Who is the greatest high note trumpet player in the world? I don’t know, nor do I care very much. One thing I’m pretty sure of, though, is the greatest high note trumpet player in the world would not need to troll the internet for attention.
Category: Music
Newtonian Swag
(from the I just thought up a name for the band dept.)
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction – the writers of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart |
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Pearls Before Swine : BLTs Taste So Darn Good – Stephan Pastis |
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Images & Words – Dream Theater |
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Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory – Dream Theater |
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Fountains of Wayne – Fountains of Wayne |
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The Yes Album – Yes |
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Going for the One – Yes |
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
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Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends – The Complete First Season |
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Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends – The Complete Second Season |
Jim Chappell
(from the is there anything on this web site about Inspirational New Age/Smooth Jazz romantic piano music evoking beauty and tranquility..? dept.) I am not, nor am I related to this Jim Chappell.
As if Linux wasn’t cool enough already
I’ve been playing around with Hydrogen – an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. So far, it seems to be full featured (I’m more familiar with “real” drums). Hydrogen can import sound samples in .wav, .au, and .aiff formats and export “songs” to midi and wav files. Hydrogen uses an XML file for its native song … Continue reading “As if Linux wasn’t cool enough already”
Bummer
I used to be on top of this kind of news. I’m in the process of converting my music CDs into mp3’s* (thus probably violating several federal laws) largely because I’m tired of packing my briefcase full of CDs. Anyway, while ripping Wall of Voodoo‘s Call of the West, I got curious and searched Google … Continue reading “Bummer”
Music that doesn’t suck
Here’s a small and not very representative list (basically what I had on hand when I wrote this) of some of the music I listen to. Black Light Syndrome The Whole Story The Red Shoes VH1 Presents the Corrs Live in Dublin Talk On Corners [Special Edition] Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t … Continue reading “Music that doesn’t suck”
2004 DCA World Championships – Scranton, PA
September 4, 2004 Finals September 3, 2004 Prelims
2004 DCI World Championships – Denver, CO
August 7, 2004 Division I Finals Division II/III Grand Finals August 6, 2004 Division I Semifinals August 5, 2004 Division I Quarterfinals August 4, 2004 Division II/III Finals August 3, 2004 Division II/III Prelims
Music for Big Dame Hunters
Elvin Jones Dies at 76
(via NYT) Elvin Jones, whose explosive drumming powered the John Coltrane Quartet, the most influential and controversial jazz ensemble of the 1960’s, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 76 and lived in Manhattan and Nagasaki, Japan. Mr. Jones’s death, which came after several months of failing health, was announced by John DeChristopher, director of artist … Continue reading “Elvin Jones Dies at 76”