Music is Math
You might not know it from reading this blog, but I’m very intrigued in the overlap of science and arts. While on the surface they seem to be completely unrelated, in practice logic and creativity tend combine together in both areas. In my mind, Einstein’s theories are artistic just like Picasso’s paintings are scientific. Neither are about randomly creating something out of intuition, nor are they solely focused on following an algorithm to success. […]
Werewolves of the T
While waiting for a green line train at the Park Street MBTA station, a familiar tune rang through the air. Walking to the source made me realize it was the 1978 Zevon hit song Werewolves of London. For some strange reason, sometimes, when I’m biking around the city, high on adrenaline and endorphins, I like […]
Everyday by Carly Comando
Check out this music video by Carly Comando for the song Everyday. Many of you NBA fans probably know the song from all those The NBA: Where Amazing Happens commercials. It’s very chilling and powerful. Wicked epic song. Makes sense the NBA would use it because it makes me want to walk around doing epic […]
Beautiful Global Collaborative Covers by Street Musicians
Be prepared for it to get real dusty wherever you are. I logged into my facebook account earlier and saw a shared video link from Mona. Since she usually shares awesome links I clicked through and was blown away. The link was to a Gizmodo post titled Best Video I’ve Seen Today Will Make You […]
Music for your Friday: Trilok Gurtu & Living Legends
So I was listening to a random stream of music in my iTunes when some funky percussion music starts blaring through my headphones. A quick glance to iTunes reveals the name of the artist as Trilok Gurtu. I didn’t even know I had any of his songs but am glad I do (the perils of […]
Ronald Jenkees Throwing Fire
Long time readers here will know of my huge fondness for Mr. Ronald Jenkees and his crazy beats. Well Ronald has uploaded a new video to youtube entitled “Throwing Fire”. Check out the song below: For more Ronald Jenkees beats, make sure to pick up his debut album from Amazon.com for only $8.99! So far […]
My Top Five Most Played Artists in iTunes
So I was just taking a look at my iLike’s most played artists chart and thought it’d make for an interesting post. So, without further ado here are my top ten most played artists according to iLike.com (keep in mind, these charts don’t take into account music I play on my iPhone or otherwise). The […]
Not Too Much Fun: A Review of the Ronald Jenkees Debut Album
As promised in last night’s post, here’s a more in-depth review of Ronald Jenkees self-titled debut album. Derty The album starts out with one of my favorite songs, which is a great song all unto itself, but gets extra points for introducing Bill Simmons’s podcast. It’s been a lot of fun watching this song progress […]