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Karlheinz Stockhausen "Helicopter String Quartet"

John Cage "4′33"

John Cage – Water Walk

Times Square Sound Sculpture by Max Neuhaus

sun ra – space is the place

SUN RA "Calling Planet Earth"

According to the Wikipedia article on Sun Ra his birthday is coming up on May 22. I hereby declare May 22 Sun Ra Day.

In spite of the name, this is not political. I typically name my songs after phrases that pop into my head when I’m making them.

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Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, died today at the age of 61.

My favorite Mitchell drum part is on “Fire”. His propulsive drumming on that song just makes it cook.

Yes, I’m a sicko, so sue me. The latest from the HipNerd Audio Labs:
My Hard Disk Drive is Full

From the HipNerd audio lab:
Rubbing Your Head

I created a smart playlist to search for songs containing certain words or phrases in their titles. Then I just edit the playlist to get a different set of songs.

Search: gun

Don’t Take Your Guns to Town — Johnny Cash

Gun — Lonesome Pie

Lonesome Pie was a band that hip friend, Hog Beatty, was in for a while. They had some great pop-rock tunes. Gun was one written by the bassist, and has a reference to the Carpenters song below.

The Guns of Brixton — The Clash

The Wikipedia entry for Brixton has this to say about this song:

The 1979 song “The Guns of Brixton” by The Clash deals with law enforcement violence in Brixton. Written by Paul Simonon, who grew up in Brixton, it had a reggae influence and showed the reggae roots of both Brixton and Paul Simonon’s musical background.

Peter Gunn — Henry Mancini

This version is the original from the TV show. The Emmerson, Lake & Palmer version is also awesome.

We’ve Only Just Begun (1991 Remix) — Carpenters
 

Search: freedom

Freedom Jazz Dance — Eddie Jefferson

If you heard Eddie Harris’ tune, Freedom Jazz Dance, in the original, and someone said to you, “Put lyrics to that,” you’d probably think they were insane. Even more insanely, Jefferson’s tackled Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew.

Freedom Never Cries — Five For Fighting

The Hip Wife turned me on to Five for Fighting: good, soulful music.

Freedom of Choice — Devo

The official tune of the 2008 Election. “Freedom of choice is what you got. Freedom from choice is what you want.” People want to be told who to vote for, which is why they watch Fox News.

Search: fly

Fly — Sugar Ray

Fly like an Eagle — The Neville Brothers

The Neville Brothers covering the Steve Miller hit. This is off a cool CD I picked up at Cost Plus (of all places), called Handful of Rhythms, which features interesting covers. There’s an Indian version of the Shaft theme by Isaac Hayes on this CD that is also really nice.

Learning To Fly — Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

The hip friend, Julia, is in the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tribute band, Petty Theft, as Benmont Wench.

Superfly — Curtis Mayfield