The random 15 (or 20) songs meme on Facebook

		Joe Henderson – Our Thing			Listening now
		Billy Cobham – Sorcery			15 minutes ago
		John Zorn – Suicidal Tendency			17 minutes ago
		Los Van Van – Una Aventura Más			20 minutes ago
		The James Taylor Quartet – Grass Is Not Greener			26 minutes ago
		Christian Wallumrød Ensemble – Wedding Postponed			30 minutes ago
		Art Blakey – Yama			37 minutes ago
		Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination and Brass – WILD CHICK			42 minutes ago
		Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – 10,000 Angels

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		Nick Drake – Day Is Done			Listening now
		Al Di Meola – Sarabande From Violin Sonata in B Minor			7 minutes ago
		Chick Corea's Akoustic Band – Morning Sprite			14 minutes ago
		David Torn – Miss Place, The Mist ...			19 minutes ago
		The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation – Fugitive			23 minutes ago
		Thin Lizzy – Running Back			26 minutes ago
		Curtis Mayfield – Tell Me (how ya like to be loved)			33 minutes ago
		Graham Central Station – Luckiest People			37 minutes ago
		J. B. Lenoir – Alabama			40 minutes ago
		The RH Factor – Interlude			41 minutes ago

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First rule - be honest!

Don't keep shuffling forward for "cooler" songs. This is a 'getting to know you' exercise.

Once you've been tagged...

(1) Turn on your MP3 player or music player on your computer.

(2) Go to SHUFFLE mode.

(3) Write down the first 15 songs that come up - title and artist. NO editing/cheating, please.

(4) When you're done... tag 15 or more friends and spread the lyrical love.

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Paxman Meets Hitchens: A Newsnight Special (1/2)

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Jaco Pastorius - 2010 Hollywood FAME Posthumous

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Almost 25 years after his death, Jaco Pastorius still appears on magazine covers several times per year. His absence from this earth does not diminish his memory or his influence on multiple generations of bass guitarists. This video as a rare display of his work and the diverse nature of his various styles of playing. The 2010 Hollywood F.A.M.E. are proud to present Jaco Pastorius with the Posthumous Award for Bass Guitarist.

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Most intresting

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Here's a slide show of my most interesting photos on flickr according to the flickr algorithm

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Jim Black's AlasNoAxis - Maybe

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Live at A Vaulx Jazz 2009, Vaulx-en-Vilen, France

Chris Speed- tenor sax, Hilmar Jensson- guitar, Skuli Sverrisson- bass, Jim Black- drums

Film by Jean Marc Birraux, Nomade Productions with participation from Mezzo

their latest cd "Houseplant" available on Winter & Winter Recordings
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Jaco Pastorius - Bass Solo (Live in Santa Cruz)

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I've heard many. But I hadn't heard this one until now! :)

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The Space In Between - Janek Gwizdala - @JanekGwizdala digital download on @Bandcamp

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I'm so used to bands and artist having the "pay what you like" option available, that I was thinking about what I would like to pay for the album. I was thinking $14 ... then I didn't get the option :-p .... oh well, I guess I could buy it again then :)

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The Musician’s Social Media Food Pyramid | DIY Musician

The Musician’s Social Media Food Pyramid

November 10, 2010{ 8 Comments }

Posted by Ariel Hyatt – Tuesday, 9 November, 2010

It happens to me all of the time when I teach artists social media. The face goes blank, the frustration begins to settle in and then the artist says it:

“I just don’t have anything interesting to say.”

REALLY?

I’m shocked by this every time. You are an artist; you do things we mere mortals are totally enamored by: you PLAY MUSIC, you write songs, you perform them in public!

So PHLEEASE, do not tell me you have nothing interesting to say. I ain’t buying it.

All you are missing is a System for Social Media Success.

Luckily, unlike sheer god-given musical talent, social media is a learnable skill.

As I was teaching my system to a client in my kitchen a few weeks ago over coffee and bagels and it HIT me… and so I created:

THE MUSICIAN’S SOCIAL MEDIA FOOD PYRAMID!
Remember that chart they brought out when we were in 2nd grade to show us how to eat well-rounded meals? I have re-tooled it for you so you can now participate on Social Media healthily! And you won’t even have to think about it – just follow along…

You wouldn’t eat only bagels all of the time. They are a treat once in awhile, but they are not healthy to eat every day – and a diet of only bagels would be boring!

