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Lyrics Of The Week
Regina Spektor is like the new torcher for the Lilith ladies. More playful than Tori Amos, less miserable than Fiona Apple, she's a great vocalist/lyricist who can also write nice offbeat song, with a certain amount of eccentricity in the music. Each song of her is a little well-written story. Her new album 'Begin To Hope' is a piece of devoting, piano-oriented work, and here's one of my favorite songs of this year.
It feels a little worse
Than when we drove our hearse
Right through that screaming crowd
While laughing up a storm
Until we were just bone
Until it got so warm
That none of us could sleep
And all the styrofoam
Began to melt away
We tried to find some worms
To aid in the decay
But none of them were home
Inside their catacomb
A million ancient bees
Began to sting our knees
While we were on our knees
Praying that disease
Would leave the ones we love
And never come again
We heard November Rain
That solo's really long
But it's a pretty song
We listened to it twice
'Cause the DJ was asleep
You're young until you're not
You love until you don't
You try until you can't
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath
No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you like
And try to love the things you took
And then you take that love you made
And stick it into some
Someone else's heart
Pumping someone else's blood
And walking arm in arm
You hope it don't get harmed
But even if it does
You'll just do it all again
And on the radio
You'll hear November Rain
That solo's awful long
But it's a good refrain
You listen to it twice
'Cause the DJ is asleep
(oh oh oh)
On the radio - uh oh
Bonus: download an mp3 of the song.
Download: Regina Spektor - On The Radio
Download This!
The Veronicas/ When It All Falls Apart
This song was released as single in Australia a few months ago, but it still didn't receive the recognition it deserves in the US. These two Aussie twins can sing for real, and this is an infectiously catchy, well-crafted song in Kelly Clarkson pop-rock standards. So the lyrics is about teenage angst,but I think it's got a broader appeal than to the TRL audience. If you love pop music and haven't heard this song yet, you're missing quite a lot. I recommend you to check this out.
Download: The Veronicas - When It All Falls Apart
The Cardigans/ Communication
I just hate it whenever anyone refers to The Cardigans as a one-hit-wonder. That person clearly doesn't love music enough. They make great music before and after 'Lovefool', people. This is one melancholy, achingly beautiful song from their 2003 album 'Long Gone Before Daylight'. The song's about not knowing how to connect to the person you're deeply feeling for and thinking of giving up. The acoustic, just-enough arrangements, and Nina Persson's heartfelt vocals just bring the charisma to the balladry, tearjerking song.
Download: The Cardigans - Communication
Music Video Of The Week
Gnarls Barkley/ Smiley Faces
Concept: Does Gnarls Barkley exist? So they digitally added Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo into footages of the most glorious moments in music history. Cool idea, indeed. It's like watching some deep dark secrets unveiled on a Discovery documentary. With extremely cool backing music. The way describes it may make it sound not very interesting, but it is. Just watch.
Download: Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces Music Video (MOV format)
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Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado Get Acoustic!
I planned to do this, but Zappin' It To Ya was faster than me, so I figured why should I upload all over again while it's already there?
Anyway, the acoustic version of 'SexyBack' was recorded for his BBC Radio 1 sessions. The acoustic version of 'Promiscuous', otherwise, was performed live at a Canadian Idol episode, where she demonstrated how to redo a song that already earned its own identity (aka teaching the contestants to be hip and cool). The two is worth checking out, if you want to hear something new from songs that you're familiar with.
You're one click away from the link.
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The Pipettes: B-Sides & Demos
Apparently, I can't get enough of these three ladies in polka dot dresses. It's been a long time since I found an indie pop girl group that is this enjoyable, and easy on the the ears and eyes, too. You just have to eat up their twee, sugary music with a big spoon. Their new album is magnificient, in that they fullfilled their mission in taking the listeners to a simpler era when you can just pull shapes and dance your groove on. At least, they got me. I started to like the sixties though I wasn't even born back then.
Half an hour of The Pipettes album wasn't enough for me, so I tried to find more stuff. For b-sides and demos, these songs sound pretty good. And like most other Pipettes songs, they're too short to last. Well, more is more, excuse me, feel free to download them while I listen to 'Judy' again. That song is just brilliant.
Download: The Pipettes - Guess Who Ran Away With The Milkman (B-Sides of 'Pull Shapes')
The Pipettes - Magician Man (B-Sides of 'Pull Shapes')
The Pipettes - Really That Bad (Demo)
The Pipettes - Simon Says(Demo)
Covers: Girl band covers indie rock band, indie rock band covers girl band!
Yes, the crazy title is right!
Here I've got two unconventional covers from two big bands from both worlds.
Sugababes made a dancefloor-friendly cover of Arctic Monkeys' "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor". And they handle it quite well.
Arctic Monkeys sang a live cover of Girls Aloud's 'Love Machine'. Who've thought Arctic Monkeys are such fans of these 5 pop babes?
See, mainstream and indie get along just fine.
Download: Sugababes - I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor
Download: Arctic Monkeys - Love Machine
Round And Round The Music Blogs...
Some new awesome posts from some of my favorite blogs. You'd better check them out.
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends have a load of Damien Rice unreleased tracks. She also pointed out that 'The Blower's Daughter' is 'the best 3 A.M. song ever'.
Obscure Sound posted a complete Blur discography. Every single album of them reviewed. With lots of mp3 from each. Now that's good stuff.
All Things Go continued to do a great job with their sequel to the Night Drive Mixtape. Night Drive Mixtape's got all great tracks from Sia, Zero 7, Four Tet, Imogen Heap and way more.
Finally, for pop lovers, Oxygen Chunks just uploaded a radio rip of a new Christina Aguilera song called 'Slow Down Baby'. Go there and get back to basics.
Anyway, I wonder why the hell nobody wants to drop a comment here? Is my blog that boring? Or visitors are just a bunch of harsh, cold people who come, get what they want and vanish away? If you've got something to say, say it right! Come on!
Fresh R&B/Hip-Hop Music Videos! Janet & Nelly, Avant feat. Nicole PCD and Outkast!
Janet & Nelly/ Call On Me
Lame comeback effort, even for a Jermaine Dupri-produced single. Isn't it ironic that he can emancipate Mariah but didn't try hard enough for his own future wife. This video is another Hype Williams slump, a throwback to his stylized, dolled-up videomaking heydays in mid '90s. Bad Gwen Stefani imitation. In this video, Janet pretends to be sorta a harajuku goddess, with all kinds of garish, geisha-like costumes. She looks horribly wrecked, and god, cover those abs, awful! And there's a pirate ship. And some mediocre special effects. It's bad she'll be fading out like this. Why can't it be a Eric Prydz cover instead?
Download: Janet & Nelly - Call On Me Music Video (WMV format)
Avant feat. Nicole/ Lie About Us
So-so R&B love song, okay video. There's Avant walking in the rain. And THERE's Nicole PCD in a skimpy bikini. Now it's not a so bad video. And there's cell phone product placement, if you're not interested in the two aforementioned.
Download: Avant feat. Nicole - Lie About Us Music Video (WMV format)
Outkast/ Morris Brown
I originally planned this for the next edition of Picks Of The Week, but I found something better. Not that this is a lousy video. A great, quirky one, indeed. It's how summer should look and sound like. Breezy song from Big Boi, nice treatment from Bryan Barber. It's got this cartoony style that brights me up every time I watch it. Did I mention it's a great music video?
Download: Outkast - Morris Brown Music Video (WMV format)
The Dreams - One Night Only, from upcoming movie 'Dreamgirls' with Beyoncé
The Dreams is the fictional late '60s girl group in the movie adaptation of Tony-award-winning Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls'. Beyoncé is in it with a serious leading role for the first time. I'm looking forward to this movie, could be Oscar-worthy materials. And I smell a Best Soundtrack here.
The song is a cut off the soundtrack for the movie. Beside Beyoncé, it's also got vocal help from American Idol alumni Jennifer Hudson, and Anika Noni Rose, kicking it old school.
Got a taste of what Beyoncé sounds like if she's in a '60s Supremes-esque group setting.
Download: The Dreams - One Night Only
What You May Not Know About Zeon's Music Blog
1. When I first started this blog, I decided to come up with an online alter-ego, and this name just went 'poof!' in my head. Zeon. I really like the way it sounds, mystic and out-of-this-world. At that time, I thought this name is the coolest, most original name I ever come up with.
Later, I found out there's already a Latin band named Zeon. They even got their own MySpace page. I also found out that Zeon is also a name of some anime characters. Sh!t. Should have googled it first. I could have come up with something else like 'Zytonspyke' or 'Klurxyte'.
2. I can never quite settle down between brilliantly catchy pop music and innovative, groundbreaking indie music. So I just hear them all. Sometimes I feel really guilty of liking some of top 40 hits. If you notice, you can see that after I post about a major mainstream artist, I usually follow by introducing an indie act. That's the way I try to redeem my musical credibility. Sadly, most of the visitors here always go for the mainstream, my lesser-known favorite artists don't get clicked very often.
3. I don't post about every freaking new song. I don't post about every highly-buzzed indie band. I only post what I'm interested in. So you can be sure that no matter what I posted, I already listened to them all.
4. Sometimes I search for ridiculously silly music. For instance, yesterday I finally got to hear the full version of a song featured in an episode of 'The Simpsons' way back in season 5, the song that both Chief Wiggum and Homer hum along to. The first time I heard it in the show, I was like 'What kind of crap is this? I like it!'. The song is Lesley Gore's 'Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows' from 1965. Oh god, the title. The title. And this is from a guy who has the Happy Tree Friends Theme Song in his iPod. Thinking of the song's first few lines always brings me to hysterical laugh.
If you have an unhealthy love for silly, twee, crappy, unintendedly comedic songs, try this one:
Download: Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows
I'm so creepy.
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack Music Video
So he's bringing sexy back. James Bond way. With a freaking polka dotted scarf.
Directed by Michael Haussman (Shakira's 'La Tortura'). IF you don't like screwy YouTube, you can always download it here.
Download: Justin Timberlake - SexyBack Music Video (WMV Format)->taken down now
*Update*: You can now download an insanely high quality MPEG version of the video (113 MB!), if you have the time, and disk space.
Download: Justin Timberlake - SexyBack Music Video (HQ) (MPEG Format)-> sorry, link taken down now.
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing
Disco is crawling its way back...*shudders*...proof: the new Scissor Sisters single, which is ubiquituous on the blog community now. It was like Saturday Night Fever all over again, and Jake Shears sounds like a Bee Gee. It's quite a retrotastic, over-the-top floorfiller, though. Kinda like it. I'm never really into the Scissor Sisters, as their music is a bit too whiny and flamboyant for me. But I respect what they do, and there's a chance I may pick up their new album. Must remember not to play this out loud on the speakers, or the neighbors may think I'm some partying weird geezer that's been living under a rock for 30 years. So put on your disco ball and download this.
Warning: This song's quite queer.
Download: Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing (upload credits to Poptastic)
(If this doesn't up the visitor rating, don't know what else will do!)
Jessica Simpson's 'A Public Affair' Album Samples! 8 Songs!
You can't wait for her album release? Wanna see how she got back up from the very public breakup? Well, lucky you, I just came across this site and it's got 7, yes, 7 sample tracks from her upcoming album entitled 'A Public Affair'! They're only snippets being looped, bitrate is only 64kps, but hey, the point is you've got to listen first, right? Try those out, if you like what you hear, go buy the real deal. Must check out is a cover of a classic 1985 song 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' originally recorded by Dead Or Alive. Jump to 'Dance To The Music' blog to download 'em all by clicking here.
And to make the preview party more worthwhile, I throw in this track leaked about 2 months ago called 'Fired Up'. It's being considered as the second single. Urban, upbeat Scott-Storch-produced song.
That takes it to a total of 8 songs!
Download: Jessica Simpson - Fired Up (full-length song)
Mercury Music Prize...And PopJustice Prize!
I'm probably the last blogger on this planet earth to announce the shortlist of these two prestigious prizes from the UK.
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas
Editors - The Back Room
Guillemots - Through the Windowpane
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
Hot Chip - The Warning
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Zoe Rahman - Melting Pot
Lou Rhodes - Beloved One
Scritti Politti - White Bread Black Beer
Sway - This Is My Demo
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Go to this web page to read more information about each of the nominee.
Don't think Arctic Monkeys will win. They're too high-profile. Only half of that list I have heard of. Bet it'll go to an obscure act instead. I'm pissed off that they don't list Lily Allen and Gnarls Barkley there. Sure, their genres don't quite fit into the list, but...whatever.
In contrast to Mercury Music Prize, which is about the serious, indie critic darlings, PopJustice is a sarcastic, unabashedly un-serious prize that gives 20 quid to the winner of the most brilliant UK pop single of the year. Here's the shortlist:
PopJustice Prize Shortlist:
'Biology' - Girls Aloud
'DARE' - Gorillaz
'Destroy Everything You Touch' - Ladytron
'I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)' - Rachel Stevens
'Number One' - Goldfrapp
'Over & Over' - Hot Chip
'Push The Button' - Sugababes
'Smile' - Lily Allen
'Supermassive Black Hole' - Muse
'Up All Night' - Matt Willis
'Valentine' - The Delays
'Who Am I?' - Will Young
I'm secretly rooting for Lily Allen & Girls Aloud. Those two songs are ridiculously catchy. Hush...don't tell anyone.
*Update*:
Ben Loves Music 's got a 2-part post covering on the Mercury nominees, with pictures and mp3s, too. Here's part 1 and part 2.
