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The 25 Most Rockin’ Guitar Riffs

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Thursday, May 29th 2008     

Rob O’Connor of Y! Music provides a list of 25 of the most gleeful musical masturbations of all time. // Share|

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Edward Said’s shadowy legacy

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Sunday, May 25th 2008     

To Western Orientalists, he was little more than a crude embarrassment, trying to take away the validity of their study simply because they were born into colonial countries, yet the specter of Edward Said still haunts the political and academic landscape today when discussing the study of history of the Middle East. // Share|

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Want to Remember Everything You’ll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Sunday, May 25th 2008     

Wired has an article on a way to pep up your memory. // Share|

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Jorge Luis Borges – Documentary Biography

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Tuesday, May 20th 2008     

The greatest fiction writer of the 20th Century is featured in a biography. // Share|

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Netflix to Sell a Device for Instantly Watching Movies on TV Sets

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Tuesday, May 20th 2008     

You couch potatoes can rejoice: Netflix has just come up with a device to make it even easier (as if it wasn’t easy enough) to rent movies quickly. HT- New York Times (must log in). – Rudy Carrera. // Share|

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Art World

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Tuesday, May 13th 2008     

According to this article, Behzod Abduraimov, a 17-year-old Uzbek may be the future of piano music. May he have much success, as the kid has a long career ahead of him. // Share|

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Rufus Harley – A Love Supreme

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Tuesday, May 13th 2008     

Rufus Harley, A LOVE SUPREME, Washington D.C. 1987 Yes, this really is free jazz with bagpipes. // Share|

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Fred Newman: Walking Sound Machine

Posted by Karl Jones on Sunday, May 11th 2008     

“When you get the sound right … it enters the lower brainstem, below the level of intelligence. It’s primal and subliminal.” – Fred Newman In a recent interview, sound effects man Fred Newman credits Mel Blanc as a major influence: The first movie I worked on was “Gremlins,” directed by Joe Dante. And it also [...]

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The Angels Of Light — Nations (live)

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Sunday, May 11th 2008     

A rather sublime piece of music by the Swans‘ former front man and his new band. // Share|

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The Webby Awards

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Tuesday, May 6th 2008     

The Grammys of the web-designer-geek world is here! – Rudy Carrera. // Share|

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