Most artists are only serving their audiences bagels all of the time. Plain bagels. Over an over again.

Uninteresting.

We want a burger, or a giant green healthy salad, we want some candy, give us protein!

But you keep serving bagels, bagels, bagels!

These are five things that when used in concert with one another can help you ratchet up your social media effectively and manage it easily.

Download Your Social Media Food Pyramid PDF:

GROUP 1. DIRECT ENGAGEMENT
Like: BREAD, CEREAL, RICE & PASTA
Servings (Recommended Frequency): 3 – 4 out of every 10 posts

Make sure you’re in a two-way conversation with people consistently

Facebook: See something interesting something on their Facebook pages? Don’t just “like”, write a true comment about it and get more involved.

Twitter: Send messages to people or mention you are with them by using the @ sign and their username (For Example: I’m @CyberPR). Retweet (RT) comments you like by others.

Blog Reading: Create a Google profile and join communities of blog readers.  Leave comments on blogs you like.

Video: Bonus! Make custom video comments or greetings with a Flip Camera; post them as comments or contributions. Subscribe to other people’s channels, and comment on their videos.

Location: Create fun spots that relate to your band/ music and check in, interact with others when you are out and about.

GROUP 2: SHINE A LIGHT ON OTHERS
Like: FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Servings (Recommended Frequency): 3 out of every 10 posts

All the best social media users know this and use it well. This takes all of the attention off of you and puts it onto others, and people will appreciate your kindness because you are recognizing them in front of new potential fans and followers and therefore helping them get known.

Quote people you like by sharing their profiles and videos on Facebook and re-post on your blog.  Link to articles and interesting things that catch your attention such as videos, photos etc.

#FF (Follow Friday), #MM (Music Monday) and RT’ing on Twitter -
Reprint pieces of things that they’ve written, or link to music players. Review albums – talk about why and how those albums influenced you
by using http://www.bit.ly to track the effectiveness and to shorten your tweets.

GROUP 3. CURATE CONTENT
Like: MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, BEANS, EGGS
Servings (Recommended Frequency): 2 – 3 out of every 10 posts

Content may be king but content curation is queen!

The best part is you can set up an RSS reader to pull interesting content for you so you don’t have to come up with anything brilliant – just select what you like and share it. And if it’s interesting to you it’s probably interesting to your community

Ask yourself: How do I spend time online?  What do I read? Are there sites I visit daily?  Add them to the RSS reader (here is a brilliant Commoncraft video that will teach you how to set one up. Then all you have to do is grab the content you like and share (remember to always give credit where credit is due).

Music: Use Blip.fm, Song.ly, Jango, or LastFM to share music

Recipes: Post links to foods you like from Epicurious or TheFoodNetwork

Media: Post book reviews, music reviews or film reviews

Blogs: News, politics, celebrity gossip, parenting, fashion, art, sports – all make good topics for people to connect around

GROUP 4.  A PICTURE SAYS 1,000 WORDS
Like: MILK, CHEESE & YOGURT
Servings (Recommended Frequency): 2 out of every 10 posts

Visuals are extremely effective. And they mix up your strategy nicely.

Take photos using your mobile, post them directly to Facebook or to your Twitter stream.

Make a photomontage using Picasa [http://picasa.google.com], and post it on your blog.

I love Twitpic & YFrog because they are so easy to use and create instant Twitter integration.

Post videos on your custom Youtube channel, embed them on your blog and link them to your Twitter. They don’t even have to be videos that you necessarily make on your own. They can be videos of artists you sound like or play with, videos that make you laugh, or subjects that are thematic to your music and important to you like a charity.

GROUP 5. SHINING A LIGHT ON YOURSELF (AKA SELF PROMOTION)
Like: FATS OILS & SWEETS (Use Sparingly!)
Servings (Recommended Frequency): 1 out of every 10 posts

Of course these are OK to do once in a while, not in an over-hypey, annoying way.  Just like treating yourself to a great pastry or some fries: its OK – but not too often!

