I listened to the most recent episode (20080504) of Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Show with Fabio and was struck by the heft of the self-reflective conversation and the sharpness of Fabio’s and Pendulum’s attacks on the dnb community.
Much of the conversation centered around the dnb’s reaction to Pendulum’s upcoming release In Silico, concentrating on [...]
This week, I saw two incredible shows: Preservation Hall Jazz Band at The Barns at Wolftrap and Gil Scott-Heron at 930 Club. The weird part of these shows is that I did not see any of you there (Note: HD was at PHJB and out of town for the second show). I think everything is [...]
Also tagged 930 Club, baby boomers, Barns at Wolftrap, blues, Gil Scott-Heron, HD, hip hop, jazz, Music, music snob, Preservaton Hall Jazz Band, WolftrapScience 2.0 sounds a whole lot like epidemiology, political science, sociology, and–egad!–anthropology. *eye roll*
Also tagged 2.0, anthropology, economics, epidemiology, political science, Science (journal), sociology, WiredThanks to an incredibly generous HD, I was able to see Vampire Weekend when they played Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel in early February. Given all the hype, I expected them to both bore and hurt, but I was surprised (yeah, yeah, the album is on my To Listen list).
I thoroughly enjoyed the show, but quickly [...]
More to remind me than anything else:
1. Try to understand what the author wished to do, and do not blame him for not achieving what he did not attempt.
2. Give him enough direct quotation–at least one extended passage–of the book’s prose so the review’s reader can form his own impression, can get his own taste.
3. [...]
During the past couple of years, I have noticed a number of print media outlets becoming worse. When I say this, I mean the quality of the reporting and writing, and not concerns over the credibility of the publication.
Here’s a list of some of the publications that have most caught my attention and why:
The Economist: [...]