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Vote Republican? Yeah that will work.
I keep hearing on TV that the ‘Generic Republican’ has a 10% lead over the ‘Generic Democrat’ in polls. Apparently, because the President and the Democratic Congress haven’t found the magic wand to cure all the problems our country faces, … Continue reading
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Video of me interviewing Leslie Hall @ the Iowa State Fair!
Leslie Hall is, as far as I know, the biggest wacky internet sensation to ever come from the state of Iowa. Hanging out with Leslie at the Iowa State Fair was quite the experience. The woman who shot the video, … Continue reading
University of Iowa, Meet Mom
The University of Iowa has instituted a policy that they will evict students from the dorms if they are arrested with a high blood alcohol level. It doesn’t matter if the drinking happened in the dorms, or if the person … Continue reading
The Awl: The Phantom Tollbooth, or The Democratizing Principle of Literature
Maria Bustillos nails it on the Awl Blog “…I cannot help but think that it is flat wrong to teach anyone that he or she should not read, or love, or identify with, any book he or she pleases.” George … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, politics
Tagged Burning Spear, Ferron, Malcolm X, Maria Bustillos, Norton Juster, Omar Souleyman, The Awl, The Phantom Tollbooth
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New Track: Expemsible
All the hootenanny about PaulStretch got me playing with it again, and this is what I came up with. As my vrave buddies used to say ‘very ambient.’ [Audio clip: view full post to listen] http://www.cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Chaircrusher-Expemsible.mp3 The source material was … Continue reading
Keith Fullerton Whitman/Star City Recorded Live 2010-08-23
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/2010-08-23-KeithFullertonWhitman.mp3 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/2010-08-23-StarCity.mp3
Posted in Live Recordings, Music
Tagged Keith Fullerton Whitman, Star City, White Lightning Warehouse
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Forensic Examination of the Slowed Down Justin Bieber “Love U”
This will be my last post on the subject. It’s been fun to get a lot more site visits, but just for perspective, my friend Jerry’s Retarded Ravers Of America site was getting ten times the traffic ten years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Software, Silliness
Tagged Justin Bieber, Love U, Mac OS X, Paulstretch
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Paulstretch for OS X — the Justin Bieber Edition
Well, someone may — or may not — have posted a slowed down version of Justin Bieber’s “Love U” and as a result my janky little blog is experiencing a 25-fold bump in traffic. I’m hoping the fine folks at … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Software
Tagged Justin Bieber, Love U, Mac OS X, Music Software, Paulstretch
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Sarah C’s Extra-Pop-Special Mix
One of my wife’s employees at her store, Sarah C gave her a CD of her favorite dance tunes. Now, I’m a dance music snob, who would never normally play most of these tracks in any context, and many of … Continue reading
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Kiss My Teeth?
This showed up on my little provincial radar from following UK Bass producers like Cooly G, Roska — KMT, or Kiss My Teeth This is, (and correct me if I’m wrong), a vocal sound people make, which is more accurately … Continue reading
In Russia, the violinists jam in nightclubs?
I give you Stefaniya
United Airlines Sucks UNITED AIRLINES SUCKS
My sister got married on May 1st. We flew out April 29th and United Airlines lost my bag. Well ‘lost my bag’ is incorrect. More accurately, through negligence they allowed it to be stolen. We had a tight connection in … Continue reading
And another thing: The Islamic Center near Ground Zero.
Should I be surprised that the same people who are scared to death that black folks might get over on them, feel that an Islamic Center a couple of blocks from the WTC site in New York is, as Sarah … Continue reading
MNML POLITICS: IRAN
People want to intervene militarily in Iran? Really? What are they basing that on — how well that has gone in Iraq and Afghanistan? I’ve had co-workers, college room-mates and friends from Iran. Iran is a highly educated, literate, and … Continue reading
Cooly G Dub Organizer 7: Review + Minimix
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/CoolyG-DubOrganizer7-Minimix.mp3 I’ve been accused of having a crush on Cooly G. Why wouldn’t I? She’s talented, beautiful, and even cursory internet stalking on-line research indicates she’s got a bubbly, charismatic personality. But my … Continue reading
Iowa Cicadas
I started my summer DJ mix with a track of sorts I made with my Zoom H4 of insect sounds in the evening here in Iowa City. Here is the track independent of the mix: [Audio clip: view full post … Continue reading
Summer 2010 DJ Mix
It’s been mad stupid hot in Iowa City this summer. I like it that way! There’s nothing wrong with sweating. Which is something you learn if you like to go dancing in a club. Somehow the hotter and sweatier it … Continue reading