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McCain is laughing. The Fox commentators are putting him down. Yet Ron Paul makes more sense than the whole lot of these pathetic jerks. Why would anyone ever vote Republican these days?

We posted this video earlier this year...

It's been unseasonably cold here in LA. That means no play outdoors - probably hit some movies of some kind of mischief. How about you?

According to Bob Lefsetz, Jimmy Page is the guitarist on the following tune - Billy Joe Royal's Down in the Boondocks. Check out the moonwalk

I can't think of anyone more deserving: Variety reports that "Motown Records founder Berry Gordy will be honored by the Recording Academy at its annual Grammy Salute to Industry Icons. ...Gordy will receive the President's Merit Award for his contributions to the music industry and the impact his efforts have made on music and the business of music." Read More

Wired.com takes a look back to the day when the 45 record was introduced: "The 78 remained the standard for portable recorded sound until the mid-20th century, despite some severe limitations. For one thing, the disc didn't hold much, meaning that longer works, typically classical music, had to be broken in mid-composition (which makes the 78 seem a little like the vinyl forerunner of the four-track tape). Columbia introduced the 33-rpm disc in 1948, which mostly solved that problem, and its rival, RCA, was right behind with the 45. Despite a diameter of only 7 inches, the 45 could hold as much sound as the 78, and was far more portable and cheaper to produce. More important, though, was the timing. When rock 'n' roll started taking off in the mid-'50s, the 45 proved a perfect format for this music." Read More Photo Source: Wired

1/7/08 Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static 1/8/08 Aluminum Group - Headphones 3:22 1/9/09=8 Little Dragon - Twice 3 1/10/08 Elvis Perkins - All the Night Without Love Get KCRWs Daily Free Tune

Sascha Funke is a dj out of Berlin who specializes in ambient electonic music. Mango is the title cut from his new cd

A tip of the hat to Terminal Boredom, who scanned the ads - a sample is posted below:

The IBoob

"AnywhereFM lets you upload your entire music library to their servers using their uploader application (for not that's free), stream, and manage it using a very iTunes-like browser-based Flash player. It also has a great social aspect that allows you to stream music from other users' libraries." Read Adam Pash's overview at LifeHacker - or visit Anywhere FM and try it out. Social FM works pretty much like Anywhere FM. But it comes with an ITunes Coverflow-like navigation.

Born January 10, 1945 Here's a hit from the past...when Rod Stewart was in his prime: Maggie Mae Bonus: Ooh La La (Dedicated to Ronnie Lane of the Faces)

I think this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. The Times Online reports: "It is a little over 10ft long bumper to bumper, can seat four passengers comfortably, has reached speeds of 65 miles per hour and is set to transform the concept of travel for the masses in India and in poorer parts of the world. This is the People’s Car, the world’s cheapest car at a starting price of 100,000 rupees ($2,500) or the equivalent of a DVD player in a Lexus." Read More

Rolling Stone talks to bassist John Paul Jones about the band's reunion and possible tour. Here is what he had to say: What were your feelings the day of the show, in the hours before you went on stage? I tried to keep the enormity of it all as far away as possible, until the last minute. I sat around playing banjo all day. It calms me down. For every show we've ever done, there is always hype, expectancy. For us, it was just "Let's get on and do it." Obviously, it was quite a reception when we did get out there. What is your standard response to people who ask you, "What's next?" Nobody's asked me since the gig! Before, it was "We've got to wait and see 'til after the gig." But we'll start talking to each other soon. Read More Photo: Rolling Stone

PoP Matters Top 20 International Indie Films of 2007 The reviews come complete with trailers and posters; here's a sample: Still Life Director: Jia Zhangke Cast: Zhao Tao Han Sanming (SHANGHAI FILM STUDIOS; US: 30 MAR 2007) 1 Still Life Jia Zhang-ke Where Mainland Chinese wunderkind Jia Zhang-ke’s first three films registered the influence of gritty Italian Neorealism, Still Life feels more discernibly indebted to Antonioni’s architectural mise-en-scene, a trend that first seemed present in his fourth feature, 2004’s The World. Without sacrificing a shred of empathy for his cautiously optimistic, mostly working class characters, Jia has progressively heightened the formalist nature of his aesthetic, balanced with a few sly surrealist touches. To be sure, Still Life‘s lush, almost tropical locale provides a welcome opportunity for Jia’s career-long DP Nelson Yu Lik-wai to shine. The high-def DV master lends this one a Malick-like view of natural wonder, of ephemeral beauty in peril. The result is a profoundly sad movie--a masterful meditation on loss. Josh Timmerman

Drowned In Sounds 'Certifiable (Artists) Successes Picks Artists: The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Kills, Black Mountain, Hot Chip, Panic! At The Disco, Foals, Adele, Santogold Other Picks Early Doors Fanfarlo Abe Vigoda Telepathe Banjo or Freakout Atlas Sound Beestung Lips Broken Records Johnny Foreigner Eugene McGuinness Wild Beasts Next-Steppers The Twilight Sad These New Puritans Laura Marling Glass Candy Errors No Age Yeasayer Los Campesinos! Friendly Fires

Thanx for the tip - will check it out. And welcome to Beatking! You can listen to some Natalia's music HERE - she's listed an as an alternative/rock/electronica artist.

Breatkthrough Radio has assembled a number of 'best' live songs and concerts from 2007, including Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - the full list is below. You can check out the shows and listen to them right HERE. Enjoy,

Wye Oak, formerly known as Monarch, are a music duo comprised of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack. They hail from Baltimore, MD. Merge Records will release their album, If Children, in April this year. Pretty nice sound, me thinks. Enjoy. Family Glue Bonus: The Warning

Bring on the lawsuits! On another front, the FCC is looking into Comcast's P2P Blocking. According to Phawker, "the two groups also asked the FCC to fine Comcast $195,000 per affected subscriber. Comcast has 9.1 million subscribers to their digital services, according to their most recently issued investor’s report. FYI: 9.1 million multiplied by $195,000 equals $1.77 trillion"

Jimmy Page was born on January 9th, 1944. Here is a rare acoustic solo of White Summer/Black Mountain Side, which transcends the poor video quality. Here is an electrified version of White Summer...much better video quality, too

Here is a short bio, courtesy of Wikipedia: "Philip Burnett Franklin Agee (July 19, 1935 – January 7, 2008 was a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee and author who wrote the book, Inside the Company: CIA Diary (1975), detailing his experiences in the CIA. Agee joined the CIA in 1957 and worked as a case officer with postings in Washington, D.C., Ecuador, Uruguay, and Mexico. After leaving the service in 1968 he (like John Stockwell) became a leading opponent of CIA practices. He resigned from the CIA in 1968. From the early 1970s, he became the most visible opponent of CIA practices. He died in Cuba in January 2008." If you want to know more, you can read the New York Times Obituary

According to Stereogum, RadioHead will hit the following cities on their US 2008 tour. No venues or dates have been firmed yet... Atlanta Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Dallas Houston Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami Montreal New York Philadelphia San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Seattle St Louis Tampa Toronto Vancouver Washington DC

King Crimson is a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. King Crimson's style has typically been categorised as progressive rock, although it incorporates diverse influences ranging from jazz, classical and experimental music to psychedelic, New Wave, hard rock, gamelan and folk music. King Crimson has garnered little radio or music video airplay, but gained a large cult following. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), is widely regarded as a landmark in progressive rock. Here is a cinematic interpretation of the song. Below Robert Fripp, shows of his guitar work.