So I'm gonna be honest and say that I first heard this song one week ago, via The Science Of Sleep trailer. That movie looks amazing, I will make a post about it soon. I have no idea this is such an old song. Listening to this makes me feel like she is sitting there in the empty room, in the dark corner, with the window shut, and her voice starts lolling around. Love the angst that lurks in the lyrics.
If you close the door
The night could last forever
Leave the sunshine out
And say hello to never
All the people are dancing
And they're having such fun
I wish it could happen to me
But if you close the door
I'd never have to see the day again
Leave the wine-glass out
And drink a toast to never
Oh, someday I know
Someone will look into my eyes
And say: Hellooooo!
You're my very special one
Dark party bars, shiny Cadillac cars
And the people on subways and trains
Looking gray in the rain, as they stand disarrayed
Oh, but people look well in the dark
And if you close the door
Cause if you close the door
I'd never have to see the day again, once more
Download: The Velvet Underground - After Hours
Zero 7/ Waiting To Die
Decent coffee table music. As laidback as it should be. The title may suggest a pessimitic theme, but actually it's a very jazzy, summery, listenable song. I find myself humming along after a couple of listens. And the music video makes burning paper seem cool. Chill out to this song.
Download: Zero 7 - Waiting To Die
Orwell/ Clair
Another piece of gentle, summery, twee indie pop. It's got a retro vibe, with sweet, Stuart-Murdoch-esque vocals. It's not gonna stuck on your mind, but it's always pleasant to listen to. Lovely, lovely midtempo stuff. Bonus point: You can totally dedicate it to someone you know named Clair (with no 'e')
Download: Orwell - Clair
Muse/ Knights Of Cydonia
Wow, it's been a long time since I saw a video this distinctly impressive from Joseph Kahn. That new Ciara video is not exactly an eye-popper, but this one sure is. It's like a sequel to 'Get Yourself High'. Hard to describe. Let's just say it's a German-kungfu-western-sci-fi-B-mini-movie in 6 minutes. Wacky, but fun and different. You gotta watch to believe it.
Bonus: Love that? Download it home.
Download: Muse - Knights Of Cydonia Music Video (MOV format)
Hilary & Haylie Duff Are Material Girls!
Of course, only in their new movie, because they're not that shallow, right? For example, Haylie's only doing a Broadway musical called 'Hairspray' just because of her passionate love for dancing and singing, not because she desperately needs some quick bucks or she's dying to get out of her younger sister's shadows, right? Right?
Okay, so according to what I know, in this movie, the Duffs play the role of their lives by doing their impersonation of the Hilton sisters, at first they're all arrogant and spoiled, but in the end, they truly learn the lesson that money can't buy happiness and spend the rest of the lives doing charity work. Such serious thespians they are, they even go one step further by covering Madonna's 'Material Girl' as the movie's theme song. See, I told you, they're taking it very seriously.
Enough with that. Let's get to the song. There should much to rave about, as this is a Timbaland production. Wait a minute! The beat is so...random. Sounds like something left over from a session with Nelly Furtado. And the vocals, *yamn* bland. This is such a tasteless cash-in. I'm not with this at all. Shame on you, you're supposed to be materialists and all you can come up with is this one hell of lackluster?
Well, at least give them credits for daring to take on such a classic song.
That's just my humble opinion. I'm just a giver. You gotta hear to decide for yourself: Yay or Nay?
Download: Hilary & Haylie Duff - Material Girl
Introducing New Pop Face: Alesha Dixon
Not exactly new. She's the hottest chick in the now-defunct Mis-Teeq. She was that hot dancer in an N.E.R.D. music video 'She Likes To Move'. She isn't very well-known in the US as she is in the UK. And now she's ready to fly solo. Her upcoming debut album, entitled 'Fired Up','s got a handful of slick pop producers on the list, including Richard X and Xenomania. Any album that's got a track or two produced by those two will get my attention. Her first single 'Lipstick' was leaked this week, and in my opinion, it's a delicious slice of icy frosty pop. I expected something like urban r&b/ hip-hop, but the song turned out to be a danceable pop-rock club banger, with a killer riff. Some portions of the song are a little weak, but the hooks are quite addictive. It's got an energy and vibe that reminds me of Nelly Furtado's 'Maneater'.
So I'm looking forward to this album. She may not have a very long career, but so far so good. The British sure knows how to make good pop.
That eye-candy pic above is a wallpaper, you can click on it to get a full view and save it to your desktop.
Watch the music video for 'Lipstick'
Here's an video rip mp3 of the song. Hopefully we'll get a cd rip soon.
Download: Alesha Dixon - Lipstick
What's up with the Idols?
This fall, it's gonna rain American Idol alumnis. It seems easier for a finalist to get signed now. Almost everyone in the top 6 gets a record deal. Well, almost, Elliott Yamin remains unsigned. But the previous idol champs are coming back too. Here's the list of their album release date:
Mario Vasquez: September 12 (guess nobody remembers this dude)
Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken: September 19
Fantasia: October 17
Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, and Kellie Pickler: November 14
Chris Daughtry: Someday in November
Even losers like Scott Stavol, Nikko Smith and eeww, Ace Young, are in the studio making crap. The only cds I want to check out are Taylor's debut and Fantasia's sophomore album. She proves that it doesn't matter if you can't read, as long as you can sing your butt off. She's got an impressive guest list: Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Aretha Franklin and even more. The others, I couldn't care less. I might take a quick listen at Kat's cd. Might.
Poor Katherine. Her disc will probably flop. She doesn't have a bright future ahead, since her single only debuted at 12 on Billboard Top 100. One year later, she will be referred to as 'That Bulimia/ Scientologist Girl From AI'. Here's my own conspiracy theory: She's absent from the tour not because she's sick! She could be abducted by TomKat to sing 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' to their 'alien' baby Suri. Now that's creepy.
In related news, Beauty N' The Beat just posted a new Ruben song called 'Change Me'. Click here if you want to check it out.
What The...? A Nicole Richie Song?
I was just blogging around, reading some other music blogs, and then I came across Fetch Me Some and found out Nicole Richie also had a song leaked. Doing what any curious human being would do, I clicked on the link and quietly downloaded the song, hoping that it sucks. While waiting for the download to finish, I take my time and post about it here, and indirectly promote for Nicole.
In times like these, when you're a spoiled rotten, filthy rich tabloid-targeted celebrity, you can just throw a few suitcases of cash, pretend to sing and bang, you've got a hit on the charts, 'cause you live one people's curiousity. It's a sad sad world.
By the way, the song's called 'Dandelion'. If you're just pathetic like me, go there and get it. Me, I'll be somewhere brainstorming ways to redeem my musical credibility (if I still have any, that is).
Pop Music Video Galore! Ciara, JoJo, Fergie, Jessica Simpson, Pink!
This week, we're flooded by music videos from mainstream female artists. Tough competition of who can act sexier. Is there a first lady week in the music video industry or what? Watch them all here, and if you like what you see, download them home.
Ciara feat. Chamillionare/ Step Up
Director: Joseph Kahn. Though the choreography is quite hot, her new messy raven hairstyle and her crunky costume give more proofs that Ciara still looks like a man. This is a TRL video, Joseph didn't seem to think much of it. The song is an identical twin of '1, 2 Step'. Oh, you can see her bare back in this.
Download: Ciara - Get Up Music Video [WMV format]
JoJo/ Too Little Too Late
Director: Chris Robinson. She's only 15, and though she's growned up fast, those bastards are trying to sex her up. Short skirts and an on-screen boyfriend that looks twice her age, and what's with her singing in the rain, soaking herself wet and showing a wee bit of cleavage? Great poppy song, but okay video.
Download: JoJo - Too Little Too Late Music Video [WMV format]
Fergie/ London Bridge (Oh Snap)
Director: Marc Webb. Shot in London. She's just being fergy, behaving like a h0. The Pea girl just tries to connect with her lyrics.
Download: Fergie/ London Bridge (Oh Snap) Music Video [WMV format]
Jessica Simpson/ A Public Affair
Director: Brett Ratner. Cheesecakes alert! A star-studded one, featuring Eva Longoria, Christina Applegate, Christina Milian, Andy Dick, Maria Menousnos (that Latin chick in 'Man Of The House) and...Ryan Seacrest. You must watch to find out if he also rollerskates with the ladies.
Download: Jessica Simpson - A Public Affair Music Video [MPEG format, very high quality] (sorry, link seems dead now)
Pink/ U + Ur Hand
Director: Dave Meyers. This was shot around the same time with 'Stupid Girls', but they moved it to be the third single off her current album 'I'm Not Dead'. Dave's at his best when it comes to crazy antics, so watch out for the badass attitude!
*Update*:Download: Pink - U + Ur Hand Music Video [WMV format]
These director dudes make their job seem like the best job in the world.
Got time to kill? Get listy!
You're bored and don't know what to do. Apparently, established web music critics are bored too, so they made all these lists, and expect us to worship them and check out the stuff they love, so we can be snobs just like them.
Ain't that cool!
Stylus Magazine just posted their Top 100 Music Videos. That's a lot youtubing for you guys. Wear your eyes out with that.
The UK magazine The Observer compiled 50 Albums That Changed Music, with logical explanations included. All the classic ones are up there. Hell, they even paid tribute to the Spice Girls. Britishs.
Finally, My Old Kentucky Blog posted their Best Of The '06 Half-Year. Lots of mp3 goodies. Regina Spektor, Band Of Horses, Neko Case, Hot Chip, The Knife, just to name a few in the list. Must-read.
*Updated*: The Boston Phoenix has a list of 32 Worst Song Lyrics Of All Time. 'My Humps' and 'Ignition' were among them.
New R&B/Hip-Hop Stuff from Fergie & The Pussycat Dolls
Well, the sidebar is kinda back in full function. I just used it as another excuse to delay my postings. A lot of things happen in the last couple of days but it's summertime that prevented me from going indoor and press the 'Create' button. Wait a minute, I'm always indoor. Okay, so maybe I'm just plain lazy. But it's summertime! Nah, I'm practically lazy all 4 seasons. Planned to review all cds I've heard in 2006, but so far, I never got to it. No wonder why my blog is so boring.
Therefore, let's shake things up! New music from mainstream artists today! Beauty N' The Beat's got the new edited, radio-friendly version of Fergie's 'London Bridge'. They changed 'Oh Sh!t' to 'Oh Snap'. They bleeped the bad words. All the Fergie goody-goody fans would love this. It's in the Gwen's 'Hollaback Girl' case, without the naughty bits it just loses some of its effects. Not that the song is any less slvtty. I feel sorry for myself that I start to like this song.
Also, Beauty N' The Beat's got the new single from The Pussycat Dolls called 'I Don't Need A Man'. This will be a flop, I thought they were going to release 'Wait A Minute'. I don't even like this song. It sucks. Enough with the grrrl power theme. Anyway, I can already foresee the video treatment for this song. Yeah let my genuine director vision roll in!
"It starts off with each of the dolls in a different set, arguing with their boyfriends. Probably about their dressing-like-a-slvt issues.Their guys are too dumb they decide to dumb the girls. Each of the girls then walk on empty streets, stone-faced, while Nicole belts out the tunes. Finally, they join up on the rooftops, do a group sexy dance routine with fireworks flashing in the night sky. A tear shed in Melody's eyes, because she's about to leave the group, hoping to pursue a solo career as successful as Mariah 'Mimi' Carey. The End.'
That's it, I'm gonna give Jake Nava a call.
Click here to download both Fergie & PCD's new stuff.
*Update*: I just found the true terrifying meaning of the term 'London Bridge'. It's very X-rated. Click here to learn, if you dare...
Holy Sh1t!
So I was editing my template to add more blogrolls, and the connection got disconnected while it was saving the new template. Now the template got all f**ked up and I had to reset it all. I lost all my links. Sh1t! This is big trouble. Now I have to type them back to their place all over again. Expect the blog to be still for a while, as I'm going through the mess in my brain, picking up the pieces. Curses.
A real, real bad day!
Must resist posting an mp3 of Daniel Powter.
This song played such a pivotal role in The OC. Season 1 ended with the late Jeff Buckley's version, as Seth's boat's sailing out to the sea. Season 3 closed with Imogen Heap's a capella version, as Ryan carried Marissa out on the road at midnight. Too bad Mischa quitted the show, she was the second reason I watched it beside the great indie soundtracks. Anyway, this cover version of the Leonard Cohen's song is classic. It's just a real, real sad love song, with emotional, heartbroken lyrics. Imagine listening to it at night and crying your heart out. That would hurt so bad.
Well I heard there was a secret chord
that David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
Well it goes like this:
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Well baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor,
I used to live alone before I knew you
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do you
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Maybe there is a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
Bonus: Download these two versions of the song.
Download: Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Imogen Heap - Hallelujah
Oh No! Oh My!/ Walk In The Park
Cool unsigned band. They self-released their debut self-titled record and already built up big hypes. This somehow sounds like a sequel to Belle And Sebastian's 'Another Sunny Day', but lighter and more gleeful. Simple and catchy, and awesomely suitable for a walk in the park in a summer day. The hooks are infectiously catchy, I still sing along the ba-da-das every time I listen to this song. Overall, highly recommended.
Download: Oh No! Oh My! - Walk In The Park
Bonus: If you like what I offered above, check out this one too.
Download: Oh No! Oh My! - Jane Is Fat
Keane/ The Way You Want It To
This song is a rare item. It's a b-side to their first ever commercial single 'Everybody's Changing' , way back in the pre-Hopes-And-Fears days, when they were signed by Fierce Panda Records. That explains how this song is so lo-fi, only Tom's vocals and Tim's piano playing. It's still a beautiful, lush, heartaching song, the type of song you listen to when it's raining outside, making you feel sentimental. A grower, but you'll be addicted to it if you truly feel the lyrics.
Download: Keane - The Way You Want It To
Beyoncé feat. Jay Z/ Deja Vu
