Category Archives: Music

Skatalite Lloyd Brevett Dies

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Well, this is sad: Jamaican double bassist Lloyd Brevett, whose band The Skatalites pioneered ska music and paved the way for reggae, has died at the age of 80… Former Jamaican Prime Minister and one-time Skatalites tour manager PJ Patterson … Continue reading →

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Some Music for You

Posted on January 22, 2011 by

I sound like this.
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Posted in Dogs, Humor, Music | 2 Comments

Heavy Metal Zebra Finches

Posted on March 13, 2010 by

Zebra finches with guitars!
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Posted in Aves, Humor, Music, WhatEVAH! | 1 Comment

GEBA GEBA Hey!

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

An efficient way to discover new gene families.
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Posted in Genomics, Microbiology, Microbiome, Music | 1 Comment

Lip Synching Is in the “National Interest”?

Posted on August 13, 2008 by

The Beijing Olympics has led to an increase in truthiness. Truth, not so much.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Music, WhatEVAH! | 9 Comments

The Best Musicians EVAH!: The Really Terrible Orchestra

Posted on March 14, 2008 by

It’s brilliant.
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Posted in Humor, Music | 3 Comments

Not Every Place Is for Sale

Posted on October 28, 2007 by

The MBTA has decided that government-sponsored noise pollution is a bad idea.
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Posted in Boston, Environment, Fucking Morons, Music | 3 Comments

MBTA Commercializes the Air and Emergency Preparedness

Posted on October 13, 2007 by

The government is supposed to protect us from noise pollution, not encourage it.
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Posted in Boston, Demonic Possession, Environment, Fucking Morons, Music, Urban Planning | 2 Comments

You Don’t Need a Fence to Protect Western Civilization

Posted on June 13, 2007 by

I’m not the only one bothered by Mudcat Saunders’ article about the Metropolitan Opera Wing of the Democratic Party; maha is too. That post is worth a read, but at the end of the post she makes a very good point about preserving culture.
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Posted in Conservatives, Funding, Immigration, Museums etc., Music, Taxes | 4 Comments

I Went to a Fight…

Posted on May 11, 2007 by

and a symphony broke out? Who starts a fight at the Boston Pops?
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Humor, Music | 3 Comments