Topic: MUSIK - on May 3, 2004 at 10:49:00 PM CEST
Ooops! Britney Spears' new tattoo mis-spelt... again
To celebrate her conversion to 'Kabbalah faith', Britney Spears had a tattoo made in Hebrew at her neck. But what she hoped would say 'new year' or 'new era' is in stead a meaningless phrase.
Britney is shocked, a source says, "She's taken Kabbalah pretty seriously and this was a big deal for her."
Last year she found out her Japanese hip tattoo didn't say "mysterious" as intended but rather "strange".
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on May 3, 2004 at 7:18:00 PM CEST
BBC Radio 3 - Building a Jazz Library
Geoffrey Smith the presenter of Jazz Record Requests selects some stunning recordings from the world of jazz. Listen to the clips and watch the jazz library grow as we periodically include Geoffrey's latest selections.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on May 3, 2004 at 6:42:00 PM CEST
What is AudioPaint ?
AudioPaint generates sounds from pictures. The program can read JPEG, GIF and BMP files and translates each pixel position and color into frequency, amplitude and pan information. AudioPaint can therefore be considered as a massive additive synthesis tool.
¬> nicolasfournel.com ... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on May 3, 2004 at 1:56:00 AM CEST
Company Says it Can Make Sounds that Will Play With Your Mind
The tech company NeuroPop claims that it can use neurosensory algorithms in music compositions so it can provoke specific responses from people. Neuropop is looking for video game companies and movie companies to market this technology to.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on May 2, 2004 at 9:07:00 PM CEST
Greatest guitar riff of all time - Sweet Child O' Mine
The Guns N' Roses pop rock anthem Sweet Child O' Mine has the greatest guitar riff of all time according to music fans.
The famous track came top of a poll of 100 Greatest Riffs Ever voted for by readers of Total Guitar magazine.
¬> sky.com ¬> news.bbc.co.uk... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on May 1, 2004 at 7:56:00 PM CEST
Album gets ringtone only release
A band from Germany has adopted a novel approach to getting their music heard by millions.
Super Smart have turned their backs on vinyl and CDs and instead have decided to just release their album as ringtones.
¬> bbc ... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on May 1, 2004 at 7:51:00 PM CEST
Heavy metal umlaut
A heavy metal umlaut is an umlaut (not to be confused with a diaeresis, the name given to the same symbol when used on the second of two vowels to show that both are pronounced) over some of the letters in the names of a heavy metal band. The names of bands such as Motörhead, Mötley Crüe and the Blue Öyster Cult led to journalist and author Steve Almond coining the term "spandex and umlaut circuit" in 2002 to describe the heavy metal touring scene. Needless to say, this makes the names sound very silly to people who know how to pronounce these letters, like Scandinavians and German speakers. The use of umlauts is often in concert with using Blackletter types (or more often Pseudo-Blackletter) in band logos, to give it a more Gothic feel.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on April 30, 2004 at 12:17:00 AM CEST
Lucky 13
U2’s August 25, 2001 performance at Slane Castle has been chosen the thirteenth greatest gig of all time in a poll conducted by Q magazine. Topping the poll were Radiohead at Glastonbury in 1997 and Nirvana at the 1992 Reading Festival.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on April 29, 2004 at 11:50:00 PM CEST
Live-Musik aus dem Automaten
In einem kleinen Club in New Jersey kann man sich Live-Mitschnitte von Konzerten schon bald legal mit nach Hause nehmen. Das funktioniert über Automaten, an denen man sich USB-Sticks (128 MB) für den Schlüsselbund kaufen und den Mitschnitt darauf laden kann. Ab 21. Mai soll der digitale Kiosk im "Maxwell's" starten.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on April 28, 2004 at 11:08:00 PM CEST
Stradivari Cello Worth $3.5 Million Stolen
One of only about 60 cellos made by master craftsman Antonio Stradivari has been stolen from the home of Philharmonic principal cellist Peter Stumpf. The cello, made in 1684, is valued at $3.5 million.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on April 28, 2004 at 8:36:00 PM CEST
The Pixies - Fine Line Music Cafe - 4/13/2004
Full concert on MP3
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on April 27, 2004 at 10:04:00 PM CEST
Father of the IPod
Sunday's New York Times feature on Apple, Steve Jobs and the iPod touches on one of the weirdest open secrets in Silicon Valley: The unacknowledged father of the iPod is engineer Tony Fadell.
According to the Times, "(The iPod) was put together starting in 2001 by hardware designers led by Tony Fadell, a young engineer who had worked at the Apple spinoff General Magic, at Philips Electronics and briefly at RealNetworks, led by Rob Glaser, who has developed the Rhapsody music service.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
