Posts by magdalenus
Telluride Film Festival!
Just spent nearly two weeks working for the Telluride Film Festival, and alas, I haven't blogged here since then since it was obviously a very film-centric time. If you're at all interested, read my entries about the fest at my other blog, The Poverty Jet Set. Thanks!
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Your Brain on Music
Just read this interesting article in WIRED News about this guy Daniel Levitin and his new book: "This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of Human Obsession" There's heeps of really interesting stuff in this article. Here's just one quote:"There's no evidence that (talented people) have a different brain structure or different wiring than the rest ...
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Analog Mog-O-Matic
Wouldn't it be sweet if the MOG robots could sort through your vinyl collections? I'd really love one to come in, dust the lot of them, go through and sort them chronologically. Alphabetize them. Reshelve them in clean plastic sleaves. With all the paper envelopes facing the right direction. Then do the cassette tapes. Be able to analyze the waveform to recognize artists and songs even on...
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The War on Drugs!
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Little Big Jar
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Just went to see Jack Rose at Big Jar Books here in Philadelphia. There's something deeply nostalgic about seeing music in a tiny used book store. I have to say, being jammed up against dusty old volumes of Descartes and Baudellaire makes the listening all that much better.And what a great performance it was! Jack Rose is one of the best, most innovative guitarists around these days. His fi...
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Niagara Falls on Tour
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Talk Girl Talk!
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