A Really Brief History of the Universe
Michael Hightower Featuring animations by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio and an original soundtrack by moi. This was originally made for a presentation at work to introduce our new…
2007
Land Cruiser – Weber DGAV Conversion
When the good folks at 4×4 Connection (née Land Cruiser Connection) moved from Sterling, Va., to Winchester, Va., they had to get rid of a lot of stuff that was…
Music Reviews – Another Day on Earth by Brian Eno
* * (2 out of 5 stars) Another Dull World I’m starting to think that Brian Eno has read all the reviews of his previous music and decided that he…
Music Reviews – Politics by Sebastien Tellier
* * * * (4 out of 5 stars) Uneven, But Very High Highs Sebastien Tellier is not a very consistent musician, unfortunately. But with that inconsistency comes the amazing…
Music Reviews – Lizard by King Crimson
* * * * * (5 out of 5 stars) One Of The Most Idiosyncratic Albums Ever Lizard is a musical anomaly: It’s not rock, it’s not jazz, and it’s…
Music Reviews – Shock Treatment soundtrack
* * * * (4 out of 5 stars) Musically Holds Up Better Than Rocky Due to the sheer nature of -why- this album exists it will always be rated…
Music Review – Strange Little Angels by Tori Amos
* * (2 out of 5 stars) The Problem With Tori Amos This album is a very good primer on what is wrong with Tori Amos. First off, it’s a…
“A = Dancing” – Ancient Human League Song Discovered
“a = Dancing” – Ancient Human League Song DiscoveredOr, My Best Phil Oakey Impression Last night I started singing some stupid lyrics to myself, as I am wont to do.…
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Last Night I Had The Strangest DreamNot Involving Rowboats or Getting Laundry Clean I’ve made a bit of an effort with this LiveJournal thing to write these as articles instead…
Greatest Song Ever?
Greatest Song Ever?Or Just the Greatest Crap Song Ever? When I was at college, I had an absolutely horrible professor who was a winker. As if proudly proclaiming his daily…
Music Review – Relayer by Yes
* * * * (4 out of 5 stars) Their Most Concise Album As a reformed Yes fan it’s been many years since I’ve listened to Relayer, but I put…
That Lawsuit Is So Gay
That Lawsuit Is So Gay On You A high school student in California used the phrase, “That’s so gay,” in response to being made fun of for being Mormon. She…
Best Photo Songs Ev-Ar
To listen to the music listed on my
Bestest Songs Involving Photography Ev-ar
Bestest Songs Involving Photography Ev-ar Because Songs About Cars Suck Scott (aka smwance ) recently groused that I hate Def Leppard in response to my article about the most overrated…
Standing Up For The Big Guy
Standing Up For The Big GuyHow Goliath Might Not Always Be The Bad Guy Wanna hear something crazy? Microsoft makes some of the best software and deserves to be recognized…
The Most Overrated Bands
The Most Overrated Bands There are bands whose accolades, both critical and cultural, far exceed that which they deserve. Most of these bands are fairly decent, and a few have…
Everyone Else Is More Right Than I Am
Everyone Else Is More Right Than I Am The response that Charlie MC posted yesterday about my entry regarding 24 and Boston Legal got my a-thinkin’. She pointed out that…