When I first heard Sophie Muller's gonna direct this one, I didn't know what to say. I was hoping B would team up with Jake Nava again, together they work magics. However, this video turned out quite well. Sure, it was pretty random, simply just Beyoncé dancing and lip-synching in various studio sets and in the wilderness. But it's a mainstream video for the TRL audience, it's supposed to be that way, and it was fun to watch. Sophie, like usual, doesn't do those glossy color touch that Jake always has. But the dancing in the sand is wild crazy! Now I just love the song even more. Note: this has the most costume-changing ever in a Beyoncé's music video. Yup, I've counted.
Download Beyoncé feat. Jay Z - Déjà Vu Music Video (MOV format)
Annie's new single 'Crush'!
Good Weather For Air Strikes is just back after a long break and the posting's awesome as usual. They've got the new Annie single 'Crush' up, and I'm always open to new stuff from her. 'Heartbeat' was one of my grand discoveries in 2005 when I decieded to download it from Amazon Free Music Downloads. This Swedish chick's definitely one of cool cats in the electronic music scene.
Click here to get there and download two versions of the single. They even have bonus mp3s of her: a remix, a b-side and a rarity.
And I throw in this fabulous track 'Heartbeat', via Insound:
Download: Annie - Heartbeat
Kelly Clarkson's new song 'Go'!
You heard it before in a Ford tv spot featured in an American Idol episode. Now it's been chosen as the theme song for a new Mustang campaign. They even had a music video for it. Check out the promo site for her Ford commercial, she looks so damn cute as a brunette again. And here are the links to download the mp3 and the music video (in high quality mpeg format). Mind the RapidShare waiting, I found the links, just didn't have time to upload them to Zshare.
Download: Kelly Clarkson - Go
Download: Kelly Clarkson - Go (Music Video)
Always good to hear new materials from her.
New single from The Killers! When You Were Young!
Yay, new material from The Killers! First single off their new album 'Sam's Town', and it's called 'When You Were Young'. I pretty much like their grandiose, over-the-top, Las-Vegas-like sounds from 'Hot Fuss' so I'm curious to see what their next step is. Let's see if Brandon Flowers and his gang can be in full bloom. (see what I did there?)
Again, Obscure Sound posted the mp3 for y'all to hear, I just have to the linking. Click here if you want to check out their blog and hear the song.
And because their blog doesn't give you direct download links, that's where I step in and provide this link for you lazy asses out there:
Download: The Killers - When You Were Young
EDIT: Okay, I made a mistake. The correct title is When You Were Young. Sorry.
In the indie world, sometimes it's really hard to find a new artist you can get to like for there are so many out there. At those times, you walk through recommendations to experiment and then stick with what you like best. Neutral Milk Hotel is one of those cases. A beautiful lo-fi song with simple, take-you-places lyrics.
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
What a beautiful dream
That could flash on the screen
In a blink of an eye and be gone from me
Soft and sweet
Let me hold it close and keep it here with me
And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
Love to be
In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me
Anna's ghost all around
Hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me
How the notes all bend and reach above the trees
Now how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
And now we keep where we don't know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don't even know his name
And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all
Okay, I'm feeling generous. Why don't you get an mp3 of this song to listen along as well.
Download: Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
The Pipettes/ Pull Shapes
First time I listened and watched the video, I was like 'Okay, kinda cute, but nah, another retro pastiche'. Then I gave it another chance. And now I'm pulling shapes along with them. And another song was added to my endless list of guilty pleasures. You know it's campy, it's cheesy, you're not supposed to like it, but you end up moving your feet because it's so damn catchy, in an indie 60s pop way, in its sheer brilliance. Download it and see for yourself.
Download: The Pipettes - Pull Shapes
Ivy/ Edge Of The Ocean
Very soothing song, this one. Just calms me down whenever I feel stressed out. Listening to this makes me feel like relaxing in some beach resort, watching clouds above, sipping drinks when in fact I'm just lying in my bedroom. Great chilled-out song for summertime.
Download: Ivy - Edge Of The Ocean
Lily Allen/ Smile
I was kinda hesitated to post about Lily Allen. The buzz is already huge, so she didn't an individual pathetic blogger to hype her up. I feel like there's nothing new to bring to the table but praises. She's just a cheeky British girl who makes super catchy summery ska-pop gems, who happened to already become an international superstar before the physical release of her debut album, by wisely making use of MySpace. That pretty much sums up it all. This song is my summer song of 2006 up to now, and it seems hard for any other summer songs released this year to top this one. It just topped the UK single charts, by the way.
The music video was directed by Sophie Muller, who just finished directing Beyoncé's video for Deja Vu, and it's like an indie, more brutal, 2006 version of Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone'. With cuteness overloaded. Must.Check.Out.
Like what you see? Head over to Videoteque to download an mp4 version of this music video for your iPod.
Just got it! Justin Timberlake - SexyBack!
Wow! New Justin Timberlake! SexyBack! What kind of title is that? From his second album FutureSex/LoveSounds! Seriously, what's with this dude and the sexy titles? NY Post already listed it as a strong contender for the Summer Song of 2006. I've just got it, haven't even listened to it yet, but I've got high expectations. Test it out yourself.
Download Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
Two Brand New Outkast Tracks!
Obscure Sound just posted two brand new tracks from Outkast's highly-anticipated upcoming album 'Idlewild' (acutallly, it's a soundtrack for their new movie). 'Idlewild Blues' is the Andre 3000 one, which has him get all bluesy. And 'Morris Brown' is the Big Boi one, which is pretty catchy, too. These two tracks are way better than their current single 'O' Mighty', which I'm not fond of. Anyway, it's Outkast, it's unconventional, so go to Obscure Sound and download them quick.
And because Obscure Sound doesn't give the direct download link, so I post them here in case you're too damn lazy and just want to download them to your computer:
Download Outkast - Idlewild Blues
Download Outkast - Morris Brown
FYI: Andre's animation series 'School of 3000' will premiere on Cartoon Network this fall. Let's hope it won't fall on the weekdays morning lineup, along with Krypto The Superdog.
An Exciting Mp3 Interview Between Nelly Furtado & Rolling Stone Staff !
A very exciting interview podcast! Nelly was invited to a lunch with the Rolling Stone staff and their conversations while eating were recorded and uploaded online exclusively at Rolling Stone website for us all to hear. You can feel how energetic, loose and fun-loving she is just by listening to her talk. She talked about everything, from how it feels like jamming in the studio with Timbaland in Hit Factory at Miami, her now canned collaboration with Chris Martin, her inspiration for the new album, to her musical background and her childhood Halloween costumes. She laughed and joked a lot. Sometimes it felt like the staff tried to fake their laughs so that her jokes didn't fall flat. But overall, this is totally worth your 28 minutes. I felt like I was actually being there, you know. Great fun.
Download the mp3 interview here.
Two Other Ways To Waste Your Weekend...With YouTube Music Videos
The guys at Pitchfork Media just had so much free time on their hands that they decided to post a list of 100 awesome music videos on YouTube. You can expect everything there but serious. It's just plain fun going through the list. For crying out loud, they even got David Hasselhoff's 'Hooked On A Feeling'.
Awesome list, must check out! Click here to get there.
Oh and what a coincidence! David Hasselhoff also got picked in the Top 10 Worst Celebrity Music Video Crossovers at Subject To Blackout. Very interesting and informative. I could have never even known Alyssa Milano had a music stint. Just look at that pic! Now this is the kind of guilty pleasure that VH1 would describe as 'Awesomely Bad'. Check it out right now!
It seems that David Hasselhoff is making a comeback stronger than ever. He's got a number one movie (Click), high-rated tv show (America's Got Talent), now he's all over the web community. Don't forget his emotional tears at the American Idol finale. And now he's reportedly in the work of a new album! Too bad. Somewhere in some abandoned garage, that Knight Rider car is green with envy.
I'm so hooked on this song right now. The beats, the hooks, the vocals, and the fact that it presented to me a much more youthful India Arie. The lyrics are meaningful, too, yeah it tries to teach you things but not in a preachy way. Read it below:
I Am Not My Hair
Little girl with the press and curl
Age eight I got a Jheri curl
Thirteen I got a relaxer
I was a source of so much laughter
At fifteen when it all broke off
Eighteen and went all natural
February two thousand and two
I went and did
What I had to do
Because it was time to change my life
To become the women that I am inside
Ninety-seven dreadlock all gone
I looked in the mirror
For the first time and saw that hey....
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no no
I am a soul that lives within
Good hair means curls and waves
Bad hair means you look like a slave
At the turn of the century
Its time for us to redefine who we be
You can shave it off
Like a South African beauty
Or get in on lock
Like Bob Marley
You can rock it straight
Like Oprah Winfrey
If its not what's on your head
Its what's underneath and say hey...
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? Oooh
Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?
I am expressing my creativity..
Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy
Took away her crown and glory
She promised God if she was to survive
She would enjoy everyday of her life ooh
On national television
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
Bald headed like a full moon shining
Singing out to the whole wide world like hey...
Nelly Furtado feat. Chris Martin/ All Good Things (Come To An End)
Brought to you because EMI didn't act fast enough to pull off the early Japanese releases. Actually I don't get why EMI wouldn't want to release this. It's for sure not because Chris sounded too 'rocky'. He actually sounded more R&B, though. But he wasn't featured much, more like backing vocals. Still, it's a decent midtempo song and I prefer this version to the album version without Chris. You can download it here in all of its raw glory, you can even hear Chris and Nelly talking and laughing before and after the song.
Download: Nelly Furtado feat. Chris Martin - All Good Things (Come To An End)
Skye/ Love Show
I had no idea this ex-Morcheeba vocalist just launched her solo career til one day I caught her music video on tv. Turned out she got an album released since February. This song still has an electronic, chilled-out feel to it like back in the Morcheeba days, but also more of a r&n/soul vibe. Lovely song for summer nights.
Download: Skye - Love Show
Christina Aguilera/ Ain't No Other Man
Yay, brand new music video from Christina. Suddenly her comeback now is bigger than ever since her Mickey Mouse Club fellow is currently drowning in housework and the anticipation of her second baby, while her hubby's popozaoing his way to a crappy music career (okay, I'm just finding excuse to talk about that jaw-dropping Bazaar cover...you know the one...the 'EWWW!' one)
Okay, back on track. This video was directed by Bryan Barber, who also directed Outkast's 'Hey Ya' and their upcoming movie. It featured Christina posing as Baby Jane. It was a proper pop video in an old school setting: lots of dressing-up playing and dancing around. Kinda boring, but fun to watch. Watch out for the outro, way retrolicious.
Fabulous Cover ! Muse Did Frankie Valli!
Muse-Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Wow, I've just come by BerkeleyPlace and found out this brilliant cover of Frankie Valli's 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' by, unlikely enough, Muse. And this 60s-pop-meets-arena-rock cover actually sounds really good! It was featured as a b-side of the 'In Your World/Deadstar' CD single released in 2002. Love the way they did it! You should check it out, definitely!
Go there and get the mp3!
New Singles From Paris Hilton & Fergie!
Figure I should start giving you guys the low down when I discover exciting new music from other blogs. Well, not a bad idea. In fact, I'll be doing that right now.
Oxygen Chunks just got two brand new tracks leaked. One from heiress-turn-singer Paris Hilton, one from the humpy lumpy Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas.
Paris Hilton-Turn it Up:
The second single from her upcoming debut album. Yes, there's a SECOND single out soon, since you guys love her first single so much (it debuted on Billboard Top 100 this week at 18!, think of it, 18!). And you think 'Stars Are Blind' is kinda bad. This one's a Scott Storch production, but looks like the guy doesn't sweat himself much walking to the bank. The song shouldn't even be turned up at any clubs (when Paris's not around, of course), because it sounds so lame, and Paris still keeps her authentic dying-kitty vocals. However, you know you'll end up giving it a try anyway.
Click here to go to Oxygen Chunks and download it.
Fergie-London Bridge (Oh, Sh**):
Get your pen and notebook here, Fergie's about to teach you more new streets slangs about body parts you can't mention. I was kinda excited when I heard Fergie's going solo, but this supposedly first single from her is disappointing, trying to follow the successful formula of 'My Humps'. It was produced by Polow the Don, who produced Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons', but it's quite unoriginal. The chorus reminds me of Kelis' 'Milkshake' or Teairra Mari's 'No Daddy', the verse's similar to that of J-Kwon's 'Tipsy', and some parts of it reminds me of Snoop Dogg's 'Drop It Like It's Hot'. It was just all over the place. Despite all that, it's still pretty catchy.
Click here to go to Oxygen Chunks and hear it for yourself.
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India Inc expects the economy to grow by 7.5 to 8.5% during this financial year on the back of rising capital investment and expanding exports, a CII survey has said. According to CII business outlook survey based on responses from 458 companies, "Majority (of respondents) expect economic growth to be in the 7.5-8.5% range,". Meanwhile, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the economy is estimated to grow by 8% in this financial year as against 7.2% in 2008-09. However, the government and planning commission expect a GDP growth of 8.5% in 2010-11. Meanwhile, CII directorgeneral Chandrajit Banerjee said "The improvement in the index reflects better prospects for the economy in the coming six months". On the other hand, Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee last week had said that the recovery is well on track and a normal monsoon will help cool prices and improve growth.


