City Journal Autumn 2003 | Richard Rodgers: Enigma Variations by Stefan Kanfer

Long Richard Rogers story, another absurdly talented song writer. City Journal

New Scientist

Interview with the man who writes the songs that make the whole world sing... New Scientist

Entertainment News - Bittersweet end for LOTR composer

Interview with the composer for the LOTR film. NZ Heralmd

Nuclear Explosions

Map of nuclear explosions 1945-1998Nuclear Explosions
USA = 1039; rest of the world 1012.

Britten Sinfonia: Concert programme: Art of Fugue

Went to this concert last night: Art of Fugue. Kind of interesting. Andy Sheppard was amazing, and Moondog's music will need following up. Britten Sinfonia

Florence

Lia is the partner of one of my friends. Pics of the paintings she's showing in the Florence Biennale. Florence

Guardian Unlimited Film |

LOTR ROTK quizz...I only got 9 out of 10... I must be slipping! Guardian

New Scientist

Software puts world-class soul singers on tap. Vocal 'fonts'. New Scientist

Entertainment News - Rock's 'lads' grow up

The other famous Finn boy... Liam. NZ Herald

Bach, the Baroque, and Beyond

Interesting online music composition/analysis lessons. Bach, the Baroque, and Beyond

Bored At Work

The name says it all. Bored At Work

classical music - andante - wittgenstein's music -- all four bars of it -- offers a new window onto his work and influence

wittgenstein's music -- all four bars of it -- offers a new window onto his work and influenceAndante (via Arts and Letters)

Isorhythm Game

Isorhythm Game. Make up your own isorhythms, as used by Messiaen in Quartet for the End of Time. londonsinfonietta.org.uk

Table of Contents: July 2003 Volume 6 Number 7

Full text of those Nature articles on music and language. Nature

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Ideas / Songs of ourselves

Songs of ourselves : New research suggests that we like music that sounds just like usBoston.com

ScienceDaily Magazine: Your Source For The Latest Research News

Bullied Children At Risk Of Depression, Antisocial Behavior - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Sci Daily

Berklee Shares: free music lessons, mp3, quicktime and pdf files download

Free music lessons, mp3, quicktime and pdf files download. Berklee College of Music

New Scientist

Interview with Antonio Damasio. New Scientist

Zappa

Arthur Barrow (Bass Player) on life with Zappa. Barrow

tony visconti.

Tony Visconti, producer of the new Finn album, raps about working with the Finn Bros. Nice. tony visconti.

Messaien Quatour

Messiaen's Quartet for the end of time - my current musical obsession. Messaien Quatour

CSICOP On-line: Scientifically Investigating Paranormal and Fringe Science Claims

Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal . Scientifically Investigating Paranormal and Fringe Science ClaimsCSICOP On-line
Haven't read much of it, but it looks like a goldmine!

svt.se - Video

Swedes, surfing, in the Baltic, in winter, it's snowing... fucking hell! svt.se - Video look for the link that says "Surf SM 2003" (needs quicktime)

Schwarzenegger.com

Don't know why this came up, but once I'd found it, there was a certain morbid fascination... Schwarzenegger.com

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | German crowned world beard champion

Follow up to earlier blog about beards...German crowned world beard champion. BBC