Posts Tagged ‘something’

Giving up the funk

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

The irrepressible George Clinton, likes to paint when he’s not making music. The old music, he says, is ripe for reintroduction to the age group that makes up much of his jam-happy audience these days. “I look around for people popping their fingers. If they ain’t popping their fingers in two or three bars, something’s wrong.”…

For his new album, “George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love,” out Tuesday, the bandleader enlisted the help of Carlos Santana, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and funky recluse Sly Stone to cover the kind of old-school jams the…

Weird intrument: The pocket Trumpet

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Worried you might be called on to do a jazz show when you’re out fishing? These crazy instruments are miniature trumpets made for portability. They play just like real trumpets and can cost as much as $1500.

There are a couple of companies that make good quality pocket trumpets for around the $500-$600 mark if you want something that actually works & sounds good. A company called Jupiter makes the 416BL (made in Taiwan) that sounds…

Metallica: Master of YouTube?

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Metallica, whose leaked album Death Magnetic is coming out on September 12, launched a promotion on YouTube today that features the band’s favorite covers of their songs that have been uploaded to the site. Drummer Lars Ulrich introduces their selections, apparently made over a two day period, in the video to the right.

Really Old FAN- You seemed to have missed my point, we all have to do something to make a living. What we may choose to do fulfills some need of ours. Some few people want to just survive, puttering around in the shadows, ignored by most…

How Shirley Manson was Cast in The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

With news and updates on the upcoming Terminator Salvation hitting the net between the first and second seasons of Foxs Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, fans of the show now have something to get excited about when Season 2 begins with singer and Garbage front-lady, Shirley Manson, in the cast for the premiere on Monday, September 8.

According to Friedman, landing Manson for the role of a CEO of a high-tech corporation was more personal than fans would expect. “I?ve known Shirley well for a couple of years and off and on for many years. She?s a friend of my…

Radio Exile mp3 Mixtape Vol. 7 Side A

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The latest round-up of Radio Exile’s favorite current mp3s. In this edition: Kings of Leon, Bat for Lashes, The Faint, Houseguest, Jem, Drones, The Hush Now, Soft Targets, and Her Space Holiday

Bat for Lashes [Myspace] - “A Forest” [mp3] Drones [Myspace] - “Baby Squared” [mp3] The Faint [Myspace] - “The Geeks Were Right (DIOYY Remix)” [mp3] Her Space Holiday…

Those Four Irresistible Strings

Monday, August 11th, 2008

There seems to be an international voraciousness for all things having to do with the ukulele.

“In darker times there is something appealingly light about it,” said Jim Beloff, who wrote “The Ukulele: A Visual History” and sells ukulele merchandise at fleamarketmusic.com. “There’s…

Interview with The Man Behind Audiobytes for Autobots

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

A new mashup album by Audiobytes for Autobots has taken the internet by storm. Released on May 18th, 2008, the new album entitled simply 2.0 is the brainchild of 21 year old Dashiell Driscoll. Recently, Jetcomxs head writer was lucky enough to chat with the man who has opened for artists such as Dead Prez and the RZA.

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Crystal Castles’ Creative Commons Controversy

Monday, May 19th, 2008

I wonder if Trent from NIN will kick them off the tour.

If people want more exact limitations placed on their creations, use the CC license as a jumping off point, and write in your own rules and create your own license. Look at the wording of a CC license; it really isn't all that hard. To say…

The Music Tax: Details Of The Plan They Don’t Want You

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Ummmm

The term racket comes from the Italian word ricatto (blackmail) and is also used as a pejorative term for legitimate businesses. Typically, this usage is based on the example of the “protection racket” and indicates…

The Ten Best Films of SXSW 2008

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

To celebrate our wonderful week in the heart of Texas, a week where the epicenter of the film world shifted some 1,400 miles to the east ? a place with great BBQ and even better people.

Everyone knows someone who is a little too into their video games. World of Warcraft, Everquest and Second Life, among others, have all drawn people into an online community where anyone can be who they want to be and, in many cases, be someone…