When I was a kid, my grandparents lived about 30 minutes away. Each Sunday, we'd usually go visit them in an brown, two-door '84 Oldsmobile Cutlass (I think). It was a big car. There were 3 of us boys. Maybe one of us up front and two in the back seat. We'd pile in and endure the long ride to Grandma & Grandpa's house. But on the way, we'd always listen to the radio. This is where I was first exposed to music. Anyway, I spent a lot of time hearing early 80s pop/rock. One of the bands that I must have heard a lot was Styx. Here's a song that made an indelible mark on me:
12.28.2013
Who's the boss? Who's the judge on law & order?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY2D0dZw2fw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
12.27.2013
12.25.2013
12.19.2013
12.14.2013
Endorsements
Check out @DaveElitch's Tweet: https://twitter.com/DaveElitch/status/411739820759588864
12.09.2013
11.30.2013
Steely Dan mashed against Whitney Houston
http://soundcloud.com/bangersandmashes/whitney-houston-steely-dan-babylon-sister
It's a bit maddening.
11.29.2013
There are two Indiana Jones references in this episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpcpT7GyWLI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This is hilarious.
11.28.2013
11.15.2013
10.28.2013
Guess the drummer
Had it in 5 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2jz--GVd2I&feature=youtube_gdata_player
10.27.2013
MasterSounds-Maceo $ The Macks-Cross The Tracks (+playlist)
sampled & used in the skate movie "Ban This".
10.26.2013
De Barge's Who's Johnny
First time seeing this. Had the tape when I was a kid. Stars Ally Sheedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiQULdHVPew&feature=youtube_gdata_player
10.25.2013
This Is Water by David Foster Wallace Full Speech
I'm not familiar with his work, but this speech is the most profound speech I've heard in a long time.
David Foster Wallace on Ambition | Blank on Blank | PBS Digital Studios
Grammar Nazi, David Foster Wallace does an interview. He taught at ISU?
10.23.2013
10.21.2013
Harry Shearer's 'Le Show'
Why have I never heard to this before? It's the sort of humor that is very quick, listen and think. Listen for the 'Yeah, so' bit.
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ls/ls132013le_show_-_octo_20_13
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ls/ls132013le_show_-_octo_20_13
10.20.2013
10.15.2013
Covered: Leonie O'Moore covers Spider-man 544
Covered: Leonie O'Moore covers Spider-man 544: Original cover by Mick Austin ; Marvel (U.K.) 1983. Leonie O'Moore's website is here .
Mike Stern w/ Louie Palmer, Janek Gwizdala
this video is interesting for the fact that it gives you a view of the 55 bar. O and amazeballs musicians
M.A.R.S. - Pump Up The Volume - http://retrovidz.blogspot.com/
I wasn't going to share this (because I've shared a bunch already today), but I came across it and I hadn't heard this in a long time. I had it when I was probably 8 or 9 yrs old and it was the weirdest record I owned. When I think about all the records I used to have, it's not a lot. It's something like:
- Gremlins 45s from Hardee's
- MARRS 'Pump Up the Volume'.
Sort of explains a lot. Enjoy:
What I Likes | Pogo
I like Pogo. His music and videos are frenetic, fast, clever and they make me feel warm and fuzzy. He takes things from my childhood and makes me like them all over again, for new reasons. This type of music is called a mashup, although not long ago it would've been called a remix. Or would it? It seems that Pogo does take existing songs and remixes them to make a new song. But he also makes new songs from sounds, clips, bits and such. A lot of his music, without the video, would be difficult to 'source'. The samples are so short and staccatto, that it sounds like a phone call cutting out, but in a rhythmic way.
Blame is for god and small children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s77-hPY1-Jk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
8.13.2013
Arduino MIDI translator for KORG ES-1 & Alesis Trigger IO
This is an Arduino sketch that I wrote to "control" some aspects of a Korg ES-1 via drum triggers/pads. The Korg ES-1 is a sampler/sequencer, manufactured around 2000. I didn't want to simply play along with a sequenced track, I wanted to control it and interact with it. And a lot of drummers use triggers as 'one-shots' and while there is some value to that, I don't want to be limited to that either.
hardware used: Korg ES-1, Alesis Trigger IO, Arduino board (specifically a Ruggeduino & thier MIDI shield), triggger pads of your choice, etc.
connections: Trigger pads ----> Alesis Trigger IO -----> Arduino MIDI IN , MIDI Out ----> Korg ES-1 MIDI IN
the trigger voltage(?) is changed to a MIDI note via the Alesis IO, which is then translated to the coded MIDI command in the code below. You MUST synchronize or plan out what MIDI notes you want to use for this to work. This means that notes setup in the Trigger IO must match the code below for it to work. Someday I'd love to install an LCD with a Setup screen so that these could be managed more easily.