The Historic Valley Junction Foundation (HVJF) announces the publication of a new book, "Pursuit of a Dream – James Jordan: His Life and His Legacy," written by West Des Moines author Louise Gately with Jan Davison. This new book details the impressive but little-known story of James Jordan, the founder of Valley Junction, head of the Polk County Underground Railroad, and civic leader whose efforts forever changed the course of history in Des Moines and across Iowa.
Gately's extensive research has resulted in an informative and inspiring narrative exploring Jordan's ancestry, his early years in western Virginia, his trek west, his arrival in Iowa, and his influence here as a businessman, statesman, and man of faith. This beautifully bound hard-cover book also includes numerous photos, illustrations and maps to support and enhance the text.
A book-signing reception will be held Thursday, October 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the HVJF offices, 137 5th Street in West Des Moines. Gately will speak and books will be available for purchase. All proceeds from books sales will benefit the HVJF, a non-profit organization that works to support the Valley Junction community. The reception is free of charge, and the public is invited to attend.
Arrangements can be made for Gately to speak privately to your group or organization by contacting Jamie Lamb, with the Historic Valley Junction Foundation, (515) 222-3642 or via email: events@valleyjunction.com.


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'Beauty And The Beast' Spoilers: Disney Introduces Its First Gay Character
For the longest time, Disney has only featured straight characters in its movies. But their latest live movie adaptation "Beauty and the Beast" is about to break boundaries. LeFou, who is played by Josh Gad in the movie, will be the first gay character...
For the longest time, Disney has only featured straight characters in its movies. But their latest live movie adaptation "Beauty and the Beast" is about to break boundaries. LeFou, who is played by Josh Gad in the movie, will be the first gay character from Disney.
Fans of the animated classic will remember LeFou as the trusty sidekick of the antagonist Gaston (Luke Evans), and he always does what Gaston wants.
Director Bill Condon said LeFou will have a small but significant subplot with regards to his sexuality in this upcoming movie. "LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day wants to kiss Gaston," Condon told Attitude Magazine. "He's confused about what he wants. It's somebody who's just realizing that he has these feelings. And Josh makes something really subtle and delicious out of it. And that's what has its pay-off at the end, which I don't want to give away. But it is a nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie."
Does this mean LeFou and Gaston will end up together in the end? Or will he find another guy to adore?
There's no guaranteeing what will happen. Evans earlier told Entertainment Weekly that his Gaston also has a couple of surprises up his sleeves. "We have lines that were not in the original," Evans said. "The guys did at Disney reviewed all the transcripts and recordings, they've been able to go back through those hours and hours of recorded footage, and listen to lyrics that were written and never used, which are actually gems. For the audience who know the song immensely well — which I think is most people — you will hear a few new lines, which are really really special."
"Beauty and the Beast" will hit cinemas on March 17. Josh Gad plays LeFou in "Beauty and the Beast." In this photo, the actor arrives for a Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) fundraising event at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni
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Behind the Lines: Poetry, War, & Peacemaking: Adrienne Rich is Dead. Long Live Adrienne Rich.
If I write one line as important as any of hers, it will have been worth the grief of writing. Opening any of her books was to be opened.


