December 2009
0 posts
November 2009
3 posts
October 2009
2 posts
I Love Rap →
New blog that’s just about rap.
September 2009
2 posts
July 2009
6 posts
May 2009
6 posts
DangerMouse to Release New Album With Just a CD-R... →
Basically, his label is blocking the music for some reason, but the music’s already leaked, so he’s sticking a CD-R in a jewel case with complete album art and selling it that way. Genius move of the year. No doubt.
April 2009
10 posts
Very Fresh @ UCB NYC @ 11 Tonight!
Featuring: Anthony Jeselnik! Morgan Murphy! and Julia Segal!
Come on down folks!
1964
I think it’s interesting to listen to music by year. You start to get a sense of what that particular lap around the sun sounded like. So the rest of the tracks I’ll be posting this week will come courtesy of 1964.
March 2009
7 posts
David/Julia on Tumblr →
My sister and I have started a new blog where we do two word searches on google and show you the best image/video/page we find.
WE HAVE BIG DREAMS.
Best Resource in the World for Rap Album Credits →
Their message board also has a bunch of producer-ographies for some of the more loved producers.
LOVIN IT!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Funk/Reggae tracks made from YouTube vids AKA The... →
February 2009
8 posts
My Mom's Vocal Quartet →
She’s been involved in the acapella scene for about 9 years now. So act like you know. Debbie Meadows. What!
Sad story of what's up with J. Dilla's estate →
J. Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart
I don’t think I like Jeff Buckley. Deleting Grace. Tell me if you think I’m wrong on this.
Scriabin's Color Organ
from wikipedia:
Scriabin’s 1910 symphonic piece, Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, includes a part for a “clavier à lumières” a color organ designed specifically for the performance of that one piece. It was played like a piano, but projected coloured light on a screen in the concert hall rather than sound. Most performances of the piece (including the premiere) have not included...
Two Tings
One. I’m giving twitter a spin, so join up if you like. http://twitter.com/Davesegal
Two. If you don’t feel like spending your life finding the best recording of a given piece of popular classical music, Gramophone has an online “recommended recordings” database you can search. One recording per piece, but that’s part of the attraction....
January 2009
13 posts
Added a requested search bar. Let me know if you find anything good.
I think the real choice here is between Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach and a stupid Pepsi jingle.
Also, who else forgot about the Pepsi Girl?
Cyrus Chestnut @ Dizzy’s Club: Nice. Wanted it to go so much longer, but at least it definitely gave me a hunger to see some more high-grade jazz in the city. Just being able to see everybody play right there in front of you, see how they’re interacting, and get a feel for how they move together and individually, it’s really a priceless experience. Oh yeah and the music was...
Looks like it’s gonna be Cyrus Chestnut at Dizzy’s Club.
Let's Go Deleting!
As nice as it is to have these ridiculous amounts of music that we all have, every now and then we must part with some things just to maintain the idea that on some level we are people with discerning tastes. Here’s what I’m deleting today!
Islands - Return to the Sea - As much as I enjoyed The Unicorns (from whom this band sprung), this album was just tediously bland and the...