Hey, wanna see a music video that I directed, shot, and edited? Well, here you go: The song is “It’s OK” by Half Zen. Their first CD, “Wesoterica” (I have no idea what the title means) is going to be released later in February. The front man is a long time friend of mine from… Continue reading It’s OK
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Big Swifty, fusion, and the full circle
From 1988 to 1992, nearing the end of his life, Frank Zappa released a series of CDs made from live recordings of his bands from the 70s and 80s. He had compiled a huge library of recordings, and scoured them for the best, most significant performances of much of his catalog of rock and jazz… Continue reading Big Swifty, fusion, and the full circle
Rocketman
Just got home from the new film “Rocketman”. It was enjoyable – maybe not as much as “Bohemian Rhapsody” but it had dancing, more like “Across the Universe”. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rocketman_2019/
Amazon Fire TV Stick
I got a bunch of nice gifts for Christmas 2014, including some strange surprises like a rubber green alien mask. But I want to talk about one gift that is so much cooler than expected. It’s the Amazon Fire TV Stick. I read about it a month or two ago, and thought it would be… Continue reading Amazon Fire TV Stick
my letter to YouTube, explaining why they are violating copyright law in their effort to prevent violation of copyright law
Here is a letter I just sent to copyright@youtube.com attempting to explain why they should remove their advertising from one of my videos. Hi, I uploaded a video that contains audio from a song that is copyrighted by a US artist. However, in addition to releasing the music under a standard license, the artist also… Continue reading my letter to YouTube, explaining why they are violating copyright law in their effort to prevent violation of copyright law
404 Not Found catalog now available completely free
From 1996 to 2004, I led a musical group called 404 Not Found. We self-produced and released seven CDs. In the early days, it was just me and a collection of collaborators I met online, focused on electronic music. Over the years, it morphed into a more traditional rock band focused on live performance of… Continue reading 404 Not Found catalog now available completely free
YYZ in Rio
I had the DVD of “Rush in Rio” playing in the background while I caught up on bills and mail. When YYZ came on, I just had to go watch it. Even 25 years later, the guys still play it flawlessly. It’s funny to watch the musicians, though. They each have such different personas on… Continue reading YYZ in Rio
teenage wasteland
I just heard the most poignant thing I’ve heard on TV in a while. Pete Townshend, writer and guitarist from The Who, said this in reference to his famous song “Baba O’Riley” (which many people mistakenly think is called “Teenage Wasteland”): “For me – you know – that notion of ‘teenage wasteland’ – it is… Continue reading teenage wasteland
404 Not Found music – 6 free CDs for download
Once upon a time, there was a musical group called 404 Not Found. It started in 1996 as my project to make unusual electronic music for my friends and other people who were into that sort of thing. I met a few people online with similar tastes and we collaborates. It eventually morphed stylistically into… Continue reading 404 Not Found music – 6 free CDs for download
calling Nine Inch Nails “industrial” is like calling Black Sabbath a “blues” band
Here’s the most insightful thing I’ve read on the internet this week: “I dunno . . . it always seemed to me that calling NIN “industrial” was like calling Black Sabbath a “blues” band.” From this Boing Boing article: Documentary about Nine Inch Nails and industrial music – Boing Boing