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Anyone know if adamantite will be needed in wotlk?
as it could sell a pack of 20?
Is Adamantite, "Adam Ant ite" an easter egg reference to the 1965 Hanna Barbara Atom Ant cartoon show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIk11Qu_jtk&feature=related or Adam Ant, the 1983 MTV video star http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3g5G0PFuXQ&feature=related or a reference to the word adamant, meaning any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/adamant ?
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Turns out that Galileo was right and Aristotle was wrong: in a vacuum, a feather and a bowling ball will fall from a tall building at exactly the same speed. This is not to say that Aristotle wasn't a brilliant thinker; empirical evidence shows he just had a wrong intuition. Even the most powerful intuitions we have can be misleading. Why is it, then, that many philosophers treat them as crucial when arguing for a conclusion? Can intuitions lead us to important truths about the world, or do they merely teach us about ourselves? John and Ken trust their instincts with Alvin Goldman from Rutgers University, author of Pathways to Knowledge: Private and Public.
Listening Notes
After getting clear on what type of intuitions are at issue, John and Ken begin by questioning whether using intuitions is a good practice for philosophy. Philosophers often craft thought experiments and use the intuitions they produce as evidence in their work. The pair both cast doubt on the strength of these intuitions as evidence, though Ken points out that intuitions are very useful to make clear our beliefs to ourselves.
After welcoming guest Alvin Goodman to the show, the three begin to dig into the question of whether intuitions can lead us to truth. Alvin, an epistemologist, points out difficulties surrounding the question that come from our uncertainty about truth. They then discuss a common application of intuitions: in categorizing judgments. Philosophers often probe people's intuitions on what type of things fall into certain categories in order to establish and readjust the boundaries of these categories. Alvin points out the importance of intuitions in revealing culturally impressed thought patterns.
A question from the audience steers the topic of the conversation to the relationship between intuitions and the unconscious. John points out that intuitions can give us insight into unconscious thought processes that rational reasoning cannot. Some philosophers have claimed we have over-intellectualized philosophy, losing touch with our intuitive knowledge. Others think such intuitive 'knowledge' is not reliable to use as evidence in philosophical discourse. Another audience member raises the important question of whether there is a fact to the matter in many of these questions of intuition. People have differing intuitions about whether fetuses are people, but take for granted that there is a right answer. The hosts discuss with Alvin about how these intuitions are often issues of classification, and how there might not be a real answer underlying the conflicting intuitions.
Roving Philosophical Report (seek to 6:45): Natalie explores the conflict between intuition and experimental evidence in fields such as linguistics, interviewing Professors Geoff Nunberg and Tom Wasow.
60-Second Philosopher (seek to 46:42): Ian Shaoles takes on our intuitions about new technology and start-up culture.
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Alvin I. Goldman, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Rutgers University
Before we can answer the question, "Is intuition a guide to truth?" we've got to get clear on what exactly we mean by "intuition," and particularly by the philosopher's use of this term.
Dennett, Daniel (2013): Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
Cappelen, Herman (2012): Philosophy without Intuitions
DePaul, Michael Raymond and Ramsey, William M. (1998): Rethinking Intuition: The Psychology of Intuition and its Role in Philosophical Inquiry
Pust, Joel (2012), "Intuitions", Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Chalmers, David (2013), "Intuitions in Philosophy: A Minimal Defense", Philosophical Studies
Dennett, Daniel (2013), Video: Dennett discusses his book, Intuition Pumps, Talks at Google
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What are we really saying
What are we really saying when we use the word "intuition"? It's really almost a completly meaningless word. Does it mean "feelings" does it mean "the last random thing that popped into our head" does it mean "divine inspiration" does it mean "innate calculations" does it me "indoctrinated calculations." It could mean any of these, any combination of these, all of these, or even some blather i havent even blathered yet. Too broad of a term to use in any meaningful way except to leave a gap in meaning or some other artistic expression. Maybe it's better left to theistic enticements that depend on you to put meaning where there never was any to begin with, rather than, rational discourse to explain complex concepts in a meaningful way.
While a feather and a bowling
While a feather and a bowling ball fall at the same speed, they do not have tge same velocity at impact. When the bowling ball reaches a speed where it impacts into bowling ball powder, the feather bounces like a tennis ball. Saying they fall at the same speed could be seen as a half truth given the stark contrasts right at the end of the demonstration.
Do two bodys that have their own different gravitational pulls, fall at the same speed? I'd have to question it since theres a huge difference between jupiter an our moon. There's not so much difference between a bowling ball and a feather. The difference might not be noticeable with the equipment we have on hand to test the theory; not with two very similar objects like feathers and bowling balls.
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The very first principal we
The very first principal we learn, "what does the milk machine like?"
This might go a long way to explain why millenials are so bent on emotive reasoning.
Over-active breast feeding.... hmm.
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I think tho that intuition
I think tho that intuition could be a map to truth. Its natural, after all. But i still think that map has to be read by a qualified technician. Even then, the technician would just be giving a disjuncted opinion.
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My stamping is limited these days, so my friend and awesome artist created (and duplicated!) these projects for our family for Valentine's Day. As I individualized each gift and card, it gave me the opportunity to pause and think about the love I have for my beautiful family and for all the wonderful peope in my life. I feel so blessed!