It is after all, vital to tell people if you have an album coming out, a new track, a show, or anything that’s newsworthy, noteworthy, and important for your fans and followers to know about.

Don’t forget about your specific calls to actions or these won’t be fruitful.

So – Choose from Groups 1-5 and mix it up and soon you will be fully engaging people easily and naturally, without thinking. Just like eating!

Ariel Hyatt is Author of Music Success In Nine Weeks and founder of Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR

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A Look At The Death Of The Record Industry In 1980

2010.10.19

A Look At The Death Of The Record Industry In 1980

If you had your doubts that the 'sky is falling' on the record industry, this video will seal the deal. Growth is slowing; there aren't enough super-sellers to bring revenue back. Albums are over shipped and stores are sending them back. Fans have access to too much free music. Rock is no longer viable. Fans just don't have to buy record anymore in order to hear music and the industry is in hard times. Major companies are folding. Layoffs are abundant. And the illegal copying of records is eroding profits. Yet, video might save the industry from this great despair. What year is it? 1980.

Take A Look A This Great 20/20 Feature:

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Lack of belief in gods

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The Adrian Belew Power Trio at Rockpalast

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Changing Education Paradigms - by Sir Ken Robinson - RSA Animate

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This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.

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Richard Dawkins on 'Real Time' with Bill Maher

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Pat Metheny - The Orchestrion EPK

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Justice for Jason? - Metallica - Blackened w/ enhanced ORIGINAL bass

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Justice for Jason Metallica - Blackened w/ enhanced ORIGINAL bass

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Christopher Hitchens - The Best of the Hitchslap

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Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat - Viktoria Mullova/Matthew Barley Ensemble

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The Secrets of Scientology

BBC1 28 September 2010

Reporter John Sweeney's last investigation into the Church of Scientology resulted in an explosive confrontation with church officials. This time, in a Panorama Special, one of those officials has turned whistleblower to help him reveal the dark secrets of the church, which boasts Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its devotees.

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Bang Goes The Theory: Richard Dawkins on Eye Evolution

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Last Chance to Say Goodbye by Menn Ársins - fretless bass solo - Transcription

Last Chance to Say Goodbye by Menn Ársins

 

 

This is a transcription of my fretless bass solo ft. on the Menn Ársins song "Last Chance to Say Goodbye from the Menn Ársins (debut) CD.

You can listen to the song at:
Soundcloud.com (full preview)
www.last.fm/music/Menn+%c3%81rsins/_/Last+Chance+to+say+g...
mennarsins.bandcamp.com/track/last-chance-to-say-goodbye
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Richard Dawkins' Speech at Protest the Pope march

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"Uprising" - Muse Isolated Tracks - via Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Blog

Today we'll be analyzing something a bit more modern than usual. It's "Uprising" by Muse, from their 5th studio album The Resistance. This was the first single off that 2009 album, which was recorded in Italy and topped the charts in 19 countries. The single also topped Billboard's Alternative Songs chart for 17 weeks. This track consists of drums, vocals and bass.

1) The bass is from a synthesizer and it sounds like it's sequenced since it's so perfect.

2) Likewise, the drums are pretty perfect and don't vary very much. In fact, it's mostly kick and snare with the occasional crash cymbal that's mixed low.

3) Good sound on the drums though, especially the snare.

4) Excellent vocal sound. It's present yet doesn't seem too compressed. It's mixed back in the mix, which I think is important for a rock band since the band loses some power if the vocal is too loud. Not so on a pop song though.

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Will Lee & Steve Gadd - Jam Session

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This video proves it: good bass and good drums is all you need. Bassist Will Lee and drummer Steve Gadd do a nice little jam, with some commentary by Gadd on the drum/bass relationship.

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Living Colour - Nothingness

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This is actually the only Living Colour song I've ever played/covered live. :p

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Living Colour - Cult Of Personality

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James Brown - Payback and Cold Sweat. Zaire 1974. Danny Ray Presents .

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King Curtis & The Kingpins: Memphis Soul Stew

 

Today’s special is “Memphis Soul Stew”, with about a half a tea cup of bass from Jerry Jemmott.

