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dj spoon

Miriam — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:26:48 +0000

Dancing in the kitchen to Sly, the Staples Singers, HAIR, and the Sex Pistols.

dr. qui

Miriam — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:49:01 +0000

Ah, gorbless da innernets. I love that if you’ve got a nerdy question or idea, someone else has already taken that football and run with it. Last night, I was thinking about the theme music from Doctor Who, and trying to imagine it out as a pleasant little acoustic guitar piece. Well, there’s tons of guitar tabs out there; better yet is this Belgian jazz version for the piano by comedian Bill Bailey.

aww yeah whoOOOO

Miriam — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:05:25 +0000

So I finally got around to listening to that version of Running with the Devil with David Lee Roth’s vocal track isolated, and now Paul and Storm have a megamix AND the growls and grunts and woooos spun out into their very own tracks. My new ringtone? Awesome.

tuxedos + popcorn

Miriam — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:19:01 +0000

The Met’s HD simulcasts to movie theaters is coming to Madison. Twenty-two dollars might sound like a lot, but given that even the Madison Opera’s nosebleed tickets are $85 and they sell out immediately, that’s not bad at all — especially given that the schedule is mostly things that aren’t presented by regional or city opera companies very often, if ever. The only question for me is what one should wear…

heaven knows I’m miserable now

Miriam — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:19:10 +0000

I got the new(ish) Morrisey album off iTunes and started listening to it last night. Why was I surprised that it was so depressing? I should know better, duh.

Doctor Whosx

Miriam — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:28:57 +0000

The Leopard intro movie’s music is totally wrong, it really needs to be this.

every Eurovision winner

Miriam — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:59:59 +0000

Nice collection of videos on YouTube.
Thanks, Quiddity!

the synchopated image

Miriam — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:27:55 +0000

Jazz and design innovation.

sesame street time sink

Miriam — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:11:33 +0000

A listing of all the Sesame Street videos on YouTube. I use the ringing from this one on my phone. Baaah-RING.

going back to old school

Miriam — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:21:05 +0000

I’ve got errands to run today, and having found these clips of R.E.M. on Letterman c. 1983,* I’m feeling a little nostalgic and thought I’d whip together a 120 Minutes (Kevin Seal-era) highlight playlist. Whoops. For all the technological advances that allow me to do this with files on a computer instead of painstakingly sitting in front of a turntable with artful use of pause/play/record, you can still only fit seventy paltry minutes of music on a regular CD. Which, really, totally sucks. Our CD changer is in the trunk (tape up front! easy!), and it’s really pathetic to make multiple CDs that aren’t really all that rewriteable and are much more fragile. SO: I am going to pick up some beautiful magnetic tape that fits a good TWO HOURS of music on it (120 minutes, get it?!), and make some real mixes. And I’m going to stop at the mall and pick up some Obsession to make the fun complete. Today’s (short!) playlist in the comments.
*Thanks, Quiddity!!

Liza with a ‘Z’ – airing April 1

Miriam — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:31:09 +0000

Liza with a ‘Z’ has been found, restored, and it’s airing April 1 on Showtime! Bob Fosse’s lost “sixth film” was a one-shot deal with eight cameras on live television, and from the clips I’ve seen and the three(?) Emmys it won and by all accounts, is absolutely spectacular. I’m setting my TiV…..OH SHIT we don’t get Showtime. Note to self, call the satellite company. I hope this is released on DVD afterwards.
UPDATE: It’s available April 4. I don’t know why it didn’t show up when I searched earlier.

You make a dead man.. what?

Miriam — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:58:42 +0000

Hrm, there seems to be a problem with the audio on tonight’s Superbowl half-time show. Didn’t quite catch what Mick was singing there, it was like the signal mysteriously dropped out. I wonder what’s up with that. Hunh.

Wha’ Happen?!

Miriam — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:18:11 +0000

Speaking of “wha happen?!,” this Ask MetaFilter thread answered the question of what Fred Willard was referencing in A Mighty Wind.

I would like to see her try to take on Zod

Miriam — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:35:44 +0000

A probing analysis of Gwen Stefaniâ€™s â€˜Hollaback Girlâ€™:

Gwen is apparently the captain of the cheerleader squad; she is the girl who â€œhollasâ€? the chants, not one of the girls who simply â€œhollasâ€? them back. Given that the squad is preparing to beat somebody up on Gwenâ€™s behalf, sheâ€™s picked a strange time to remind them that she is their leader and they are her sheep-like followers. Gwen obviously rules her squad with an iron fist.

First we take the Beer Barrell

Miriam — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:19:13 +0000

I’ve got my iPod on shuffle, and DJ Lil’ Whitey seems to be very fond of Leonard Cohen, and polka.

bitter heart

Miriam — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:06:17 +0000

More than you ever wanted to know about Seona Dancing, Ricky Gervais’ band from the ’80s. We’ve been watching The Office and Extras, and they’re both brilliant.

Pop Six Squish Un-uh Lipschitz

Miriam — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:14:15 +0000

Yay! We were still able to get top-drawer seats for Chicago. I’m listening to the soundtrack (yes, again) and every time I hear it, I catch some nuance I hadn’t picked up before. Kander + Ebb, they’s brilliant.

wierd singing guy

Miriam — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:44:39 +0000

My brother sent me this wierd singing guy. My ears!

Lonely Rolling Star

Miriam — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:07:21 +0000

The Katamari Damacy music is so sweet and catchy, I listen to it all the time — and need to find some more like it. Here are the lyrics to Lonely Rolling Star, and here is a long review of the upcoming sequel, We Love Katamari. Kawaaaiiiiiiii!

and all that jazz

Miriam — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:51:29 +0000

In case you, like I, have been listening to the Chicago soundtrack again and again, and suddenly wondered, “what the hell is up with rouging your knees?,” wonder no more:

Women, celebrating such liberties as the right to voteâ€¦, were now more daring than ever before. It was considered fun to smoke, visit speakeasies, wear makeup, swear, and otherwise shock conventional thinkers. In 1927 when short skirts were all the rage; young women strove to show off their knees with increasing abandon. Many girls even rolled down their stockings and painted rouge on their knees in an effort to emulate a â€œnaughty schoolgirlâ€? look.

Courtesy of Greengrl and Google!

Speaking of Roxie Hart, it’s waaaaaay quiet in cubeland this week – so while I’m on a musical jag I can dance along in my chair to Sandy and Danny and everyone else — and nobody can see. Rock on!