Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 12:11:46 pm
YouTube When singer Alsarah left her native Sudan, she was just a child who'd shown an interest in music. She's said it served as her coping mechanism during a subsequent transition to life here in the U.S. That passion led her to a university degree in ethnomusicology. It also drew her ...

Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 11:38:21 am
Yesterday I came across this tweet by science journalist Kelsey Kennedy: This is an actual headline on Breitbart. Apparently peer-reviewed science is so threatening, you should arm yourself. pic.twitter.com/1nwAYy6iqR — Kelsey Kennedy (@kelseyrkennedy) December 12, 2016 ReplyReply w/ QuoteImage The article is by Breitbart's resident climate change denying clown, James Delingpole, one of ...

Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:19:38 pm
YouTube I've been getting burned out on acoustic guitarists who treat their instruments like hipster bongos, but here comes this Russian player, Alexandr Misko, to make me realize the percussive finger-style genre isn't completely devoid of merit yet. Very impressive simultaneous bass, chords, melody and bongos in this one. iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id108182 7718?ls=1&app=itunes GooglePlay: ...

Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 6:35:02 pm
YouTube Directed by Jack Dishel Animation created & directed by Chris Tucci Archival footage & photos by Ilya Spektor Cinematography by George Wieser Classical piece: Sonatina 1st Movement Written by Aram Khachaturian Performed by Regina Spektor Regina is tour this spring! Dates at http://reginaspektor.com Her new album "Remember Us To Life" is out now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/rutl_dlxit Spotify: http://smarturl.it/rutl_sp Amazon: http://smarturl.it/rutl_dlxamz Google Play: http://smarturl.it/rutl_gp Vinyl/Onlin e ...

Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 1:17:22 pm
YouTube Regina Spektor posted this powerful video to her YouTube account yesterday. I don't know if it was after the results of the election became clear (although it's clear she was thinking about you-know-who when she posted it), and I'm sure it was written many months ago, but the lyrics are ...

Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 5:44:06 pm
YouTube Regina Spektor's video for her song "Small Bill$" from the new album Remember Us To Life is a surreal masterpiece, packed with Soviet kitsch and musical surprises. Director: Steven Mertens On tour this spring! Dates at http://reginaspektor.com Regina Spektor’s new album Remember Us To Life is out now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/rutl_dlxit Spotify: http://smarturl.it/rutl_sp Google Play: http://smarturl.it/rutl_gp Vinyl/Onlin e ...

Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 3:27:26 pm
DERP Old reliable Jim Hoft, the fabled Stupidest Man on the Internet, did it again today. His derpitude is reaching critical mass as the election nears its end. The story is simple: Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook has had a Twitter account for a while, but has never used it. I ...

Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 10:13:51 am
Let's begin this week with yet another hilarious tale of self-beclownment by the fabled Stupidest Man on the Internet, Jim Hoft, shall we? This morning Hoft set his caps lock key on stun and bashed out a screed about a POSTAL WORKER boasting about destroying absentee ballots that voted for Trump: POSTAL ...

Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 7:06:11 pm
We've been watching our Twitter feed in awe today, as right wing pundits and hacks and randos pump out one conspiracy theory after another to explain why Hillary Clinton beat the pants off their hero Donald Trump in the first presidential debate. The perennial "she was wearing an earphone" theory: Hillary Clinton ...

Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 10:54:04 am
Donald Trump Jr. seems to have taken over the "white supremacist outreach" position in the Trump campaign, and today he follows up his ugly "Skittles" tweet with one of the most common white supremacist tropes of all time: that immigrants are responsible for a "rape epidemic," targeted against Western women. ...

Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 9:35:57 pm
YouTube "Gravity Storm" performed live during Steve Vai's two year worldwide Story of Light Tour. Buy the Still in Motion: Vai Live in L.A. DVD iTunes - http://smarturl.it/SVsimDVD_itunes?IQi d=ytd.sv.GSLLA Amazon - http://smarturl.it/Amazon_SVsim2DVD?IQ id=ytd.sv.GSLLA Buy the Still in Motion: Vai Live in L.A. CD iTunes - http://smarturl.it/SVsimCD_itunes?IQid =ytd.sv.GSLLA Amazon - http://smarturl.it/Amazon_SVsimCD?IQid =ytd.sv.GSLLA Google Play - http://smarturl.it/SVsimCD_Gplay?IQid= ytd.sv.GSLLA About the CD & ...

Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 9:34:16 pm
YouTube Here's a stunning live performance by Jacob Collier of one of the most complex tracks on his debut album. Jacob Collier and his One-Man Live Show Creature perform 'Don't You Know', an original song from Jacob's debut album 'In My Room'; filmed live @ Village Underground, London, May 28th 2016. Come ...

Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 6:04:51 pm
YouTube Antoine Dufour is one of the best in this neo-acoustic two-handed style of playing, and this cover of the Smashing Pumpkins classic "1979" is a fantastic showcase of his abilities. CDs, Downloads, and Guitar Tabs available at: http://www.candyrat.com/artists/antoin edufour/ Visit Antoine Dufour at: http://www.antoinedufourmusic.com https://www.facebook.com/antoinedufour music https://twitter.com/antoinedufou r Join Antoine Dufour email list to stay up to date ...

Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 11:51:51 am
YouTube Here's a great new song from Peter Gabriel; dare we hope that this means a full album is on the way? It's been a long time coming. The new track I’m Amazing is now available on: iTunes - http://smarturl.it/imamazing Spotify - http://smarturl.it/imamazingspotify T idal - http://listen.tidal.com/album/62030204 Google Play - http://smarturl.it/imamazingplay It†™s the first new ...

Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 7:51:39 pm
JStone / Shutterstock.com Apple CEO Tim Cook is making it clear that Apple won't be lending their name or support to a convention with far right nationalist Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. Good for them! Other tech companies need to follow suit. Apple has told Republican leaders it will not ...

Sat, May 21, 2016 at 9:21:41 pm
As I've mentioned previously, every once in a while I manage to come up with a bit of code that doesn't seem to exist elsewhere on the web, and if that code is useful I see it as a duty to share it with the world, as a way of ...

Fri, May 6, 2016 at 8:01:27 pm
YouTube 'Phenomenal Woman' is out now iTunes http://smarturl.it/TheDreamingRoom Spo tify http://smarturl.it/PhenomenalW_Spotify Google Play http://smarturl.it/LM_TheDreamingRoom Follow Laura Mvula Facebook: http://smarturl.it/LM_Facebook Twitter: http://smarturl.it/LM_Twitter Instagram http://smarturl.it/LM_Instagram Spotify http://smarturl.it/LM_Spotify Website: http://smarturl.it/LM_Website 'Phenomenal Woman' lyrics Nobody ever told her she was beauty One day she realised she was already free The colour in her eyes was fire risen She found the light inside a new a ...

Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 6:21:37 pm
VERONA, N.Y. -- Tactical law enforcement officers from across the region will gather at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino next week to view the latest law enforcement equipment and receive training, but the expo's keynote speaker has drawn criticism from groups advocating against Islamophobia and bigotry. The keynote speaker ...

Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:13:42 pm
YouTube Buy the song + album here: http://jongomm.com/music or from iTunes http://j.mp/iTunesGomm or Google Play http://j.mp/GooGom Amazon http://j.mp/AmzGomUSA Guitar Tab only available here: http://jongomm.com/guitar-tabs Transcribed by me, with detailed notes explaining every technique. This is an instrumental tune called Stupid Blues, and it exists purely for the joy of playing. This is the 4th release from ...

Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 4:14:00 pm
Ace Breitbart "News" reporter Patrick Howley OK, this is hilarious. The Breitbart "News" gang just can't seem to avoid stepping on rakes lately, and today's example is a hoot. Ace Breitbart reporter Patrick Howley, a former employee of the equally ridiculous Daily Caller, has a breathless article implying some kind of nefarious ...

Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 9:37:02 pm
YouTube "Crying In Public" taken from Chairlift's new album MOTH - out now MOTH on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MOTHalbum MOTH on Amazon: http://smarturl.it/MOTHamazon MOTH on Google Play: http://smarturl.it/MOTHgp Stream MOTH on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/Chairliftsptfy Fol low Chairlift: Website: http://chairlifted.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/Chairlift Twitter: http://twitter.com/Chairlifted Instagr am: http://instagram.com/Chairlifted Spoti fy: http://smarturl.it/ChairliftSP Lyrics : http://genius.com/Chairlift-crying-in- public-lyrics Director: Allie Avital Producer: Andrew Krasniak Assistant Director: N. Ozum Demirel Armagan Art Director: Caroline Polachek Director ...

Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:19:19 pm
On the heels of his endorsements by the Ku Klux Klan and David Duke, the Donald Trump campaign has granted press credentials to one of the most disgusting antisemitic white supremacists in the US: the host of Tennessee's "Political Cesspool" radio show, James Edwards. (Google cache link so you don't ...

Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 4:39:29 pm
Image via Shutterstock Every once in a while I come up with a bit of code that does something well enough I think it's worth sharing, especially if it performs a function commonly used by lots of programmers, with a method that doesn't already have hundreds of results in a Google ...

Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 6:21:59 pm
YouTube Get the new album ‘Sylva’ now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/SnarkyPuppySylva_iT u Amazon: http://smarturl.it/SnarkyPuppySylva_Am z Google Play: http://smarturl.it/SnarkyPuppySylva_GP http://www.snarkypuppy.com / http://www.facebook.com/snarkypuppy ht tp://www.mo.nl / https://www.facebook.com/metropole.orc hestra http://www.impulse-label.com / https://www.facebook.com/impulselabel Written and produced by Michael League. Arranged by Michael League, Jules Buckley, Chris McQueen, and Ben Cottrell. Published by Gumuk Limited administered by Universal Music Publishing SNARKY PUPPY Michael League ...

Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 5:39:50 pm
YouTube From the Grammy-winning album Sylva, backed by the Netherlands' Metropole Orkest, another outstanding live performance by today's slamminest jazz/rock ensemble, Snarky Puppy. Get the new album ‘Sylva’ now! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the- clearing/id980787119?i=980788193&uo=4& partnerId=11&at=1l3va4Q Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UIMEDGM/?t ag=littlegreenfo-20 Google Play: http://smarturl.it/SnarkyPuppySylva_GP http://www.snarkypuppy.com / http://www.facebook.com/snarkypuppy ht tp://www.mo.nl / https://www.facebook.com/metropole.or. .. http://www.impulse-label.com / https://www.facebook.com/impulselabel Written and produced by Michael League. Arranged by Michael ...