Listen to the band move, watch the people groove y’all.

 

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VIDEO | Changing Clocks - I'll Be Back This Summer

I'll Be Back This Summer

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This music video was created using photos licensed under the Creative Commons, all sourced from Flickr.com

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Charlie Rose Interviews Christopher Hitchens

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That Mitchell and Webb Look - Richard Dawkins

That Mitchell and Webb Look - Richard Dawkins

Aired August 10, 2010 on BBC

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Holy smokes, Moscow « Flickr Blog

 

Our thoughts go out to those who are in Moscow and parts of Russia currently affected by a massive heat wave causing immense forest fires. We hope cooler days are coming soon and your beautiful cities get some respite. For more photos, you can search on “Moscow and smog”.

Photos from Chemeris, Zub4ik, Nickitos and nevertorun.

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James Jamerson Isolated Bass

James Jamerson Isolated Bass

Yesterday I talked about how Paul McCartney was, in my opinion, the most innovative bass player in rock besides James Jamerson. It wouldn't be fair not to listen to Jamerson after listening to Paul, so here are a number of Motown hits featuring Jamerson's signature bass playing. Of course, Jamerson was one of the mainstays of the Motown house band known as the Funk Brothers.

Here are a couple of his greatest parts including Marvin Gaye's What's Goin' On, and The Four Tops' Bernadette.

1) On What's Goin' On, listen to how Jamerson builds the intensity of the track as it goes on. You can just  feel him pushing the track as his line gets more and more complex and he digs in harder.

2) Jamerson's bass has a distorted edge to it. He supposedly went direct while recording and used an Ampeg B-15 when playing live, but the tone on this song sure sounds like a B-15 to me.

3) Bernadette may be Jamerson's masterpiece. He's playing a fairly busy part yet it's always in the pocket and always seems effortless.

) Bernadette is also a really good example of how a Motown track is put together when you hear all the instruments fall in with the bass.

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"Come Together" Track Dissection

"Come Together" Track Dissection

Here's a great track dissection from a BBC documentary on The Beatles that features Come Together from their Abbey Road album. It does a pretty good job of describing how the song was put together track-wise, although I wish we could've heard more of each track.

A few things I noticed:
1) Listen how out of tune George's guitar is.

2) I always thought that the electric piano was a Wurlitzer and played by Billy Preston (it's a Rhodes played by Paul). Just goes to show what I know.

3) The missing guitar lick is very cool but I can see why they didn't include it in the final mix. Sometimes the space is more powerful than anything that fills it. I think it might've stepped on the vocal as well.

4) Listen to the harmony vocal in the verse. After hearing a number of Beatle's vocal tracks and dissecting how they put their harmonies together, I'm always amazed that Paul usually takes the lowest part, considering his great vocal range. George is frequently the one on the top vocal (although not on this track).

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Paul McCartney Bass Lines

Paul McCartney Bass Lines

Paul McCartney has never gotten nearly enough credit for his innovations as a bass player. I personally believe that he's the most influential bass player of the rock age besides Motown's James Jamerson.

Like Jamerson, McCartney playing evolved into mini-melodies, being part hook and part counterpoint to the rest of the instruments in the band. As a result, the band always sounds full even with a minimum of overdubs.

I believe this was because the bass became an overdub that happened in the late stages of Beatle tracks, instead of being recorded the traditional way during tracking of the basics. This allowed Paul the freedom to come up with a line that fit better with the final track.

Here's an interesting video that showcases McCartney at his best (except for the last track). Have a listen to A Little Help From My Friends, Come Together, and Band On The Run.

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Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Funky Live Version)

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Brand New Moods: Rush: new single

Rush: new single

Rush
Caravan/BU2B
(2010)
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Time: 10:03

New Rush single. A legendary band returns so, watch out people, do not miss this. What more need to be said? Ha yes, the new Rush album will be released sometimes next year and it'll be called Clockworks and Angels. Let's hope that it's as good as Snakes and Arrows which demontrated a real return to form for the Canadian power trio. (The file includes the full artwork with lyrics)

1. Caravan 5:41

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2. BU2B 4:22

Download

no link to buy, digital release only

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Hitchens on cancer diagnosis: 'Why not me?' « - CNN.com Blogs

Program Note: Anderson's interview with author Christopher Hitchens on his cancer diagnosis and whether it has changed his thoughts on God will air tonight on AC360° at 10pm ET. Watch a sneak preview below.

