Harry Schwartz Eats the World » music http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world Figuratively. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:17:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Radiohead Needs More Ukelele http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/radiohead-needs-more-ukelele http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/radiohead-needs-more-ukelele#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:44:03 +0000 Harry http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/?p=1598 ap-ukulele
Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls fame) will shortly be releasing Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele, a more-or-less self-describing EP. She’s made her cover of Idioteque available for your online listening delectation.

]]> http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/radiohead-needs-more-ukelele/feed 0 Rachmaninoff on Mars http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/rachmaninoff-on-mars http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/rachmaninoff-on-mars#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 21:41:04 +0000 Harry http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/?p=1468 rachmaninoff-and-bowie

Apparently David Bowie based the theme of Life on Mars? on the second movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. My head exploded.

Compare for yourself:

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This is something I’ve dreamed about for years. I never thought it would actually exist.

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This robot is playing Patsy Cline’s Crazy on a theremin.

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And that’s what a frozen lake sounds like.

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Did you see this collection of bands playing impromptu public performances? Quite a few good indie bands make appearances: Phoenix, Yo La Tengo, Fleet Foxes, Sigur Rós, The Walkmen, and so on. Produced/organized by la Blogotheque.

On the subject of Lisztomania:

After 1842 “Lisztomania” swept across Europe. The reception Liszt enjoyed as a result can only be described as hysterical. Women fought over his silk handkerchiefs and velvet gloves, which they ripped to shreds as souvenirs. Helping fuel this atmosphere was the artist’s mesmeric personality and stage presence. Many witnesses later testified that Liszt’s playing raised the mood of audiences to a level of mystical ecstasy.

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To quote:

An Italian singer wrote this song with gibberish to sound like English. If you’ve ever wondered what other people think Americans sound like, this is it.

No comment on the music, but the imitation’s spot-on. OLL RAIGTH!

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What would the sky look like if Earth had rings like Saturn? Pretty darn neat, especially near the equator:

Quito with rings

Alternately, for those who don’t care about conjectural astronomy, enjoy Barbara Bonney’s lovely rendition of Ave Maria.

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Nice find, [bb-blog]!

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I just cannot tell you how much I love this Carl Sagan remix. Stephen Hawking has a cameo, too.

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