Random Music News for Tuesday, May 24, 2016
On a plane all day flying back from Asia. This will be the longest I’ve been offline in months, which makes me anxious. Is that wrong? Good thing I finished up filing music
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What If HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey Sounded Like Siri?
Douglas Rain’s deadpan delivery as the voice of the wonky and murderous HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey still creeps me out. Ever wonder what the effect might have been had Siri
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If Smartphones Existed in 1846, Siri Would Have Looked Like This
Tell me this isn’t creepy. That’s Euphonia, a text-to-speech invention that debuted in London by inventor Joseph Hall in 1846. For a shilling, Londoners were allowed to see and hear a machine that
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, February 13, 2016
Today’s the day I try to figure out all the ways my wife will say that I disappointed her on Valentine’s Day. Forewarned is forewarned, you know? And now, the music news. Check
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, February 8, 2016
Aren’t we due for a long weekend soon? HURRY UP! And now, the music news. Check out this very early Guns ‘N Roses documentary. (Via Michael) The Monkees are back with a 50th
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, December 6, 2015
Today’s music news report comes from the NE Caribbean Command Centre where a listening post has been set up. It’s working very well. Adele sold 1.11 million copies of 25 in its second
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The Radio Commercial That Turns Off Your iPhone
Check out this new Siri safety message from Toyota. When I played it in my office over my computer, my iPhone went right to airplane mode. https://youtu.be/r9Ulrt0oCgA
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Geeks&Beats Podcasts, Episode 95: Batteries Not Excluded
Let’s give Michael props for coming up with the title of this week’s episode. I had to think about it for a bit. I think he meant it as a tribute to my
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This Vibrator That Can Be Set to “Classical,” “Reggae,” “Rumba” and “Techno”
The things I get in my inbox… LELO, the world’s leading luxury sex toy brand, has just released a sound responsive sex toy that vibrates in time to music, but can also be
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Apple’s Siri Can Rap Better Than You
This is a production of Skeewiff, a London-based production duo. They uploaded a remix of Young MC’s “Know How” that features Siri. (Via The Guardian) [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177979786″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
Read MoreRandom Music News for Thursday, October 9, 2014
I finally get to home today after almost two weeks on the road. I hope my dogs recognize me. If you like brass bands, check out these 13 covers that rival the originals.
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