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Biografia

Girolamo nacque nel 1443 a Savona, figlio di Paolo Riario e Bianca Della Rovere, sorella di Francesco Della Rovere (papa Sisto IV). Riuscì a inserirsi abilmente nella schiera dei favoriti alla corte papale dello zio nell'intento di affermarsi in veste di principe laico, sotto l'ala protettrice dello Stato Pontificio. Le sue mire erano indirizzate verso la Romagna, frammentata in una moltitudine di signorie cittadine e, proprio per questo, terreno ideale di conquista.

Matrimonio
Nel 1473 fu organizzato il suo fidanzamento con Caterina Sforza, figlia di Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duca di Milano, e di Lucrezia Landriani, una sua amante. L'occasione fu offerta dalla crisi scoppiata a Imola, signoria di Taddeo Manfredi. Debole e fiaccato dalla lotta interna alla famiglia, Manfredi, che esercitava il potere nella città sotto la tutela milanese, venne definitivamente estromesso da Galeazzo Maria Sforza. Nel 1473, previa occupazione militare, il Duca gli impose la cessione della città al controllo diretto di Milano. È in questo contesto che fu pianificato il matrimonio di Girolamo, che ebbe il duplice effetto di rafforzare l'amicizia con Milano e garantire a quest'ultimo un potente alleato per i suoi progetti. In questo modo Sisto IV ottenne il beneplacito del Duca di Milano e la precedenza sull'acquisto di Imola, reclamata da Firenze. La Repubblica fiorentina, che poteva vantare dei diritti sulla città in base ad accordi stipulati con Taddeo Manfredi, aveva infatti già disposto il versamento di un'elevata somma di denaro per il suo acquisto. La questione di Imola divenne così terreno di scontro tra Roma e Firenze e il rifiuto del banco Medici di prestare alla Chiesa la somma necessaria a concludere l'accordo non poté che aggravare la situazione. Il tentativo di Lorenzo risultò comunque vano dato che i quarantamila ducati necessari a coprire la spesa furono concessi a Girolamo dalla famiglia dei Pazzi, anch'essi ricchi banchieri fiorentini. I Pazzi, già in contrasto con Lorenzo de' Medici per questioni politico-economiche, sfruttarono l'occasione per legarsi alla corte di Roma, mentre il Papa, da parte sua, incominciò a intrattenere relazioni con questa famiglia ‹‹riconoscendone, potenzialmente almeno, un'alternativa al potere mediceo››. Il matrimonio tra Girolamo e Caterina fu poi celebrato nel 1477.

Signorie di Imola e Forlì
Sisto IV procurò a Girolamo, nel 1473, la Signoria di Imola, città nella quale Caterina entrò trionfalmente nel 1477. Dopo di che, i coniugi si recarono a Roma, dove nel 1480 Girolamo ottenne anche la signoria di Forlì, a scapito degli Ordelaffi, la famiglia che governò quasi ininterrottamente la Signoria dalla fine del XIII secolo. I nuovi signori di Forlì cercarono di guadagnarsi il favore popolare avviando la costruzione di opere pubbliche ed abolendo parecchie tasse.

Nel 1477, Girolamo Riario ordinò la costruzione di un nuovo palazzo a Roma, su progetto dell'architetto Melozzo da Forlì. Il nuovo Palazzo Riario venne completato nel 1480 ed è oggi conosciuto come Palazzo Altemps.

Congiura dei Pazzi

Nel 1478, Girolamo fu uno degli organizzatori della Congiura dei Pazzi, per assassinare Lorenzo de' Medici e suo fratello Giuliano e rovesciare in questo modo il dominio di Casa de' Medici; infatti, il progetto prevedeva che proprio Girolamo dovesse assumere il comando della Signoria di Firenze alla morte dei due Medici.
Il piano prevedeva di avvelenare i due fratelli sabato 25 aprile, durante un banchetto da loro organizzato nella Villa Medici di Fiesole; a versare il veleno nelle pietanze dei due fratelli avrebbero dovuto essere Jacopo de' Pazzi e lo stesso Girolamo, ma un improvviso malore di Giuliano, che lo costrinse a non poter partecipare al banchetto, fece saltare il piano. I congiurati decisero allora di agire il giorno dopo, domenica 26 aprile, durante la messa nella Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore.

Il giorno stabilito, durante la messa, al momento dell'elevazione dell'ostia scoppiò la congiura, Bernardo Bandini trafisse Giuliano al petto, il quale, cercando di fuggire, venne subito assalito da Francesco de' Pazzi, che lo trafisse ripetutamente con un pugnale con una tal violenza da ferirsi da solo ad una gamba. Giuliano oramai giaceva morto. Contemporaneamente, Stefano da Bagnone e Antonio Maffei da Volterra, due religiosi, assalirono Lorenzo, riuscendo però solamente ferirlo, perché quest'ultimo sguainò la spada ed iniziò a difendersi; grazie all'aiuto dei suoi scudieri Andrea e Lorenzo Cavalcanti, all'amico Angelo Poliziano e al sacrificio di Francesco Nori, che si interpose tra lui e il Bandini, Lorenzo riuscì a sfuggire alla morte e a rifugiarsi in sagrestia, dove si rinchiuse sbarrando le pesanti porte.

