December 2011
+/- List of 2011
Because I don’t particularly feel like going into details, here’s a list of stuff that happened to me in the past year. It could have been worse. It could have been a lot worse. But it wasn’t and I credit that to having good outlets for coping with shit, as well as a good core group of friends. I am extremely fortunate that 2011 was so generous to me and here’s to hoping...
My radio program is coming back in 2012. I have... →
The inimitable Mike Lupica, a DJ better than all... →
Dry Feet, "Hard Workin' Woman" →
letsgetbent:
By Sonam Parikh
What happens when the dudes from Dry Feet leave their house at the mercy of some girls? Total takeover, of course! Check out the video premiere of ”Hard Workin’ Woman,” directed by Eddie Austin. Something I really like about the video is that the girls learned how…
This video is partially filmed on the block next to mine in lovely, scenic Spruce Hill....
In defense of Lana Del Rey (sort of)
personalspacetime:
I’ll admit that I’m very late to the game here - almost everything that can be said about blog-controversial singer Lana Del Rey has already been said, at this point (full disclosure: I first heard of Lana Del Rey from the above Gawker article, and totally missed the boat on the first wave of pre-release buzz/bitching). But in watching the video for her single “Born to Die”...
"Because in the propaganda war with the Soviet... →
Read this. It’s so great.
Mac vs. PC
shitmystudentswrite:
PC is a old gay, who wears traditional and formal. Mac is a young gay, who looks modern and informal. On the other side, Mac is lighter than PC, because the old gay is fatter than young gay. In conclusion, APPLE used this form of comparison to show the benefits of Mac.
In tears. Laughing so hard.
"The PPM numbers are just another way that people... →
My old grad school colleague Dave dives into the mess that is Arbitron’s PPM. This is also a lesson in why quantiative research methods are not the entire answer (neither is qualitative stuff either; in reality it’s somewhere between the two). I’m not data-hatin’ just to be clear. I think numbers are good, it’s just a matter of putting them in perspective.
[I also...
I got a ton of lovely gifts but I am pretty darn...
BTW, I hate to tell you this but Zvex opened up a custom shop on their website. It will hurt your soul AND your wallet.
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Best of 2011
Every year I host a program devoted to my favorite releases. I am adamant that it’s not a list, mostly because I try to cram everything I liked into the 3 hours. There’s an omission here or there. It happens.
This time, half the releases I wanted to play at the station were nowhere to be found. This is why some non-2011 picks are in the pack; I wound up having to frantically grab LPs...
Hey guys! WPRB's annual 24-hour holiday music... →
Programming Notes
I am officially on Winter Break. Monty and I are now reading everyone’s end-of-year rundowns. Look at our faces. I think that says it all. We are more impressed by the fact that Trevor Horn is the music supervisor for Take Me Home Tonight, which we are watching on Netflix right now. This movie is meh but the music’s quite good. Horn gets bonus points for playing Grace Jones’...
"Remind me to never stop telling people how good... →
Real talk.
The names & contact information of all the... →
Of interest to the overall purpose of this blog (music!), here are the record labels and affiliated companies who think supporting this bill is a good idea:
American Federation of Musicians (AFM): presoffice@afm.org
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA): (212) 532-0800
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP): atoczylowski@ascap.com
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Letters to the Editor
Bike ramp needed for bridge
I support the installation of a cyclist/pedestrian ramp on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge. The picture of Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia members carrying their bikes down the long, steep staircase highlights the awkwardness of getting from the bridge to street level (“$20 million in projects,” Dec. 15). And going up those stairs is...
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This press release about the Fishbone documentary should have started with “Trigger warning: Perry Farrell”
— Maria T Sciarrino (@mariatsciarrino) December 21, 2011
It should be noted that I happen to enjoy some of Fishbone’s material! During their heyday they were a band which accrued much heated debate amongst the DJs.
I love you Jenny Holzer, Mom
I SAW AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF ARTISTS LOST TO AIDS, BUT NO, PLEASE GO ON ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT YOUR LIFE IS WITHOUT AN IPAD
— Jenny Holzer, Mom (@JennyHolzerMom) December 21, 2011
tmblr lol why can't i reblog an ask?
lookuplookup:
theremixbaby:
lookuplookup:
Sure, people talk about how male musicians look, I guess, but I don’t think it happens to the degree that it happens with female musicians. Like, I read some reviews of Mirror Traffic this year and some profiles of Stephen Malkmus, but no one was like:
Visually, Malkmus has a long and graceful neck, seemingly better suited for Elizabethan...
'Woman' is not a genre of music: de-novelizing the... →
lookuplookup:
garconniere:
rebelrebelbatcat:
Relevant to my life.
THAAAAAAANK YOU
I feel like my thoughts on this walk a fine, yet confusing, line. I mean, when I read stuff like, “So should we never speak about ‘women in music’? Rather, let’s speak about music. Let’s discuss talented artists and bands that are impressive because of what they’re doing, not because a woman is involved”...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
The Ventures (7)
Frank Sinatra (6)
James Brown (5)
Vince Guaraldi Trio (5)
Traditional Chinese Music (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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"Best of 2011" Radio Program
On Friday 12/24 3:00-6:00 PM ET, I will be back on the WPRB airwaves, playing my favorite records from the past year for you. It’s easily my favorite program that I do on WPRB year-round, so I hope you can tune in, drop me a line in-studio or whatever. I find listmaking to be a really lame way of summarizing musical experience, and I rather like that I get pile all of the things I...
"With an entire body at your command, do you... →
Read this for work, but enjoyable enough to share with the world.
Like A Teenager.
Over the past two weekends, Bedroom Problems recorded two new songs for a single forthcoming (label TBD). It has been an immense amount of fun working with Will, who was an enormous help in getting us committed to tape. It’s amazing to think that a year ago, I was doing this on my own and just about to finish Six Songs. Now I am sitting here in my apartment, drinking the single cup of coffee...
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After some discussion with fellow DJs about who could have possibly sold off their extensive LP collection, we have narrowed it down to the esteemed music professor, Dr. Paul Lansky. That is simply our guess. Says one of my colleagues:
I took Electronic Music from Paul Lansky back before personal computers existed. The course was cross-listed with the Computer Science Department, and you needed...
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New Arrival at Prex: Over 300...
Today we are pleased to talk about one of the most unique LP collections we have had in years. It comes from a professor of music who is down-sizing. For several decades he collected some of the most unusual, cutting edge records made. From the early 60’s on, there are fine examples of all sorts of electronic/ avant-garde: microtonal, fluxus-related, 20thcentury classical, experimental, drone,...