Jeff Croft's Bookmarks Tagged With "music"
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Excerpt: 'Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses'
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/08/exclusive_excerpt.html
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Oh man, this book by Stephen Davis sounds great. WANT. I've said for years that GNR is maybe my favorite rock band ever (this, coming from someone who's not really much into rock). Check out this bit from the intro: > An old man limped over to … More
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Rob Weychert is Windhammer
http://www.robweychert.com/editorials/2008/08/13/2008_us_air_guitar_championships/
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Don't miss Rob's story and video of his amazing performance at the 2008 Air Guitar National Championships, in which he finished seventh overall. Rob is truly amazing on so many levels. I already loved this guy, but this just makes him that much cooler.
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Ice T vs. Soulja Boy
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/index.php?em3106=196345_-1__0_~0_-1_6_2008_0_0=1
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So basically, Ice T said Soulja Boy sucks, and Soulja Boy came back with a long-winded video that basically called Ice T out of touch with the modern game. But more importantly, Soulja Boy noted that the last time he saw Ice T, he was acting in an… More
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Romany Malco: Little Boxes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2fsCP-KMRQ
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In the past four days, I've watched two and a half seasons of *Weeds*, and I'm really enjoying the show. In particular, I love the theme song (Malvina Reynold's "[Little Boxes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boxes)") which, in seasons two and… More
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The New Yorker: The Gerbil's Revenge
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2008/06/09/080609crmu_music_frerejones?currentPage=all
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Sasha Frere-Jones has a great little article in The New Yorker about Auto Tune, the effect so commonly heard in today's pop, R&B, and hip-hop (it's the effect T-Pain owes his entire career to). I've been a fan of this sound for at least 15 years o… More
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CollyLogic: The best cover versions ever made?
http://www.colly.com/comments/the_best_cover_versions_ever_made/
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Simon has a long list of what he considers to be the best covers in music history. Many commenters have thrown their suggestions into the mix. A lot of music to discover, here.
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Synchronization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1TMZASCR-I
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An interesting video of synchronization of five coupled metronomes in Lancaster University. Trust me, it's more interesting than it sounds.
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Prince covers Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u1ekw3LB0I
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For the three of you out there who still aren't convinced that Prince is the greatest artist of our time. via [Rex](http://fimoculous.com)
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New Blue Scholars music video released
http://www.citizenrain.com/2008/04/new-blue-scholars-music-video.html
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The Blue Scholars, Seattle's best and most popular hip-hop act, just released their third single from the Bayani album, for the track "Loyalty." Love it.
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Beck, STP, Lucinda Set For Bumbershoot Festival
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003787249
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Billboard is reporting that Beck, Lucina Williams, Stone Temple Pilots, and Neko Case are among the first headlines on board for this year's Bumbershoot here in Seattle. Other confirmed acts include Jakob Dylan, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Lee "Scra… More
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