Month: November 2006
Experiment or Blog-Whoring?
(via Pharyngula) Short Version: Link to this post in the name of science. Ask others to do the same. Results to be announced during the "Meet the Bloggers" panel at MLA 2006. OK, I’ll play: http://acephalous.typepad.com/acephalous/2006/11/measuring_the_s.html
Spammers: Abacination is too good for them
Since January 16, 2006, over 31,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 1,000 spam comments since November 18, 2006.
Friday Random Ten: 2006-11-24
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Solo in 4 Movements – 3rd Movement – The Circle and the Square | Terry Bozzio | Solo Drum Music (Disc 1) | World |
| 2. | Dark Corners | Bozzio, Levin, Stevens | Black Light Syndrome | Rock |
| 3. | The Black Gate Opens | Howard Shore & Sir James Galway | The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King | Soundtrack |
| 4. | Hollow Years | Dream Theater | Live At Budokan [Disc 1] | Metal |
| 5. | Walkin’ Home Alone | Stan Ridgway | The Big Heat | Rock |
| 6. | Trial Of Tears | Dream Theater | Falling Into Infinity | Metal |
| 7. | Little Red Light | Fountains Of Wayne | Welcome Interstate Managers | Alternative & Punk |
| 8. | Cinnamon Girl | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Greatest Hits | Rock |
| 9. | That’s Why People Fall in Love | Thomas Dolby | Astronauts & Heretics | Alternative & Punk |
| 10. | Aerial | Kate Bush | Aerial: A Sky of Honey | Alternative & Punk |
Mmmm, Mail Order Empty Escargot Shells
Sounds Dreadful
Fox News Preps News Satire Show Joel Surnow, co-creator of “24,” is shooting two half-hour pilots of a skein he described as ” ‘The Daily Show’ for conservatives,” due to air in primetime on Saturdays in January. See: I predict it will be awful
30,000
(from the depressing milestone dept.) Since January 16, 2006, over 30,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 1,000 spam comments since November 4, 2006 and 10,000 since July 23, 2006. That’s more than 20 times the number of legitimate comments posted to this web site since June, 2001.
Friday Random Ten: 2006-11-17
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | N.E.O. (Featuring Dr. Fiorella Terenzi) | Thomas Dolby | The Gate To The Mind’s Eye | Alternative & Punk |
| 2. | A Great Day For Freedom | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell | Rock |
| 3. | South Side Of The Sky | Yes | Fragile | Rock |
| 4. | Breakaway | Sidney Stripling | Gangs Of New York | Soundtrack |
| 5. | Hat And Feet | Fountains Of Wayne | Utopia Parkway | Alternative & Punk |
| 6. | Dear Marlon Brando | Pretty & Twisted | Pretty & Twisted | Alternative & Punk |
| 7. | Fire Island | Fountains Of Wayne | Welcome Interstate Managers | Alternative & Punk |
| 8. | Symphony #4 In G – 2. In Gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast | Christoph von Dohnányi; Cleveland Orchestra | Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 | Classical |
| 9. | Warrior Horsemen Of The Spirit Thundering Over Hills Of Doubt To A Place Of Hope | David Torn/Mick Karn/Terry Bozzio | Polytown | Rock |
| 10. | Sunday | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? | Alternative & Punk |
Thomas Dolby: The Sole Inhabitant
I read about Thomas Dolby’s new podcast series a few days ago, but I haven’t has a chance to watch it until now. It’s pretty slick, the podcasts feature additional material from the Sole Inhabitant tour. Check it out: Thomas Dolby – The Sole Inhabitant
40 Years Ago Today
(via Satellite News) 1966: The movie shown in episode 424- MANOS, THE HANDS OF FATE premieres in El Paso, Texas. Several of the cast members, appalled at the final product, slink out of the theater in the dark before the movie ends. Several of the cast members, appalled at the final product, slink out of … Continue reading “40 Years Ago Today”