…but I’m right!
I’m not sure if RT Cunningham cause this or not, but I’ve been a bit more keen to music videos on YouTube. I have rediscovered a few gems from “America’s Got Talent” winner Bianca Ryan. Damn, that girl’s got pipes!
Damn! She’s 11 years old! What’s she goung to be capable of at 20?
A while after I won my Sony NW-E403, I discovered podcasts. I hadn’t really downloaded and listened to very many of them, though. My usual internet downloads would be the weekly show from UnwelcomeGuests.net and Jeremy’s LQRadio podcast. I began to sporadically add to these, occasionally having to convert some of the low bitrate files to play on the Sony. After getting the Creative Muvo V100, that I referred to here, with its 1GB capacity and expanded file playability, I began to search around for other podcasts to listen to regularly.
It turns out that I may listen all week without hearing any music now! So, for those who have been interested in trying out this thing called Linux but need a bit more reinforcement, some of these podcasts might be useful to you. There are more out there, but I’m just getting into the swing of things.
Here’s the list:
I hope that someone finds this to be useful. I founhd all of these by googling the term “Linux Podcast” and checking the results. Podcast Alley is a great place to get lost, as is the Lottalinuxlinks page.
Its the first commercial break after Dave Letterman introduced Regis Philbin on his show. They exchange a bit of banter and the conversation has turned to Dave’s socks. Apparently, Regis is impressed with Dave’s choice of expensive knee-length socks that he’s got his own pair.
Leave it to those two cuckoos to hike up their pant legs and compare. This is where the subtle musical humor comes in. I don’t know how many people got this, but Paul gets the band to start playing “Back in Black.” That’s just too rich! I got it, Paul. You are a true master.
I was browsing the extensive list of Shoutcast stations in the playlist finder of Amarok and I found a gem of a station for anyone who likes the heavier “Classic Rock” artists, like Pink Floyd, Jimmi Hendrix, The Doors, Jethro Tull, etc.
If you like this stuff too, head on over to 181.fm and tune in to The Arrow, or find the stream on Shoutcast’s site, or get it in your player, or Streamtuner, etc. Its the goods. Its streaming in at a high enough bit rate that it sounds good, but not too fast to clog up our 1M connection (I try not to hog all the bandwidth from Ange).
Not the phrase. The band. After hearing the song “Pain” on a commercial for the show “Criminal Minds“, I paid a closer attention to this band. I then realized that I had heard other songs from this band on the radio lately and I liked them. Like a lot of bands produced by Jive Records, this one has an edge. Their music is formulaic, which makes them marketable, but its edgy enough that you’ll want to listen for at least a while.
This is the band that I like the most for the moment (although I’ve got a thing for Marilyn Manson’s stuff right now too). Don’t worry, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Aguliera, SRV, and Black Sabbath are still in the mix as well.
This looks a tad on the tough side to
choose. I’ve just seen Delana do serious justice to a rather difficult to top “Roxanne” by The Police. I loved her version. I’m not so keen on her song, “Super Soul”, but she carries it off well. Lucas showed his stuff well. He still has a way about him that’s quite captivating. I just don’t know if its a Supernova thing. Toby was a class act as usual (I missed the beginning). What can we expect tomorrow? Magni
performed a great rendition of a classic Deep Purple tune, but 
his original, at least in English, is very “top 40″. I don’t know, man. I think that its going to be Toby, if everyone goes with talent and the ability to mesh with the band.
It was interesting how well everyone sang together with Delana, don’t you think?
thanks to Rockstar - Supernova for the pics. I promise to not try and make money off this post.
Back in the ’80s, there was a slick and sexy new show called Miami Vice. It starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. It was popular, I think, partly because of Reagan’s renewed attempt at the US “War on Drugs“. Having a TV show about the guys that take out the big bad drug lords was a popular choice and it worked. Millions tuned in to watch Sonny and Rico drive their sexy new Ferrari Testarossa around the Miami area and beat some bad guys. They started a whole bad craze of men wearing a light but boxy blazer over a T-shirt, and sales of deck (or boat) shoes skyrocketed. This was likely the biggest fashion shift for men in years (face it, we aren’t usually as stylish as women).
That was in the good ‘ole days, when the USSR was breaking up 
and nuclear bombs started to be distributed around the globe. This is now. This is the time when really bad nostalgia movies are made. Now, I did like the Starski and Hutch movie, but it was well done. Miami Vice was not. There are a few opinions to the contrary, but I doubt if these people have enough brain cells for basic bodily function. Its too bad, too, as I, along with many others who remember the TV series fondly were looking forward to seeing it. One would think that with actors of the caliber that Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrrell are, this movie wouldn’t stand a chance of being bad. Bit, it was. “Why am I bashing this fine movie?”, you ask. Its because this movie almost was good, but it fell short. There were too many dark scenes, and I hate movies that never see light, unless they’re about creatures in a tunnel. The subject material was presented in a much more gritty and realistic way than in the TV series. I don’t think that this was a good thing. I bet that many people brought their kids to see the show and were disappointed that it was so graphic. But, the thing that clinched it for me, was how one had to pay attention so closely to keep up on what was going on. If the plot wasn’t so dependant on detail, then the movie would have been ten times as entertaining. If this movie were to be rated on a scale of 1 to 10, then I’d have to give it a 4. Sorry, guys, but this movie didn’t even remotely feel like Miami Vice.
R.C.A.F
