I know I said that the next post would be about chickens, but I have been caught up in writing a really long post for my other blog, "The College of Musical Knowledge" ( http://musicalknowledge.org/ ). I'm almost embarrassed how long it has taking me to write it, and I'm still not done! Since I try to alternate my posts (one here, then one there) and I knew the chicken post would take a little time to compile, I wanted to post something quick in the meantime. Here's another song that recently popped up on our iPod… [...]
Friend of DC9, local radio traffic reporter and emo scholar Eric Grubbs, checks in today with some encouraging news: Turns out, per his day job reporting on all the traffic goings-on in the Metroplex... Continue reading "So. That I-35 Construction? Ain't Happening After All!" >
Uh-oh.According to this state-run transportation site, all northbound traffic on I-35E between 9 p.m. on Thursday and 6 a.m. on Friday will be diverted off the highway, as construction workers will b... Continue reading "Road Rage Alert: Northbound I-35E to Be Closed Tomorrow at 9 p.m. for Repairs" >
My latest strategy for getting the kids off to school with the least amount of stress is to simply walk out the door, hop into the car, put on some music, open a book and wait for them to catch up. Saves me having to say (400 times): "will you please put on your X, pick your Y and get your A out the door". I had this one rolling when my 10-year old got in the car this morning and it stopped him dead in his tracks. He didn't say anything until the song was over then picked up [...]
Everytime I bike through crazy traffic on Walnut Street or Chestnut Street, the Affirmative Action Remix inexplicably pops into my head. EVERYTIME. I think the piano riff gets me pumped for riding between moving cars and running lights. You might actually remember The Firm from Phone Tap though. Big MTV hit back in the day. I used to look forward to the AWESOME video redeeming all of the shitty videos that preceded it. The Firm - Affirmative Action (Remix) | Zshare | YSI | [...]
I'm in the middle of a very heated Wii Sports Tennis tournament, waiting to learn the identity of my opponent. My Mii, named Ev. Ev., will be battling either Eat Me Out or Baby Eat for the...uh...championship. Of something. I haven't lost a single game in my two preliminary matches, so I'm pretty sure I'm the favorite to win. I think the current Vegas line on Ev. Ev. vs. Baby Eat is -220, and the line on Ev. Ev. vs. Eat Me Out is -150. After this paragraph, I'll tell you who won... I bet Baby Eat 3-1. [...]
MMTPCT : MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER #8 So I've had this feeling that I've been posting a bit too fast, especially that our traffic has been boosting like there's no tomorrow. I decided that I wanted to give you guys the chance to cruise around and give everything I post a good listen, because it's worth it, and after a week-long hiatus for this part of our blog, MMTPCT is BACK with it's 9th edition of remixes. Have a blasted weekend and see you Monday with a nice lil' surprise... [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Traffic - Light Up or Leave Me Alone [Santa Monica '72]
....but if you hate this, that's like hating your dad. Or at least, my dad. Cream-Sunshine of Your Love. Clapton is not the singer, that's the bassist. This is Traffic doing "Freedom Rider" live in Santa Monica 1972:
Traffic - Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory (1973)
Ah, December. The final month of the year. It contains the festival of Hanukkah, sometimes! For journalists - and to a lesser extent their retarded cousins, bloggers - December is a time for looking back over the events of the last three-hundred-thirty-plus days. Across all forms of media, the next four weeks will be filled with cloying fits of nostalgia, hindsight-enriched wistfulness, and even some good-old-fashioned navel-gazing. Please stay tuned to Swan Fungus each Fridays as we conclude each week with a new Year-End list. If you are a regular reader you will recall that I like to end each [...]
Last year about this time I posted a few songs about giving thanks; this year, I was so appreciative for the wave of support which followed my call for patronage that I jumped the gun, posting my favorite coversongs of thanksgiving in celebration of you, my beloved readers. Sharing those songs just a few weeks early was worth doing, though it preempts the obvious set of thankful songs and blessings. But this, too, is a gift. For it allows us an opportunity to delve a bit deeper [...]
Sorry, Red Sox fans. At least you made it further than the Yankees did this year...Now, please enjoy this Sunday mix tape. Wait, before we begin, I want to take a moment to recognize Swan Fungus reader Bennett for his amazing attempt at trickery. After making a generous donation to the website, he was the proud recipient of one of my now-infamous "Thank You" care packages. His parcel included a mask, some weird little trinkets, a Rod Stewart backstage pass from a '70s or '80s tour (I don't remember which), and -- best of all -- a really [...]
Sorry, Red Sox fans. At least you made it further than the Yankees did this year...Now, please enjoy this Sunday mix tape. Wait, before we begin, I want to take a moment to recognize Swan Fungus reader Bennett for his amazing attempt at trickery. After making a generous donation to the website, he was the proud recipient of one of my now-infamous "Thank You" care packages. His parcel included a mask, some weird little trinkets, a Rod Stewart backstage pass from a '70s or '80s tour (I don't remember which), and -- best of all -- a really [...]
Traffic: Shootout At The Fantasy Factory Featuring the all-universe rhythm section of Roger Hawkins (drums), David Hood (bass), and Rebop. If the lengthy guitar solo isn't to your taste, you can just focus on what David Hood is playing during that part. Recorded at Strawberry Hill Studios, Jamaica
It was, oh, two and a half years ago now, that we heard last from Dallasite Eric Grubbs about that status of his book Post: An Anthology of American Post-Hardcore, 1985-2007 . Well, now comes this news: Grubbs, who spends the bulk of his time broadcasting area traffic reports for a couple radio stations around town, has finally finished--and published-- Post , a full four-and-a-half years after he started writing it in March of 2004. "Why it took so long to come out was for various reasons," Grubbs says. "Lots [...]
The 3th September session of finest sounds!!! Format: Digital Download Mixed: 20 Sept 2008 Genre: Electronic Style: Tech House, Minimal, Minimal House Bitrate: 320 kbps Rar-File: 172 MB Including: 1-mp3, 1-cue, 1-jpg Tracklist: 01 - Eric Kraffman & Alvaro Garfunk-Lost in Traffic 02 - Audio Bullys-Flickery Vision (Extended Mix) 03 - Mario Impellizzeri-Eleganter Spielraum 04 - Esse-Robots Can Feel 05 - Sierra Sam And Marcus Vector-Jump Rope 06 - [...]
SomaCow Media is proud to present SomaCow , brought to you in this hour by The Sports Buzz . You can catch them live every Sunday from 6-8 PM. In this hour we took a break from having Hurricanes here in Florida to point and laugh at the people of Ike-besotten Texas, we discussed the use of red-light cameras at intersections, and we struggled to determine if Lock-Ins cause Teen Pregnancy. Look. I don't want to get a bunch of mail [...]
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Monday Music – 28 May 2012
Bison - Quill
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