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Friday 28 March 2008

Keith Richards: Icon

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Calling all Rolling Stones fans!
I’m still champing at the bit to see Scorsese’s Stones movie, but I couldn’t ask for a better fix to hold me over than the incredible interview with Keith Richards currently available at GQ Online.
Now, listen, he’s no saint, but, if he was, he could still possibly be an icon, just […]

more Gonzo | more Music & Noise

Wednesday 27 February 2008

Once…more

By Gonzo | Music & Noise ~ Film & Movies ~ Theatre & TV

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If you’ve noticed my mini-review of the film Once in our right sidebar, you’ll know that I’m quite fond of it. I didn’t watch the Academy Awards, but I was happy to hear that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won the Oscar for best song.
And, as if the movie and the music hadn’t already […]

more Gonzo | more Music & Noise ∞ Film & Movies ∞ Theatre & TV

Thursday 17 January 2008

Video of the Day #38

By Gonzo | Music & Noise ~ Film & Movies ~ Video of the Day

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Given how intensely political it gets around here at Transcendental Floss, I regularly feel the need to post something utterly antithetical.
Without further ado: I will be counting the days until I’ll be able to watch this movie:

When things get rough, there’s always Rock & Roll.

more Gonzo | more Music & Noise ∞ Film & Movies ∞ Video of the Day

Wednesday 14 November 2007

Flow

By Gonzo | Music & Noise ~ Literature & Writing

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I’m a few chapters into Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, and while I continue to doubt that the credited author - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - is an actual person, for, surely, no real person could have such a thoroughly unpronounceable name, I am finding it a fascinating read.
Coincidentally, or perhaps not, I was just over […]

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Saturday 15 September 2007

Yeah, we had fun, but now we’re parents

By Gonzo | Music & Noise ~ Family & Friends

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Ok, so, tonight my 10-year old son listened to The Clash’s London Calling album for the first time, and, for me, this is a milestone deserving of some commentary.
Earlier, he said to me, “Dad, I’ve really got a lot of energy inside me that I want to get out, do you have any other really […]

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Monday 28 May 2007

Save Net Radio

By Gonzo | Music & Noise ~ Finance & Trade

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Please note the temporary ad atop the right sidebar, and consider clicking on it in order to learn about a very serious threat to net radio operators.
From SaveNetRadio.org:
Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!). If […]

more Gonzo | more Music & Noise ∞ Finance & Trade

Tuesday 13 March 2007

Song of the Day

By Gonzo | Music & Noise ~ Comedy & Jokes ~ Song of the Day

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Well, if I can’t write something philosophical, I might as well link to something worthwhile.
This guy, whoever he is, has nailed Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited sound and found the perfect vehicle, Dr. Seuss, for parodying Bob.
Have a listen!

more Gonzo | more Music & Noise ∞ Comedy & Jokes ∞ Song of the Day

FlossQuotes

And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words - yes, we can.

Barack Obama

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
What can I say? I'm a diehard Wilco fan. One of my earliest posts here at Transcendental Floss was in response to their previous record, and their latest, Sky Blue Sky, has captivated me just like everything they've ever done. Of course, it's been out for awhile and everyone's digested it and reviewed it to death, but still I can't keep my mouth shut about it. At this point, with their six albums sandwiching two Mermaid Avenue volumes of collaboration with Billy Bragg, I'd go so far as to compare their run of recordings to pretty much any of the great bands in history. Seriously, it's been one revelation, one evolution, one highly listenable album after another spanning twelve years! This latest offering continues to be drenched in references to their musical influences, and here the 1970s reign supreme. With nods ranging from Steely Dan to Led Zeppelin, this is a record that has that classic vinyl sound all over it.
— Gonzo

Loudon Wainwright III - A Live One
Here's a likely obscure one for many of you. Loudon, father of Rufus, was one of many post-Dylan singer-songwriters whom, if they didn't intentionally try to follow in Dylan's footsteps, ended up labeled as having done so during a surge of public interest in people who could simply sing songs and play an acoustic guitar. Loudon is a quirky writer and performer, and his songs range from very funny to shockingly raw and personal. I'm particularly fond of Clockwork Chartreuse, which plays around with a little of the old ultra-violence. If you watched as much M*A*S*H as I did when it was on, you might remember Loudon, who appeared as Captain Spalding, the singing surgeon, in three episodes in its third season.
— gonzo

Once
This low budget "musical" (I'll explain the quotes in a second) knocked me out and inspired me to quit my job, take off for Europe with my guitar, and spend the rest of my days busking, but then I remembered that I'm married and have a 10-year old son, both of whom I like an awful lot. Sigh. Anyway, Once has been labeled a musical only because songs are performed in the film from start to finish. But, the songs aren't obviously contextual, the actors don't just break into song to backing music coming from nowhere, and there are no dance numbers through the Dublin streets where it was filmed. The chemistry between the two leads is wonderfully sweet and funny, the music is at times lovely and tender, other times deliciously melodramatic and passionate.
— gonzo

Ode Magazine
Here's a twist, our first ever magazine recommendation in the Brain Candy department. With the tagline "To People - To Passion - To Possibilities", Ode is a breath of fresh air, good news for a change and lots of it. Articles are easily digestible without being dumbed down, and they regularly highlight ideas and people I later hear about via other media sources. Co-produced in The Netherlands and the U.S., there's a decidedly European feeling to the zine that I enjoy immensely. From science to spirituality, sustainability to the arts, I love getting my hit of optimism every issue. If you aren't a magazine reader, the Ode website offers a lot of the content from the magazine, as well as reader blogs and social networking interactivity.
— gonzo

Lick your chops and chip through the nuggets of past Floss Aid recommendations.
— floss aid

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Friday 28 March 2008

Keith Richards: Icon

Wednesday 27 February 2008

Once…more

Thursday 17 January 2008

Video of the Day #38

Wednesday 14 November 2007

Flow

Saturday 15 September 2007

Yeah, we had fun, but now we’re parents

Monday 28 May 2007

Save Net Radio

Tuesday 13 March 2007

Song of the Day

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