February 2012
2 posts
Oprah runs afoul of Nielsen by pumping OWN on... →
January 2012
10 posts
new awesome nightburger jam
Night Burger - “Conditioning Trench” by rtchamps
great quote from Rene Hell interview
EVR: Do you consciously not use a Moog or Arp because they are so fashionable in electronic music right now?
JW: No, I just don’t have access to one. I don’t consciously do that many things in general. You just work with what you have and that defines everyone. That’s when your character shows. I’ve seen dudes kill it with a plastic bag live. It’s because or their...
Top 11 Albums of 2011
Now that everyone should be tired of reading these lists, here are 11 good records/tapes/cds that came out in the last 365 days or so (in no particular order)
1. Matthewdavid - Outmind (Brainfeeder): a great collection of experimental beaty/sound collage stuff from the LA brainfeeder label. This album is half cruising LA in a mustang 2.0 convertible, half warped/inspired beats, making a really...
December 2011
11 posts
great moments in music #3
Where I End & You Begin by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
i remember sitting in music history class in college the first time i heard the ‘pastorale’ movement from beethoven’s 6th symphony. at the time, it seemed to be the first time that any composer had gotten off the compositional soap box and written something that expressed raw emotion. he used the orchestra to paint a...
SaraLee Pecan Coffee Cake
As a connoisseur of fine breakfast pastries all year long, I have always found that this time of the year, nobody does it like Sara Lee.
merry xmas
mangkind xmas 2011 by mangkind
November 2011
16 posts
mind over mirrors @ burlington
My Ania took some cool pictures of Mind Over Mirror’s set at burlington bar last saturday.
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (Chopped and...
the folks at 32ndnotes have decided to cease producing music in order to pursue careers putting weird shit on the internet. in the next few weeks we will be unveiling a series of videos, starting with this one today. the DJFX Looper on the roland sp-555 can really destroy some audio.
I LOVE BLOGS
- by space shuttle oprah
Berlusconi Takes One For The Team →
couch, sleep. wait what the hell? (with darl boone) by space shuttle oprah
as a fan of the new york times and of the idea that most people are incapable of understanding both sides of an argument (and sound like computers sputtering off their various talking points), i appreciate this video.
GHOSTFIRE
GHOSTFIRE by space shuttle oprah
October 2011
8 posts
Best Blueberry Scones
being that this blog has been retitled ‘the scone master’ as of a month or so ago, i find it appropriate to post my favorite scone recipe, from cooks illustrated. add raspberries if you want. if executed properly, this will be the best scone you’ve ever had.
(special note to all my british readers, this is an american version of the scone. this recipe should in no way be...
Sloppy/Dirty/Wet - SpaceShuttleOprah @ the hungry...
special thanks to vincent @ dreambait for recording and mixing this.
Sloppy/Dirty/Wet - spaceshuttleoprah @ the hungry brain by wes imel
#acoustic/electric @ambient #rudimentryelectronica #psychedelic_altermusic
i’m playing random assortments of noise and melody tomorrow at transistor @ 3819 n lincoln @4pm. here are some pictures.
September 2011
5 posts
after tonight’s show i will officially be changing my stage name to space shuttle oprah. here are some photos.