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08.14.08 by Widge @ 4:15 am Ben Folds' song "Zak and Sara" is a helluva lot of fun. And not just because of one of the character's having a crazed paranoid rant in the middle of it. But I find equally fun this music video by c_kick, where the words are just as festive as the characters. Categorized as: Music
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08.14.08 by Widge @ 12:15 am Here's a bit from TED, one of the most entertaining and yet brainy timesucks on the Web, where Pamelia Kurstin plays a few theremin numbers and also discussed the instrument. Nice. Direct link for the feedreaders. We'll send you back to Hack N Mod where we found this so you can see the Gnarls Barkley theremin cover video that we had mentioned previously. But here's also something we mentioned before: robots covering Gnarls Barkley using a theremin. More theremin stuff after the break. Categorized as: Music
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08.10.08 by Widge @ 5:03 pm  Isaac Hayes, musician, actor, Academy Award-winning creator of the sound of Shaft and voice of South Park's Chef has died at age 65. Thanks for everything, man. Categorized as: Music
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08.07.08 by Rob Levy @ 9:31 pm   Released by No Fun Records At first The Dials may appear a little pretty. They have that basic rock band look with four cats playing the crap out of their instruments. But upon further examination there is much more beneath the surface. The Dials bring a goulash of power punk, no wave and new wave and then fuse it with surf instrumental textures with riot girl sensibilities. Sonically crisp and lyrically smart the band can pretty much do what they please within the oeuvre of power pop music. And they do so with great bravado on their gutsy and gritty 2nd full length album, Amoeba Amore. "Antonio," is a snarling opener that mixes eye liner with fisticuffs as it thrashes about. The title track, "Amoeba Amore," is crunchy indie rock offering with terrific mixed harmonies from vocalists Rebecca Crawford and Emily Dennison. "3 Is Better Than 4" is a surfy ditty complete with nifty hand claps and grinding guitars. "Sharp Teeth" and "18" are two slices of fantastic bouncing girl pop. Prog rock keyboards kick start "Bloodsucker," a mid 80s sounding tale of love gone bad. There is a Breeders-like feel to "Happy After All" and "Joe Lies" which provides some balance to the tone of the album. Their take on Foreigner's "Urgent" stands out, adding a Devoesque flavor to the original by layering the song in keys and snappy percussion. Categorized as: Music and Reviews
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07.27.08 by Widge @ 11:43 am  You know, lots of bloggers and how-to-make-money business people hammer on the niche. Find a niche. Find yourself a good niche and then hunker down. Of course, to find a decent niche, you have to get creative. You don't want to think too broadly, because if you aim for too broad a niche you end up with...well, this site. But Pack Central out of Los Angeles has found an excellent niche for where to sell music: prisoners. And sadly in this country he's got a potential customer base of 2.3 million. And what can he sell to prisoners? Not CDs. Certainly not vinyl. No: cassettes. With the screws removed since they are small and metal and a no-no. But Bob Paris, the owner, has been stockpiling cassettes for about five years. His sales hit about $1 million a year. Categorized as: Music
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