Category Archives: Music

Music Playlist: 8-28-2010

Prom 55: Jamie Cullum *AWESOME* concert!  Jamie Cullum is just fantastic. Update: This concert got me thinking how odd it was that I was listening to a Prom that wasn’t classical music.  Not sure how often that happens but none … Continue reading

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Music Playlist: 8-27-2010

Duran Duran – Astronaut – (Reach Up for The) Sunrise Duran Duran – Astronaut – Want You More Duran Duran – Astronaut – Nice Duran Duran – Big – I Don’t Want Your Love Duran Duran – Rio – Rio … Continue reading

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Bruckner Schmuckner

I’ve been trying to branch out a bit recently and listen to composers that I haven’t listened to before.   I’ve heard a lot about Anton Bruckner and the music sounded interesting so I checked out copies of his 5th … Continue reading

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Music of the Night: Astrix “Beyond the Senses”

Nobody does Psy Trance like the Israelis and this is a great example of Israeli Psy Trance from Astrix.  Wait for the speed-up around 5:30 into the song…. This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe … Continue reading

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Music of the Day: OMD

OMD – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – was an under-rated 80′s synth pop band.  They had one huge hit, “If You Leave”, that was from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie Pretty in Pink. This video was embedded using … Continue reading

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Erik Satie – Gymnopédie No.1

I don’t have much energy for posting today but I wanted to share my most-loved piano piece. This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

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Ah kids these days (or: why the world needs classical music more than ever)

I was browsing through the iTunes Store earlier today and came across a recording of Bach pieces and it caught my eye because it was a Genius recommendation and the recording was by Capella Istropolitana, a chamber orchestra based in … Continue reading

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Rob Pegoraro on the Sirius/XM Radio merger

Pegoraro writing in his Washington Post personal technology column points us to the various “technology duds” to avoid this holiday season.   Writing about satellite radio: Satellite radio. The merger of former competitors Sirius and XM has mainly yielded confusion and … Continue reading

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Why buying classical music online at eMusic.com stinks

My title is a bit harsh?  Maybe.  But consider how eMusic.com prices their tracks (and for a bit of point-counterpoint I include classicsonline.com. eMusic.com You pay a monthly fee and they have tiers which split based on the number of … Continue reading

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emusic.com cost going up – songs end up cheaper

Yeah it sounds odd doesn’t it? It’s true though. I’ve been a subscriber for quite awhile at the $9.99 a month level. At that level I’ve been receiving 30 downloads a month which, if you do the math quickly, about … Continue reading

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