Anderson Cooper

I just flew down to Washington to talk with author Christopher Hitchens. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in June, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.

Many people upon receiving a cancer diagnosis would ask "why me?" Hitchens's answer, is "why not me?"

Much of his hair has fallen out, but he seems strong as ever. We discussed whether his diagnosis has in any way altered his well-known opinion of religion and prayer.

Tune in tonight for the full interview.

Read author Stephen Prothero's CNN blog about Christopher Hitchens.

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Impact! Coronal Mass Ejection Hits Earth : Discovery News

This is an aurora resulting from the Aug. 3 geomagnetic storm. Facing North from Silkeborg, Denmark, Jesper Grønne photographed this beautiful scene using a Canon 5D II camera. Credit: Jesper Grønne.

It's hard to imagine the magnetic battle that's ensuing above my head right now, especially during this hot and calm Southern Californian day. But over the last few hours, orbiting space weather observatories and ground-based magnetometers have detected the moment a coronal mass ejection (CME) -- fired from the sun on Sunday -- slammed into the Earth's magnetosphere.

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"Panama" Backing Track - Van Halen

"Panama" Backing Track - Van Halen

Staying with our Backing Track theme for the week, here's one from a rock radio standard - Van Halen's "Panama," off of their album entitled 1984. In this case we'll be listening to the everything but the guitar, although you can still hear a little of it in there as leakage. Here's a few interesting things to listen for.

1) The drums are compressed really hard to make them as punchy as they are. You don't notice it in the track, but you do during the intro to this video.

2) Michael Anthony is a very underrated bass player. Listen to how solid he is here. He's playing 8th notes through much of the song but he's right on the whole time. Remember this was in the days before cut and paste and Beat Detective so it's real playing.

3) Likewise, Alex Van Halen is very disciplined in the his drumming. The fact that he stays with a pattern during most of the song keeps the section solid.

4) David Lee Roth's vocal sound is signature Van Halen - delayed verb with a long decay along with a long delay for depth.

5) The background vocals, which you don't hear much of in the final track, are interesting in that they have a very short reverb which makes it pretty indistinct. It does it's job well though, by bolstering and changing the sound of the pre-chorus and chorus.

6) This song is an excellent example of dynamics on a record. Listen to how the band lowers its intensity at 2:20 while keeping the tempo and feel the same.

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Allan Holdsworth - Letters Of Marque (ft. Skúli Sverrisson on bass (solo))

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Allan Holdsworth - Live at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, October 7, 1992.

Allan Holdsworth - Guitar
Gary Husband - Drums
Steve Hunt - Keys
Skuli Sverrison - Bass

 

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Is This Thing On Podcast: Is This Thing On? Podcast Number 41 Jazz special!!

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Ok Jazzers, have Got a podcast for you?

Packed full of lovely jazz from he likes of Sunna Gunnlaugs from Iceland, The Jason Parker Quartet from Seattle USA, Rainier Straschill from Germany, Fleeting Silence from the USA, Sigurdor Gudmundsson from Iceland, The Matt Erion Trio from the USA and me from good old England!
I sound a bit tired because I was so ignore me and listen to the music.

I also included the new Is This This Thing On LITE that is also on the other podcast site I mentioned click here to have a look

Click on the big iTunes button or use this little player for a random listen

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Stephen Fry on the Joys of Swearing - [Fucking brilliant as usual!]

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Penn Jillette | Magician | Big Think

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Penn Jillette is an American magician, comedian, and author, and is half of "Penn and Teller." Jillette began his career as a juggler, graduating from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and in 1981 he teamed up with his friend Teller for a famous off-Broadway show. Since 2003, Penn and Teller have hosted the popular television show "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" in which they debunk popular misconceptions or pseudo-scientific beliefs. Jillette is an outspoken advocate of atheism and libertarianism, and is the author of the novel "Sock."

