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Archive of entries posted on December 2007

2007: Yet Another Year in Review

January A radical cleric said something stupid. Here’s Time Magazine’s December 11, 2006 Cover. Here’s some good advice. American political conservatism impedes the understanding of science A radical cleric said something stupid. Not surprisingly, a psychic was wrong about Shawn Hornbeck. Blecch! Here’s some more insane idiocy from Bill O’Reilly. Mmmm, SQL Coated Raisins. Is [...]

Friday Random Ten: 2007-12-28


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. Can’t Buy Me LoveThe BeatlesAnthology 1 [Disc 2]Rock
2. Blind FaithDream TheaterSix Degrees Of Inner TurbulenceMetal
3. LuminaJoan OsborneRelishRock
4. AdiaSarah McLachlanSurfacingRock
5. AerialKate BushAerial: A Sky of HoneyAlternative & Punk
6. ShawneeEd ShaughnessyBurning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy RichJazz
7. EvenstarLondon Philharmonic Orchestra & London Voices Feat. Isabel BayrakdarianThe Lord Of The Rings: The Two TowersSoundtrack
8. When He’s Not AroundThe CorrsTalk On Corners (Special Edition)Pop
9. Red AlertJerry GoldsmithStar Trek: First ContactSoundtrack
10. Valley Winter SongFountains Of WayneWelcome Interstate ManagersAlternative & Punk

sci-fi geek

(via Pharyngula) I received 86 credits on The Sci Fi Sounds QuizHow much of a Sci-Fi geek are you? Take the Sci-Fi Movie Quiz

Friday Random Ten: 2007-12-21


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. Christmas with the DevilSpinal TapThis is Spinal TapSoundtrack
2. Mr. MoonlightThe BeatlesAnthology 1 [Disc 2]Rock
3. Endless Dream: Silent SpringYesTalkRock
4. That Voice AgainPeter GabrielSoRock
5. Little WingThe Corrs Feat. Ron WoodVH1 Presents the Corrs Live in DublinPop
6. Broken Hearts Are For AssholesFrank ZappaSheik YerboutiAlternative & Punk
7. I’m FreeThe WhoTommyRock
8. To Turn You OnRoxy MusicAvalonAlternative & Punk
9. DisappearDream TheaterLive At Budokan [Disc 3]Metal
10. Turn Of The CenturyYesGoing For The OneRock

Feel the Joementum

Friday Random Ten: 2007-12-14


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. I Will Never Be The SameMelissa EtheridgeYes I AmRock
2. Misty Mountain HopLed ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IVRock
3. WeightlessThomas DolbyThe Golden Age Of WirelessAlternative & Punk
4. You Not MeDream TheaterFalling Into InfinityMetal
5. FactoryWall Of VoodooCall Of The WestAlternative & Punk
6. One Last TimeDream TheaterMetropolis Part 2: Scenes from a MemoryMetal
7. Yours And MineFountains Of WayneWelcome Interstate ManagersAlternative & Punk
8. Long Tall SallyThe BeatlesAnthology 1 [Disc 2]Rock
9. Black & WhiteSarah McLachlanSurfacingRock
10. I Can’t Quit You BabyLed ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IRock

Man caught anthrax from drum skin

(via email) Man caught anthrax from drum skin An inquiry into a man’s death from anthrax has concluded that “on balance of probabilities” he contracted it from playing or handling West African drums. Synthetic drum heads may not be such a bad idea…

Toxic Pig Brain Mist

(from the random thoughts on a Friday afternoon dept.)

Yet another name for the band: Toxic Pig Brain Mist

Other band names:

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Friday Random Ten: 2007-12-07


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. Rio GreyhoundStan RidgwayThe Big HeatRock
2. Bright Future In SalesFountains Of WayneWelcome Interstate ManagersAlternative & Punk
3. On The Silent Wings Of FreedomYesTormatoRock
4. Fighting for My LoveNil LaraScrubsSoundtrack
5. My Brain Is Like A SieveThomas DolbyAliens Ate My BuickAlternative & Punk
6. Commercial BreakupThomas DolbyThe Golden Age Of WirelessAlternative & Punk
7. Garden WallDave WecklMaster PlanJazz
8. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake BreakfastFrank ZappaApostrophe (‘)Alternative & Punk
9. The Song Of SolomonKate BushThe Red ShoesAlternative & Punk
10. Beyound This LifeDream TheaterMetropolis Part 2: Scenes from a MemoryMetal