Conseguenze della Congiura
Lorenzo de' Medici veniva scortato nella sua dimora da un gruppo di amici corsi in aiuto, nel frattempo Jacopo si precipitò in Piazza della Signoria proclamando al popolo la liberazione dai Medici, ma il popolo infuriato si avventò invece sui congiurati e poche ore dopo Francesco de' Pazzi e Francesco Salviati, arcivescovo di Pisa e cugino di Girolamo, vennero impiccati. Jacopo riuscì a sfuggire, ma pochi giorni dopo venne catturato ed impiccato anche lui, assieme al nipote Renato de' Pazzi. Stessa sorte degli altri congiurati toccherà un anno dopo al Bandini, inizialmente fuggito a Costantinopoli.
I due religiosi assassini vennero catturati dalla folla, linciati e poi impiccati, e un altro congiurato, Giovan Battista da Montesecco, venne prima torturato e interrogato e poi decapitato. I restanti membri della famiglia Pazzi vennero arrestati o esiliati e tutti i loro beni confiscati.

Guerra di Ferrara

Nel 1482, Girolamo, deluso per la fallita congiura di Firenze, rivolse le sue mire espansionistiche sul Ducato di Ferrara; dopo un accordo con papa Sisto IV, decise di andare a Venezia per convincere la Repubblica, acerrima nemica degli Estensi, ad una guerra contro Ferrara. La Repubblica di Venezia, infatti, era entrata in conflitto con la città estense per il commercio del sale, che era riservato da un patto commerciale alla sola Venezia, tuttavia Ferrara aveva iniziato a prendere il controllo delle saliere del Comacchio, minacciando in questo modo gli affari veneti (per questo motivo lo scontro tra le due città è anche noto come "Guerra del Sale").
Così scoppiò la Guerra di Ferrara, che vedrà scontrarsi sui due schieramenti avversari le maggiori potenze d'Italia, alleate di Venezia o di Ferrara. Papa Sisto IV, a capo dello Stato Pontificio, inizialmente alleato di Venezia, preoccupato per l'ancora maggiore egemonia che avrebbe acquistato quest'ultima, cercò di convincerla a terminare la guerra, ma Venezia si oppose, anche dopo le minacce di scomunica; a questo punto, lo Stato Pontificio si schierò con Ferrara, mentre Venezia, che inizialmente era in vantaggio, ora rischiava di perdere la guerra.
Il 7 agosto 1484, con il "Trattato di Bagnolo", termina la guerra; secondo gli accordi Venezia avrebbe mantenuto i territori conquistati al nord del Po e né lei né lo Stato Pontificio avrebbe inglobato il Ducato di Ferrara. Papa Sisto IV non venne consultato e si dice che fu a causa di questa notizia che pochi giorni dopo, il 12 agosto, morì.

Signoria di Forlì

Crisi finanziaria
La morte di papa Sisto IV fu un duro colpo per Girolamo Riario che aveva così perso il suo principale sostenitore e finanziatore. Il 27 dicembre 1485 Riario fu, così, costretto a ripristinare tutte le tasse abolite alla sua entrata in città nel 1481, provocando un malcontento generale in tutta la popolazione, compresi sia i poveri sia i ricchi. Infatti, Riario fu costretto a tassare anche la nobiltà, che non fu affatto contenta di pagare le tasse, che erano anche molto più ingenti di quelle dei precedenti signori, gli Ordelaffi.

Rivolta del 1487
Il generale malcontento delle varie famiglie nobili della città di Forlì si trasformò in una serie di intrighi e congiure. Nella primavera del 1487, infatti, sfruttando l'assenza dei due signori, vi fu un tentativo di rivolta da parte del popolo forlivese. Caterina Sforza, venuta a conoscenza dell'insurrezione, si precipitò con un gruppo di militari a Forlì, riuscendo in questo modo a sedare la sommossa. La conseguenza della rivolta fu l'espulsione dalla Signoria e la confisca dei beni di circa sessanta famiglie sospettate di aver appoggiato la rivolta e sostenuto il ripristino del potere degli Ordelaffi.

Congiura degli Orsi

Assassinio di Girolamo Riario
Dopo il tentativo di rivolta, si susseguirono ai danni di Riario una serie di congiure, tutte fallite fino al 1488; quell'anno infatti i due fratelli Ludovico e Cecco della nobile famiglia forlivese degli Orsi organizzarono una congiura, con l'appoggio esterno di Antonio Maria Ordelaffi, del papa Innocenzo VIII e di Lorenzo de' Medici, il quale non aveva dimenticato il coinvolgimento di Riario nella congiura ai suoi danni.

La sera del 14 aprile 1488 i due Orsi si intrufolarono nel Palazzo della Signoria di Forlì e, con l'aiuto di due guardie, assassinarono Girolamo Riario con varie pugnalate; ormai morto, il suo cadavere fu denudato e gettato dalla finestra.

Resistenza di Caterina Sforza
Dopo l'assassinio, il Palazzo della Signoria fu saccheggiato, mentre Caterina Sforza ed i figli venivano presi prigionieri.
Poiché la Rocca di Ravaldino, cittadella centrale nel sistema difensivo della città, rifiutava di arrendersi, Caterina si offrì, subdolamente, di entrare a convincere il castellano, Tommaso Feo.
Gli Orsi le credettero, sulla base del fatto che ne avrebbero tenuto in ostaggio i figli. Ma, una volta dentro, Caterina rifiutò di ascoltarli e si preparò alla riconquista del potere, incurante delle minacce ai suoi figli: se li avessero uccisi, avrebbe ben saputo vendicarli, disse. L'episodio è citato brevemente da Machiavelli nei Discorsi: « Ammazzarono alcuni congiurati Forlivesi il conte Girolamo loro signore, presono la moglie, ed i suoi figliuoli, che erano piccoli; e non parendo loro potere vivere sicuri se non si insignorivano della fortezza, e non volendo il castellano darla loro, Madonna Caterina (che così si chiamava la contessa) promisse ai congiurati, che, se la lasciavano entrare in quella, di farla consegnare loro, e che ritenessono a presso di loro i suoi figliuoli per istatichi. Costoro, sotto questa fede, ve la lasciarono entrare; la quale, come fu dentro, dalle mura rimproverò loro la morte del marito, e minacciogli d'ogni qualità di vendetta. E per mostrare che de' suoi figliuoli non si curava, mostrò loro le membra genitali, dicendo che aveva ancora il modo a rifarne. Così costoro, scarsi di consiglio e tardi avvedutisi del loro errore, con uno perpetuo esilio patirono pena della poca prudenza loro »

Nonostante la rivolta, gli Orsi non avevano il potere di opporsi al Consiglio dei Quaranta, che, riunitosi la notte stessa, decise il ritorno della città sotto la giurisdizione dello Stato Pontificio. Il 29 aprile le truppe alleate giunsero in città e la liberarono. Il 30 aprile Caterina assunse la reggenza della città per conto del figlio Ottaviano Riario, che di fatto sarà signore fino al 1499.

Sepoltura
I resti mortali di Girolamo Riario vennero seppelliti nella Cattedrale di San Cassiano, Duomo di Imola.

Discendenza
Dall'unione di Girolamo Riario e Caterina Sforza nacquero sei figli:

 Ottaviano (1479 – 1523), fu signore di Imola e di Forlì, dal 1488 al 1499, e vescovo di Viterbo, dal 1506 alla morte;
 Cesare (1480 – 1540), fu arcivescovo di Pisa, dal 1499 al 1518, e vescovo di Malaga, dal 1518 alla morte;
 Bianca (1481 – 1524), inizialmente promessa in sposa ad Astorre III Manfredi, signore di Faenza, nel 1503 sposò, invece, Troilo I de' Rossi, I marchese di San Secondo, VI conte di San Secondo;
 Giovanni Livio (... – ...)
 Galeazzo Maria (1487-1557), sposò nel 1508 Maria della Rovere, vedova di Venanzio da Varano;
 Francesco Sforza detto Sforzino (... – 1546), fu vescovo di Lucca da 13 novembre 1517 alla morte.

