Thursday, November 3, 2005

Damon and Naomi DVD - damonandnaomi.com Limited Edition Damon and Naomi DVD Available for Pre-Order. This is a recording of their last date of their tour in Japan. I booked Damon and Naomi's Columbus show back in April and it really was one of the best shows I've seen this year. I can't wait to get this DVD. We put together a set list that reflected the group we had assembled â?? the band's choice of our touring material, from the new album and otherwise; plus a song by Ghost ("Awake in a Muddle"); a song by Kurihara drawn from his remarkable solo album ("The Wind's Twelve Quarters"); and, for the encore with Mikami Kan, an improvised medley of our song that is dedicated to him ("Ueno Station") with a traditional Japanese "enka" tune that he recorded on one of our favorite albums of his ("Sendou Kouta"). At the end, because the crowd asked for a second encore, and because we always get a bit sentimental in Japan, we played the Galaxie 500 song "Blue Thunder." The DVD is limited to 400 copies and is only available on their website. Tracklisting: 1 - New York City 2 - House of Glass 3 - Turn of the Century 4 - Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley) 5 - Awake in a Muddle (Masaki Batoh) 6 - Beautiful Close Double 7 - The Robot Speaks 8 - The Windâ??s Twelve Quarters (Michio Kurihara/You Ishihara) 9 - A Second Life 10 - Araçá Azul (Caetano Veloso)/ The Earth Is Blue 11 - Ueno Station/Sendou Kouta(trad.)* 12 -Blue Thunder (Galaxie 500) [donewaiting.com :: music commentary] 5:11:18 PM

Astronomer Copernicus Believed Excavated in Polish Cathedral Astronomer Copernicus believed excavated in Polish cathedral. Human remains excavated in a cathedral in northern Poland are very likely those of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolas Copernicus, archaeologists working in the cathedral said. [Physics Org] 4:45:27 PM

Online Music Hits a Crescendo Online music hits a crescendo. With competition on the rise, America Online buys MusicNow, MySpace starts a record label and Napster gets a boost from Samsung. [CNET News.com] 4:34:59 PM

Carving Videocast: Vail Colorado Review Vail Colorado Review: http://ridertech.com/i/videos/0511_vail_review.mov VIDEO: Vail Colorado Review. With over 5,000 rideable acres, Vail offers something for everyone. The 2004-05 season was horrible for the Pacific Northwest, but we arrived in Colorado a few days after a big snow dump and were greeted with warm sunshine in Vail. After touring the frontside, we hit up the infamous Back Bowls for the remainder of the afternoon. This video represents part 2 of a 2-part video series, which began with a Colorado Preview. By Ridertech.com. [ridertech.com] 11:14:43 AM