It’s been 75 years since the comrades of the once (and future) Manor Farm first took up the anthem “Beasts of England” and surprised themselves by routing out the tyrant farmer, Mr. Jones, from his holdings. Seventy-five years since the seemingly inalterable tenets of Animalism were scrawled in white paint on the side of the…
via We’re Still Living in the World That Inspired Animal Farm—75 Years Later — TIME
California sizzled to a triple-digit temperature so hot that meteorologists need to verify it as a planet-wide high mark. Death Valley recorded a scorching 130 degrees (54.4 degrees Celsius) Sunday, which if the sensors and other conditions check out, would be the hottest Earth has been in more than 89 years and the third-warmest ever…
via Death Valley’s Brutal 130 Degree Temperature May Be a Record High If Verified — TIME
Four-track recording became de rigueur around 1964. With each subsequent bump in technology, the process of making a record became both potentially more complex and, consequently, more time consuming and costly. In 1971, Beatles producer George Martin said: I cannot see the need for any more than sixteen tracks for recording. In building our new […]
via Technology in music series; (part 3) from one mic to 128 tracks (III) — Music Matters
With infection rates going up, our children about to head back to school, and the economy the lowest it’s ever been, it’s easy to worry. What are you worrying about today? To worry means to allow something to revolve in your mind over and over again until it stresses you out. God doesn’t want you…
Stockholm, Sweden’s best kept secret Normandie have today released the stunning single/video ‘Jericho’ (via Easy Life) – the band’s first new music in 2 years since the ‘White Flag’ album which celebrates over 24 Million Global streams to date. We all have our secrets. Whether we’re ready to face them or not, each and every…
via Normandie release new song & video for ‘Jericho’ — Music Junkie Press
Coffee … beer … I’m here for it.
via Beer Review: Kentucky Coffee Barrel Stout — Brett Milam: Milam’s Musings
The Line 6 Spider series has evolved quite a lot over the years. The latest generation, Spider V, comes in V and V MkII models. I own the Spider V 120. Anything smaller than the 120 sounds great and functions primarily as a great practice amp. The Spider V 20 is perfect for students and……
(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York, the president said in a statement. He was 71. The president visited his brother at a New York City hospital on…
via President Trump’s Brother, Robert Trump, Dies at 71 — TIME
Featuring a host of collaborators, including Equiknoxx’s Gavsborg and Shanique Marie, as well as tabla player Vikaash Sankadecha. Swing Ting mastermind Balraj Samrai has teamed up with Asian Dub Foundation’s Pandit G to respond to life in the COVID-19 era and the impact the pandemic has had on Black, Asian, Indigenous and Ethnic Minority groups.…
via Swing Ting’s Balraj Samrai responds to life in the COVID-19 era — FACT Magazine
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