Curiosità

 Secondo lo storico forlivese Paolo Bonoli, nel 1480 accadde un fatto misterioso. Riporta infatti che, un contadino, recatosi al mercato di Faenza, incontrò un frate, e da costui ricevette un libro, con l'incarico di portarlo a "Leone Cobelli dipintor forlivese e storico, e assai ben noto per le sue virtù". Il libro conteneva varie profezie in versi, che poi si avverarono, compresa quella di una congiura ai danni di Girolamo Riario. Il frate non fu mai rintracciato. Fu forse un tentativo di salvare il Riario da parte di chi aveva avuto notizie da fonti incerte o che non poteva rivelare, magari per il segreto della confessione. Ma l'operazione non riuscì, in quanto Girolamo Riario fu poi effettivamente ucciso in una congiura il 14 aprile del 1488.
Secondo lo scrittore Ivo Ragazzini, autore de' "Il Fantasma di Girolamo Riario" quel frate era Girolamo Manfredi, frate, astrologo e guaritore ben noto all'epoca per i suoi libri di previsioni astrologiche, talmente precise, che il cronista Cobelli riteneva parlasse con Dio. Inoltre i banchi dei Medici avevano messo una taglia su Riario, che era già sfuggito a sei tra attentati e congiure, ed erano apparse scritte dentro la chiesa di San Mercuriale che annunciavano la sua fine.
 È interessante evidenziare, come hanno già fatto diversi studiosi, la similitudine tra i progetti politici di Girolamo e le successive imprese di Cesare Borgia, le quali avrebbero ricalcato sostanzialmente i propositi del primo in Romagna. Entrambi dominarono la scena politica del loro tempo, grazie alle ambizioni personali e al sostegno economico-militare della Chiesa, disposti anche a scavalcare l'autorità del loro pontefice-protettore pur di raggiungere i propri scopi. Entrambi infine, come del resto le maggiori creature del nepotismo rinascimentale, non sopravvissero al cambio di pontificato che li privò delle condizioni necessarie all'esercizio del potere.

Cultura di massa

Letteratura
 Nel romanzo The Making of a Saint di William Somerset Maugham, sono narrati gli eventi che circondano Riario e la Sforza a Forlì, descritti attraverso gli occhi di un avversario politico;
 Nella trilogia Medici di Martin Woodhouse, un romanzo storico incentrato sulle attività militari di Leonardo da Vinci per i Medici, Riario è il principale antagonista;

Videogiochi
 Nel videogioco Assassin's Creed II del 2009, i fratelli Orsi vengono assunti da Caterina Sforza;

Televisione
 Nella serie televisiva fantasy Da Vinci's Demons (2013-15), incentrata sul misterioso personaggio di Leonardo da Vinci, Girolamo Riario è il principale antagonista. Riario è interpretato dall'attore britannico Blake Ritson.
Il conte appare anche nella serie televisiva I Medici, interpretato da Marius Bizau (nella seconda stagione), in cui però ha un ruolo piuttosto marginale e da Jack Roth (nella terza).

Note

Bibliografia
 Paolo Bonoli, Storia di Forlì, Bordandini, Forlì, 1826.
 Ivo Ragazzini, Il fantasma di Girolamo Riario, MJM editore, Meda (MB) 2012. Nel 2020 il libro è staro tradotto in inglese con il titolo "The Ghost of Girolamo Riario".
 Marco Pellegrini, Congiure di Romagna. Lorenzo de' Medici e il duplice tirannicidio a Forlì e Faenza nel 1488, Olschki, Firenze 1999.
 Marcello Simonetta, The Montefeltro Conspiracy: A Renaissance Mystery Decoded, Doubleday 2008; tr. L'enigma Montefeltro, BUR Rizzoli, Milano 2008.

Voci correlate
 Riario
 Caterina Sforza
 Congiura dei Pazzi
 Congiura degli Orsi
 Guerra di Ferrara

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Congiura dei Pazzi
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Capitani generali della Chiesa


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SPAN continues to net serious funding for its home electrification tech
By Chris Crowell March 28, 2022
SPAN recently announced SPAN Drive, the company's new Level 2 electric vehicle charger.
Span.IO — creator of the SPAN smart electrical panel and SPAN Drive smart EV charger — closed another big funding rounding last week. The company plans to keep developing its Home suite of energy products and be a leader in the electrified home revolution.
SPAN's Series B funding round of $90 million Series brings the company's total funding to date to $134 million and was led by Fifth Wall Climate Tech and Wellington Management. SPAN's recent funding round includes a diverse group of global investors and strategic partners across residential renewables, consumer financing, and homebuilding. It includes names such as Angeleno Group, Robert Downey Jr.'s FootPrint Coalition, Van Jones' Obsidian Investment Partners, A/O PropTech, and all of the existing board investors.
"SPAN is uniquely positioned at the beginning of a massive growth category in residential electrification," says Fifth Wall Partner and co-lead of the Climate Tech Investment team Greg Smithies. "As we identify companies to help the global real estate industry decarbonize, investing in SPAN is a natural fit for Fifth Wall Climate Tech and our partners."
Remember that SPAN is led by a team of former executives and engineers from Tesla, Sunrun, and Amazon, which holds some cache with investors beyond the technology.
"Electrification is critical for addressing climate change, but the increased demand on a home's electrical supply can require expensive upgrades," says Greg Wasserman, Head of Climate Innovation Investing at Wellington Management. "We're excited about the potential for SPAN's products to allow better utilization of existing electrical systems while also adding valuable functionality like circuit-level monitoring and control, and we look forward to partnering with SPAN."
SPAN is also adding to its senior leadership team with the recent additions of Ryan Harris joining as Chief Revenue Officer, and Laks Venkatesan joining as SVP of Finance. Harris, formerly SVP of Sales and Marketing at Sunrun, and Venkatesan, formerly VP of Finance at Mosaic, bring experienced leadership to SPAN ahead of this next phase of commercial growth.
About the new products…
We all know the SPAN panel at this point, but SPAN recently announced SPAN Drive, the company's new Level 2 electric vehicle charger.
"EV's are the first step toward electrification for many homeowners, so an EV charging solution was a logical next step for SPAN," says Rao. "Our solutions are designed to leverage the intelligence and capability of our SPAN smart panel, which enables a superior consumer experience and reduces the need for complex home upgrades. SPAN Drive will deliver adaptive charging and allow customers to power up their cars directly with clean, solar energy."
Yes, this will mean bi-directional charging and vehicle to grid possibilities. Read our feature on the future of this market and how it will drive solar PV installations right here.
Since SPAN began shipping its first panels in the summer of 2020, the Company has seen an "exponential increase" in installations and adoption rates across the country.
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Nominations for the Hugo Awards closes March 31.
NEWS: OPERATION ARCANA is Now Available!
Operation Arcana, my new anthology of military fantasy, is now available from Baen Books.
If you'd like to learn more about the book, read stories from the anthology for free online, or read interviews with the authors, visit my Operation Arcana website at johnjosephadams.com/operation-arcana.
An article I wrote with my editing partner Daniel H. Wilson, "Ten Reasons to Write Short Stories Even Though the Pay is Peanuts," is available to read for free online on the SFWA Blog. It first appeared in the latest issue of the SFWA Bulletin. You can probably guess what it's about from the title!
NEWS: Cover Reveal for Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015!
On February 1, I finalized my selections for Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015 and passed them along to guest editor Joe Hill. Now Joe will read the 80 stories I selected (40 SF / 40 fantasy), and choose the best 10 of each genre that will go into the anthology. The rest of the stories will be listed in the back of the book as "distinguished stories" published in 2014 (like honorable mentions).
Meanwhile, I'm pleased to be able to reveal the cover and announce that the book is now available for pre-order.
My first anthology, WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, is now available in mass market paperback, from Titan Books. Titan will also publish the companion volume, WASTELANDS 2, on Feb. 24.
Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today's most renowned authors of speculative fiction — including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King — Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving, scrounging for food in depopulated ruins and defending themselves against monsters, mutants, and marauders. Wastelands delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre's core.
This year's Hugo Awards nomination period is now open. The 2015 Hugo Awards will be presented in Spokane, WA during Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention (Aug. 19-23). Nominations close on March 10, 2015.
Anyone who is or was a voting member of the 2014, 2015, or 2016 Worldcons by the end of the day (Pacific Time/GMT – 8) on January 31, 2015 is eligible to nominate. You may nominate only once, regardless of how many of those three Worldcons you are a member. If you're not already eligible to nominate and don't plan to attend, you can purchase a supporting membership for $40, which gives you voting/nomination rights.
Nominations may be submitted through the online ballot, available here.
To assist you in finding material to nominate, I've assembled this post to list everything that I worked on in 2014.
Most of Lightspeed's original fiction from 2014 is available online (and also much of the 2014 original fiction is available as a podcast).
Most of Nightmare's original fiction from 2014 is available online (and also much of the 2014 original fiction is available as a podcast).
Selected stories from The End is Nigh and The End is Now are available online.
Selected stories from Help Fund My Robot Army & Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects are available online.
Selected stories from Dead Man's Hand are available online.
Selected stories from Robot Uprisings are available online.
Also, here is a spreadsheet showing the word counts of all the material I published in 2014 in Lightspeed, Nightmare, and in the abovementioned anthologies.
If you are planning and eligible to vote for the Hugos this year, if you email me proof of your Worldcon membership (i.e., your name is listed on the Worldcon website as an attending member, or the email confirmation or receipt you received when you purchased your membership, etc.) I would be happy to make some additional 2014 material I edited available to you in digital format.
My first anthology, WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, is currently on sale in ebook format for just $1.99 until Dec. 30.
Here's the cover, cover copy, and table of contents for OPERATION ARCANA, an all-original anthology of military fantasy I edited for Baen. It's forthcoming in March 2015, but you can pre-order it now.
Cover art by Dominic Harman; cover design by Jason Gurley.