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Holy Crap Evans Pyramid

Posted on 2011/06/14 by chaircrusher

Anyone know where any of this music is available besides Youtube? Only thing I’ve found is > $50 vinyl.

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Bear edge of the Iowa River.

Posted on 2011/06/05 by chaircrusher

Bear edge of the Iowa River., a photo by chaircrusher on Flickr. There’s a frisbee golf course at the edge of the Iowa River on the Iowa City side that wanders into the woods at the water’s edge. This is … Continue reading →

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KRUI DJ Set 2011-04-28

Posted on 2011/05/02 by chaircrusher

Once more into the breach: stitching together something from various styles of music… Radiohead — for those who bought King Of Limbs they sent out e-mails about a free download of 2 songs “Supercollider” & “The Butcher.” If you pay … Continue reading →

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U of Iowa Socialists and their First World Problems

Posted on 2011/04/12 by chaircrusher

This headline definitely rubbed me the wrong way. I’m all for small-’s’ socialism where appropriate — health care, education, social security, appropriately modest defense — but I’m having a hard time imagining many people who would receive a University-wide e-mail … Continue reading →

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2011-04-02 KRUI DJ Set

Posted on 2011/04/03 by chaircrusher

Special Afternoon edition during the Mision Creek Festival. This was in the basement of Public Space one, standing at a cramped counter with crap monitors. I didn’t have a lot of new tracks to drop, so I let each one … Continue reading →

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New Strategy For Restroom Odor Abatement?

Posted on 2011/03/30 by chaircrusher

New Strategy For Restroom Odor Abatement?, a photo by chaircrusher on Flickr. At some point they took away the robot air-freshener spritzers in the bathrooms on our floor. Some joker took matters into their own hands. This particular bathroom is … Continue reading →

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You’re Welcome

Posted on 2011/03/19 by chaircrusher

You’re Welcome a photo by chaircrusher on Flickr. You can’t bring guns into the Co Op any more.

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The Cost Of Truth Telling

Posted on 2011/03/14 by chaircrusher

Assistant secretary of State P.J. Crowley resigned yesterday because he said of Bradley Manning’s mistreatment in military custody “is ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid” Ron Schiller resigns in disgrace for saying “The Tea Party is fanatically involved in people’s personal … Continue reading →

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New Bandcamp Release: EMS Putney Improvisations

Posted on 2011/03/11 by chaircrusher

I’ve put a new album up on Bandcamp: For Delia Derbyshire 2011-03-10 This EMS Putney came into my hands when I purchased it from Iowa City South East Junior High School in 1997. It is one of the unique artifacts … Continue reading →

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The mystery of Greta Ann

Posted on 2011/03/07 by chaircrusher

I’ll let go of my obsession with Anika soon, really. But among the interesting covers on her debut record was of “Sadness Hides The Sun,” which was originally recorded by someone called Greta Ann. As a child of the 60′s … Continue reading →

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KRUI DJ Set 2010-03-05

Posted on 2011/03/06 by chaircrusher

http://www.cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/2011-03-05-DJSet.mp3 A little different than the last few sets I’ve done, as I brought the computer; I just didn’t have enough fresh vinyl for a show. It’s a combination of things that have been on mind, some for months, some … Continue reading →

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Album Covers From The Crowded Closets

Posted on 2011/02/28 by chaircrusher

Can I just say this record cover raises more questions than it answers. Jesus & matching Polyester Suits. And don’t make this mistake — they’re the Proclamations, not the Proclaimers! The Shorbs! They sound gospel, they look like child molesters!

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In the Herzog film Strozek Bruno S shows a small sculpture of twisted wire and says “this is a schematic model of how it looks inside Bruno. They’re closing all the doors on him.” So this track goes out to … Continue reading →

Posted on 2011/02/27 by chaircrusher | Leave a comment

Strange Sushi from Yen Ching

Posted on 2011/02/17 by chaircrusher

Something’s just not right about this photo. UPDATE: I think they used Google Image Search to find the pictures for their menu:

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Tur-Duck-Hen in the freezer case.

Posted on 2011/02/13 by chaircrusher

This was in the freezer at the Waterfront Hy Vee. Don’t know what’s more horrifying — that you can buy a frozen Tur Duc Hen or that someone would be willing tp spend $60 on it!

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2011-02-12 KRUI DJ Set

Posted on 2011/02/13 by chaircrusher

This set was driven by a trip to Dave’s Records in Chicago, where I crouched on the floor going through the used $1 Dance Records. I also did what I usually do, which is look through a section of floor … Continue reading →

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PaulStretch 2.1 is Out! New build instructions + new x86 OS X build

Posted on 2011/02/11 by chaircrusher

Please go Here for latest build! Paul added a new library dependency, which I hacked into my build recipe here: http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/PaulStretchBuild-2.1.tar.gz Instructions for building I have a completely UNTESTED binary for people to try here. It should work, but I … Continue reading →

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PaulStretch Build Instructions – Now with Linux!

Posted on 2011/02/04 by chaircrusher

GO HERE FOR LATEST AND GREATEST The world of open source software development doesn’t sit still. A program that I rely on to build PaulStretch on OSX is CMake, which is an open source, cross-platform program that hides some of … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, Cooly Style

Posted on 2010/12/31 by chaircrusher

I like the tracks, but I like her command of Yardie patois as well: New year… its here again 2 rassclart…kmt bout New Year! Nuttin nuh fuckin New… old debts, old bills, old job, old partner, old mix up, old … Continue reading →

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Double Plus Butter, Double Plus Un-Butter

Posted on 2010/12/29 by chaircrusher

A new product at my Supermarket is called “Move Over Butter.” I thought this was so hilarious I bought some. OK on toast but not as good a butter replacement for cooking as Smart Balance. In researching a post about … Continue reading →

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