#include <MIDI.h>
/*
8/9/13:
Things this sketch does:
------------------------------------
1. Program change up/down
a. note 60 is up, note 62 is down
2. "Mute" parts 1-7b (sets the volume to zero)
a. note 64 is part 1
b. note 66 is part 2
c. note 68 is part 3
d. note 70 is part 4
e. note 72 is part 5
f. note 74 is part 6
g. note 76 is part 6a
h. note 78 is part 6b
i. note 79 is part 7a
j. note 80 is part 7b
TO DO:
----------------------------
1. Start/stop via trigger pad
if note X is received
sendRealTime (Start/Stop)?
2. MIDI file reader/send out, get sync...
*/
byte P = 0; //program or patch number
byte M1 = 0; //mute for part 1 off
byte M2 = 0; //mute for part 2 off
byte M3 = 0; //mute for part 3 off
byte M4 = 0; //mute for part 4 off
byte M5 = 0; //mute for part 5 off
byte M6a = 0; //mute for part 6a off
byte M6b = 0; //mute for part 6b off
byte M7a = 0; //mute for part 7a off
byte M7b = 0; //mute for part 7b off
void HandleClock() {
//do stuff ?
}
void HandleNoteOn (byte channel, byte note, byte velocity){
//if note X is sent, send program change control to go up
//todo:
if (note == 60 and velocity >0){ //need to get the actual note number that I'll assign */
if (P == 127){
P=0;
MIDI.sendProgramChange(P,10);
}
else
{
P++;
MIDI.sendProgramChange(P,10);
}
}
//if note Y is sent, send program change control to go down
if (note == 62 and velocity>0){ //need to get the actual note number that I'll assign
if (P== 0){
P=127;
MIDI.sendProgramChange(P,10);
}
else {
P--;
MIDI.sendProgramChange(P,10);
}
}
//if note Z is sent, send nrpn to set volume to zero (part mute)
//mute for part 1
if (note == 64 and velocity>0) {
//use sendcontrolchange? to mute part 1 only
if (M1==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,1,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 1
//need to toggle it
M1=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,1,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M1=0;
}
}
//mute for part 2
if (note == 66 and velocity>0) {
if (M2==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,9,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 2
//need to toggle it
M2=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,9,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M2=0;
}
}
//mute for part 3
if (note == 68 and velocity>0) {
//use sendcontrolchange? to mute part 1 only
if (M3==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,17,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 3
//need to toggle it
M3=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,17,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M3=0;
}
}
//mute for part 4
if (note == 70 and velocity>0) {
//use sendcontrolchange? to mute part 1 only
if (M4==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,25,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 1
//need to toggle it
M4=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,25,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M4=0;
}
}
//mute for part 5
if (note == 72 and velocity>0) {
//use sendcontrolchange? to mute part 1 only
if (M5==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,33,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 1
//need to toggle it
M5=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,33,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M5=0;
}
}
//mute for 6a
if (note == 74 and velocity>0) {
//use sendcontrolchange? to mute part 1 only
if (M6a==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,41,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 1
//need to toggle it
M6a=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,41,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M6a=0;
}
}
//mute for 6b
if (note == 76 and velocity>0) {
//use sendcontrolchange? to mute part 1 only
if (M6b==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,49,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 1
//need to toggle it
M6b=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,49,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M6b=0;
}
}
//mute for 7a
if (note == 78 and velocity>0) {
//use sendcontrolchange? to mute part 1 only
if (M7a==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,57,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 1
//need to toggle it
M7a=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,57,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M7a=0;
}
}
//mute for 7b
if (note == 80 and velocity>0) {
if (M7b==0) {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,65,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,0,10); //sets level to zero, for part 1
//need to toggle it
M7b=1;
}
else {
MIDI.sendControlChange(99,5,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(98,65,10);
MIDI.sendControlChange(06,120,10);
M7b=0;
}
}
//done.
}
void setup() {
MIDI.begin(MIDI_CHANNEL_OMNI);
MIDI.turnThruOff();
MIDI.setHandleNoteOn(HandleNoteOn);
MIDI.sendProgramChange(P,10);
MIDI.setHandleClock ( HandleClock );
}
void loop () {
MIDI.read(); //is there incoming MIDI?
}
1.29.2013
Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales (CD Full Album)
Did I post this already? I've been traveling a lot or I'm getting old and can't recall. It's like that sometimes, you get into "living loops" where you do the same thing, repeatedly. Anyway, this album probably changed my direction, musically. Or further defined it, you might say. But this is where the road forked, paths changed. Enjoy.
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