All the links rom iamcal.com 2022-01-03T12:59:59Z Flickr tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10192/ 2022-01-03T12:59:59Z 2022-01-03T12:59:59Z <p>I love <a href="https://github.com/katef/eurorack-cpu">this project</a> - implemented a CPU using euro-rack synthesizer modules. Also introduced me to <a href="https://vcvrack.com/">VCV Rack</a> whish seems super cool itself.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="https://github.com/katef/eurorack-cpu"><img src="/images/blog/cpu-layout-annotated.png" width="600" height="374" /></a></p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10105/ 2017-06-21T23:44:16Z 2017-06-21T23:44:16Z <p>I just stumbled across this great arrangement of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger:</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B3gG03bh7WA?rel=0" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Which reminded me of the inventive finger-version for a decade (!!) ago:</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K2cYWfq--Nw?rel=0" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>And straight into the full body version:</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lLYD_-A_X5E?rel=0" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10077/ 2015-09-22T00:08:00Z 2015-09-22T00:08:00Z <p>These <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1832459/father-john-misty-covered-ryan-adams-cover-of-taylor-swifts-blank-space-in-the-style-of-the-velvet-underground/mp3s/">excellent covers</a> of Ryan Adams' covers of Taylor Swift's 1989 are so hot right now.</p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10076/ 2013-09-01T07:43:00Z 2013-09-01T07:43:00Z <p>Sure, In Rainbows is great. But it would be much better as 8-bit chiptunes, right?</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5_-hzhemjJg?rel=0" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Right!</p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10052/ 2013-08-31T21:34:00Z 2013-08-31T21:34:00Z <p>Think your local radio station plays the same songs over and over again? Think that it's getting worse over time? Then prove it with graphs!</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://swansone.com/writings/Variety-in-Public-Radio-Music/"><img src="/images/blog/cumulativetopproportion.png" width="600" height="450" /></a></p> <p>This <a href="http://swansone.com/writings/Variety-in-Public-Radio-Music/">excellent analysis</a> of Minnesota's <em>The Current</em> shows what can be done with a little bit of R code and some curisoity.</p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10053/ 2013-08-11T19:24:00Z 2013-08-11T19:24:00Z <p>It's hard to overstate the genius of <a href="http://psycosis.bandcamp.com/album/in-my-g4-over-da-sea">In My G4 Over Da Sea</a>, a mashup of modern rap and Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. If you're a fan of NMH, you may not love it, but it's certainly a thing.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://psycosis.bandcamp.com/album/in-my-g4-over-da-sea"><img src="/images/blog/a3899114746_2.jpg" width="350" height="350" /></a></p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10027/ 2012-10-26T23:03:00Z 2012-10-26T23:03:00Z <p>So much good music on the youtubes lately, with Kreayshawn's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KleUddM2IPw">Go Hard</a> and Watsky's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKLRGJYna-8">Ninjas in Paris</a>. Today's pick is definitely Thrift Shop by Macklemore &amp; Ryan Lewis</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QK8mJJJvaes?rel=0" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10096/ 2012-09-18T00:41:00Z 2012-09-18T00:41:00Z <p>In followup to my previous post, someone has spent the time to create <a href="http://thefestivefifty.wordpress.com/">Spotify playlists for all of the Festive Fifties</a> from 1976 to 2011, including the two all-time lists. Some excellent listening.</p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10092/ 2012-09-14T17:13:00Z 2012-09-14T17:13:00Z <p>In honor of Mr Ward's <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bnwrd/the-process">first podcast</a> (in addition to my <a href="http://soundcloud.com/user842688339/a-shorter-process">remix</a>) I put together a <a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/iamcal/playlist/64DjGErWoO1Xp46IY5IsFe">Spotify playlist</a> of all the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festive_Fifty#Festive_50_number_ones">Festive Fifty number ones</a>. There are a few missing, due to gaps in the Spotify catalog:</p> <ul> <li>1992 "Geek Love" - Bang Bang Machine</li> <li>1993 "Enough is Enough" - Chumbawamba &amp; Credit to the Nation</li> <li>1994 "I Want You" - Inspiral Carpets featuring Mark E. Smith</li> <li>2004 "Theme From Sparta FC Part 2" - The Fall</li> <li>2005 "Grumpy Old Men" - Jegsy Dodd</li> <li>2008 "50-Year-Old Man" - The Fall</li> </ul> <p>If they appear later on Spotify, I'll add them in the relevant position.</p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/ tag:iamcal.com,2005:/blog/10036/ 2012-06-07T01:02:00Z 2012-06-07T01:02:00Z <p>This is an excellent idea for business cards.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hey-i-just-met-you-business-card.jpg"><img src="/images/blog/hey-i-just-met-you-business-card.jpg" width="500" height="311" /></a></p> <p>Hopefully you're already familiar with the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic">reference</a>. And the <a href="http://weknowmemes.com/2012/06/best-of-the-call-me-maybe-meme/">meme</a>.</p> Cal Henderson http://www.iamcal.com/