Here’s a concert version. Read more
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