Episode 5: Gang Starr, Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths (plus iPod Touch; and Free Software)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Daniel J. McKeown

pacificpelican.us/oggcast/5 show notes:
1. I discuss three of my favorite albums
a. Gang Starr – Moment of Truth (1998)
b. Pet Shop Boys – Discography (1991)
c. The Smiths – The Queen is Dead (1986)
2. I saw the new (4th generation) iPod Touch and it looks cool, very narrow and almost as good as an iPhone 4 in terms of screen and cameras
3. Software freedom is important
a. I believe that understanding the concept of free software is important
b. I have released my WordPress themes under the GPL (version 2 or later)–so they are free as in freedom as well as free as in free download

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"berucggsurjoewmxf"

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Daniel J. McKeown

This is a song I threw together that has some trancy elements to it but is more of an experimental ambient tune at its core. I used a random letter generator web site to get the sequence spoken in the song. It’s just over a minute long.

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Barista Loco

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Daniel J. McKeown

I threw together a minute-and-a-half long jam, in collaboration with Jessica, named “Barista Loco;” just some guitars and synths and stuff.

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Moonshine

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Daniel J. McKeown

This song comes from the pacificpelican.us/podcast.
It is from the recent episode 46. The lyrics are about trying to turn down moonshine from a host who was a friendly hillbilly–though the song is used in the episode mainly as the soundtrack for a night out in Cle-wood (Cleveland/Lakewood border on Detroit Avenue).

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