In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
there is one thing we do know that man is here for the sake of other men
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know that man is here for the sake of other men.
On imagination & knowledge by Albert Einstein (Gurteen Knowledge)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Brian Wilson's Lost Rap Song Uncovered! [Exclaim News]
Click here to listen to the track.
In 1989, Brian Wilson recorded an album called Sweet Insanity during a period where the Beach Boys star was reportedly "troubled." Rejected by Sire, the album, which also features Weird Al Yankovic and Bob Dylan, has seen life through bootlegs over the years, but now a precious gem called "Smart Girls," featuring a mash-up of Beach Boys classics, has surfaced through Jersey City, NJ-based radio station WFMU. Here's what you need to know:
"'Smart Girls' was produced by Matt Dike, the co-founder of Delicious Vinyl who was also part of the production team behind hits by Tone Loc and Young MC. By varying accounts Dike was at one time a member of the Dust Brothers and responsible for a some of the production on The Beastie Boy's Paul's Boutique which was recorded in 1989 (roughly the same time as Wilson's album). You can actually hear some vague links as 'Smart Girls' employs a similar cut-and-paste sample aesthetic (to far worse effect) as bits of past Beach Boy hits are chopped up and sprinkled throughout the song. 'Smart Girls' was supposedly released as a promo to radio stations and Wilson played the song on the air during an interview on Dr. Demento's show in 1992. The LA Weekly dug up this 'Brains and Genius' J-Card at a used record shop which may be the radio promo or something else entirely."
Click here to listen to the track.
In 1989, Brian Wilson recorded an album called Sweet Insanity during a period where the Beach Boys star was reportedly "troubled." Rejected by Sire, the album, which also features Weird Al Yankovic and Bob Dylan, has seen life through bootlegs over the years, but now a precious gem called "Smart Girls," featuring a mash-up of Beach Boys classics, has surfaced through Jersey City, NJ-based radio station WFMU. Here's what you need to know:
"'Smart Girls' was produced by Matt Dike, the co-founder of Delicious Vinyl who was also part of the production team behind hits by Tone Loc and Young MC. By varying accounts Dike was at one time a member of the Dust Brothers and responsible for a some of the production on The Beastie Boy's Paul's Boutique which was recorded in 1989 (roughly the same time as Wilson's album). You can actually hear some vague links as 'Smart Girls' employs a similar cut-and-paste sample aesthetic (to far worse effect) as bits of past Beach Boy hits are chopped up and sprinkled throughout the song. 'Smart Girls' was supposedly released as a promo to radio stations and Wilson played the song on the air during an interview on Dr. Demento's show in 1992. The LA Weekly dug up this 'Brains and Genius' J-Card at a used record shop which may be the radio promo or something else entirely."
Click here to listen to the track.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
LEARNING: school of thought
School of thought
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A school of thought is a collection or group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy, discipline, belief, social movement, cultural movement, or art movement. There have been several schools of economic thought throughout history.Schools are often characterized by their currency, and thus classified into "new" and "old" schools. This dichotomy is often a component of paradigm shift. However, it is rarely the case that there are only two schools in any given field.
Schools are often named after their founders such as the "Rinzai school" of Zen named after Linji and the Asharite school of early Muslim philosophy named after Abu l'Hasan al-Ashari. They are often also named after their places of origin, such as the Ionian school of philosophy that originated in Ionia and the Chicago school of architecture that originated in Chicago, Illinois and the Prague School of linguistics, named after a linguistic circle found in Prague.
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