- Neighborhood Hazard (or: Why the Cops Won’t Patrol Brice Street) is a fun little story. Just the thing to lighten the mood on a crabby day, which I’ve had plenty of lately. [some guy]
- Says here Men “stop thinking rationally” in the presence of “beautiful” women, which isn’t really a surprise, but it’s sometimes nice to see your stupidity quantified. [accordionguy]
- Never Roll Over tells How the String Cheese Incident – five barefoot, mandolin-plucking improvisers from Boulder – is taking on the most hated corporation in music (that’d be TicketBastard if you’ve spent the past twenty years in a cave). The difference from when Pearl Jam tried to fight is that the String Cheese Incident actually have their own ticketing company (which sells tickets for other artists, too), so they can actually sue on anti-trust grounds. [boing boing]
- Speaking of bastards in the music business: ATF Director to Head Music Industry’s Anti-Piracy Efforts. And as Glenn points out, he’ll bring his expertise to work for the RIAA. In fact, there’s already been a warning to VC’s that they maybe shouldn’t invest in file-sharing companies. [via boing-boing, too] [instapundit]
- Scott’s re-releasing The Crops first two albums on CD, and you may want to buy them (along with the Concert DVD, shot at First Avenue). The flyer is available online in PDF format, too. Here’s a sample:
-Tom Surowicz, Twin Cities Reader, March 8, 1989What makes the Crops so entertaining, and simultaneously so damn hard to peg, is their crazy quilt or collage style of songwriting. Most Crops tunes are like visits to a funhouse. Things pop out at the listener when least expected. A country shuffle suddenly sounds like Zappa, or a perky ska song roars to a chaotic free-jazz horn climax. It’s not always clear whether the Crops are paying loving tribute to different music styles, or subtly parodying them. But one thing’s for certain – you won’t be bored.
- There’s been some buzz lately about the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums of all time. Lay… Sedalina asked where the hip-hop was. Mitch says the list is hopelessly white. Me, I found myself thinking:
Rolling Stone is still publishing?
- In Ferrous Firma, Doc explains how soil conductivity affects AM radio propagation during the day. I did not know that. Cool. Also not terribly useful since you can get good stations over the net now and can only get talk-radio over AM. [doc]