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    I'll buy it for you, Dougie. That's mere pocket change for me! Uh ... Not quite! It's like getting to…

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    Being doubtful is more important than ever in the age of AI.

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    You know it's suspect when a "person" who has supposedly published stuff that gotten this much attention doesn't even have…

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    Thank you for the thoughtful comment, Anonymous of Phoenix.

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    I was trying to find out if he was a real person, as well, Doug. But for a guy who's…

Links

  • 88 Rewound at MIT
  • Allan Sniffen's Rewound Radio
  • Andrew Sandoval's Beatland Books
  • Big Planet Noise with Bob and Gina
  • Boss Radio 66 with DJ Tom Hanks
  • Brian Sibley on Life and Art
  • Colleen Doran's Comics & Stories
  • Daily Cartoonist
  • Dan Piraro's Bizarro
  • David Bruce's Forgotten 45s
  • Douglas Pratt on Substack
  • Genny Schorr's School of Rock
  • Headphone and Hearing Test
  • Jimmy Johnson's Arlo & Janis
  • Kip Brown's Discotech Underground
  • Kogar the Swinging Ape
  • Lost & Found at MIT
  • Luxuria Music
  • Lyrion Music Server
  • Mark Parisi's Off the Mark
  • Monte Schulz's 'Undercity'
  • Nat Gertler's AAUGH Blog
  • News from Mark Evanier
  • Paul Howley's Life in Comics

Categories

Archives

Category: Music

Make Russia Great Again

The emotional roller coaster ride of Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony.

Posted on February 20, 2024Categories MusicLeave a comment on Make Russia Great Again

Magnificent Mahler

Another impressive Otto Klemperer turn at the podium, in this stereo recording from 1962. Even I, a casual appreciator of Classical music, can hear Mahler’s influence on Shostakovich.

Posted on February 14, 2024February 14, 2024Categories MusicLeave a comment on Magnificent Mahler

Kramer vs. Kramer

An old video with young Billy J. Kramer.

A brand-new video with old Billy J. Kramer.

Posted on February 13, 2024Categories Beatles, MusicLeave a comment on Kramer vs. Kramer

Say Yes to Prog Rock

In 1971, when first listening to The Yes Album, the band’s third, I proclaimed it was perfect. It still is.

Posted on February 10, 2024February 10, 2024Categories Music1 Comment on Say Yes to Prog Rock

Everybody Dance!

“I first saw [her] in a magazine,” or in a catalog, or on the package of a dress pattern book my sisters had.

Colleen Corby

Posted on February 10, 2024February 19, 2024Categories Music, Sci-FiLeave a comment on Everybody Dance!

Ladies and Gentlemen… THE BEATLES

Sixty years ago, those who couldn’t see beyond the haircuts and “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” were so very, very wrong.

Posted on February 9, 2024Categories Beatles2 Comments on Ladies and Gentlemen… THE BEATLES

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