Tag Archives: Sci/Tech

BlueBeat online radio has a timely, amusing and in some ways revealing program running right now. Users can tune in (after signing up and downloading their player) and choose from two themed playlists: artists favored by, and in favor of John Kerry, and the other with Bush favorites and supporters. …

Using Bush’s own soundbites against him is like shooting barrels, er, fishing for … um, it’s not very sporting. The guy has periodic synaptic misfiring, there’s no way around it. 3D animator Cameron Travelli has taken some choice Bush manglings and made two amusing shorts out of them, “4,000 Hours” …

compiled by Philippe Astor 10-18-04 MUSIC BUSINESS Sony BMG Sales Enterprise Taps Clyne, Morelli MIDEM 2005 : More Music Business Than Ever! Promo Only Music Delivery Software Launches New Escrow Service For Songs And Lyrics India : Counterfeit MP3 CDs flood markets DIGITAL MUSIC The End User: New key, old …

In my SoCal childhood, the whole family always looked forward to trips down to Mexico, whether just down to Ensenada, or down to San Felipe on the Gulf of California, or wherever (never gross Tijuana), and I was particularly fascinated by the ready availability of gritty products frowned upon in …

A few days ago we mentioned the mysterious and labrynthine case of the seized IndyMedia hard drives. Now they have reappeared: The media group said it had verified that the hard drives returned on 13 October were the ones actually taken in the raid. With the help of the cyber-liberties …

headlines and links for the week of 10-11-04, updated daily

In a story of international intrigue, the FBI confiscated hard drives from a pair of servers in England hosting Indymedia (the self-described “democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate and passionate tellings of truth”) websites, owned by the Texas-based company Rackspace Managed Hosting. Got it so far? Okay, …

Some of the best coverage of the blogosphere in the mainstream press is coming from Chris Seper of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A blogger himself, Chris brings a sophistication and depth to his blog coverage that comes from living the life as opposed to dipping into the scene now and …

Super idea well-executed: DJ Sets offers audio streams of extended DJ sets by a host of well-known (primarily)house and techno DJs – currently 74 sets are available. Some of the most recent sets submitted for your listening and palpitating pleasure include Kelly Sylvia (Soulful, Funky, Deep, Vocal House, Dirty, Sleazy …

Those who know me personally know I can talk almost ceaselessly for extended periods of time without appearing to breathe – I can talk underwater and in my sleep. We were at a party last night at our excellent friends Carlo and Karen’s, and I held four conversations simultaneously by …