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The Beatles - Helter Skelter At Studio

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The Beatles recorded the song multiple times during the The White Album sessions. During the 18 July, 1968 sessions, a version of the song lasting 27 minutes and 11 seconds was recorded, although this version is rather slow and hypnotic, differing greatly from the volume and rawness of the album version. Another recording from the same day was edited down to 4:37 for Anthology 3, which was originally twelve minutes long. On 9 September, eighteen takes of approximately five minutes each were recorded, and the last one is featured on the original LP. After the eighteenth take, Ringo Starr flung his sticks across the studio and screamed, "I've got blisters on my fingers!" The Beatles included Starr's shout on the stereo mix of the song (available on CD); the song completely fades out around 3:40, then gradually fades back in, fades back out partially, and quickly fades back in with three cymbal crashes and Ringo's scream (some sources erroneously credit the "blisters" line to Lennon; in fact, Lennon can be heard asking "How's that?" before the outburst). The mono version (on LP only) ends on the first fadeout without Ringo's outburst. The mono version was not initially available in the US as mono albums had already been phased out there. The mono version was later released in the American version of the Rarities album.

According to Chris Thomas, who was present, the 18 July session was especially spirited. "While Paul was doing his vocal, George Harrison had set fire to an ashtray and was running around the studio with it above his head, doing an Arthur Brown." Starr's recollection is less detailed, but agrees in spirit: "'Helter Skelter' was a track we did in total madness and hysterics in the studio. Sometimes you just had to shake out the jams."

On the version that appears on the Anthology 3 album, McCartney occasionally sings "hell for leather" instead of "helter skelter."

"Umm, that came about just 'cuz I'd read a review of a record which said, "And this group really got us wild, there's echo on everything, they're screaming their heads off." And I just remember thinking, "Oh, it'd be great to do one. Pity they've done it. Must be great--really screaming record." And then I heard their record and it was quite straight and it was very sort of sophisticated. It wasn't rough and screaming and tape echo at all. So I thought, "Oh, well, we'll do one like that, then." And I had this song called "Helter Skelter", which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that 'cuz I like noise." —Paul McCartney, 1968

We used to have a laugh about this, that or the other, in a light-hearted way, and some intellectual would read us, some symbolic youth generation wants to see something in it. We also took seriously some parts of the role, but I don't know what Helter Skelter has to do with knifing someone. I've never listened to it properly, it was just a noise." —John Lennon, Rolling Stone, 1970

"That's Paul completely. All that [Charles] Manson stuff was built 'round George's song about pigs and this one... Paul's song about an English fairground. It has nothing to do with anything and, least of all, to do with me." —John Lennon, 1980

The Who had made some track that was the loudest, the most raucous rock 'n' roll, the dirtiest thing they'd ever done. It made me think, "Right. Got to do it." I like that kind of geeking up. And we decided to do the loudest, nastiest, sweatiest rock number we could. —Paul McCartney, 1985

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Chris Lord-Alge - quote

I would rather compress a vocal hard to get some personality out. It's like putting a snazzy jacket on a guy when he goes out at night — it adds attitude.

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Peter Gabriel - Listening Wind

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Carl Sagan: A Universe Not Made For Us - Excerpts from: Pale Blue Dot - A Vision of the Human Future in Space.

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Smile or Die

Barbara Ehrenreich

Posted: Jul 5, 2010

Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking.

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James Randi - Sleep of Reason (Utrecht, 11 June 2010)

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Atheism: Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief - Shadows of Doubt

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In this first ever television history of disbelief, Jonathan Miller goes on a journey exploring the origins of his own lack of belief and uncovering the hidden story of atheism.

 DIRECTOR/PRODUCER INTERVIEW

Shadows of Doubt
BBC Two Monday 31 October 2005 7pm-8pm
Jonathan Miller visits the absent Twin Towers to consider the religious implications of 9/11 and meets Arthur Miller and the philosopher Colin McGinn. He searches for evidence of the first 'unbelievers' in Ancient Greece and examines some of the modern theories around why people have always tended to believe in mythology and magic.

via bbc.co.uk

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