Thursday, October 28, 2004

Well deserved tribute CD

The best punk-rock band you've never heard of (OK, since only my friends and family read this, you've all heard of them!) finally get their due:
Blue Hearts Super Tribute

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Hardware Hacks

Haven't seen this yet but evidently you can hack an Atari 2600!

Amazon.com: Books: Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty

Amo la musica di colpo secco!

Take the words to "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang.
Paste them into Bablefish, the automatic translator.
Translate the lyrics from English to Italian.
Translate 'em back to English.
Laugh at the results:
AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang

Monday, October 25, 2004

Lost In The Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide To The Music You Missed

A new collection from Kim Cooper and company:
Lost In The Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide To The Music You Missed
It's not out yet, but the Library Journal review was glowing.
Another one by the same author is "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth."
I have a request for this one and will be reading it in a week.
I'll let you know what I think.

Friday, October 22, 2004

Audio for days, weeks, months, years...

I first hit this site when I found their awesome collection of Halloween songs: Ghouls with attitude I think I recognized maybe four of the songs on this 51 track comp! It's well work a look.
Moreover, it looks like there's hardly an end to the variety of music they've posted.

Oddio Overplay

What the hell am I going to do?

So much for planning on buying the Mobile Investigation Crime Lab.
My hero has let me down:

Friday, October 15, 2004

More fun with Conspriacy theories

George Bush Bulges

My new favorite book

Vinyl Junkies

Is Bush Wired?

Is Bush Wired?

Freedom Tower Silver Dollar

One of the most offensive offers I've ever seen. But it gets worse, folks. Turns out, the "dollars" are not dollars, and are not made from silver recoverd from a vault under the Towers. Heck, they're not even made from silver!
Freedom Tower Silver Dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Schoolhouse Rock send-up

Pirates & Emperors

Schoolhouse Rock send-up

Pirates & Emperors

Friday, October 08, 2004

Coffee table book #6,103

I never went to Florida for Spring Break. Heck, I was 30 by the time I could participate as a college student. Up to that point, I was working, chump. Nonetheless, I never really had a lot of desire to go. Know why? This is why:
Spring Broke

The Psychedelic Jew's Harp

Nowhere near as good as I was hoping...
The Psychedelic Jew's Harp

Caffeine content guide

Line up ya junkies!
http://www.cspinet.org/nah/caffeine/caffeine_corner.htm