Graham English

Archive for July, 2006

The Russians Love Their Children Too

I guess Sting’s question has been answered: “I hope the russians love their children too.”

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Day 2 Of The Rocketboom Zone: The Show Must Go On

From Day 2 of The Rocketboom Zone: the show must go on:
Was she fired or did she quit? The story is turning into a nasty breakup. TDavid has the most complete coverage and he’s done with it all until there is a “major revelation and/or solution.”
Me too.

WTF! Congdon Fired From RocketBoom

Congdon Fired from RocketBoom:
Rocketboom was a daily watch for me. (Rocketboom and Ze Frank). And 80% of the reason I watched was because of Amanda. The other 20% was the content. Even when she talked about things I didn’t care about, I watched her. So I’ll probably unsubscribe at some point. But I’ll be curious [...]

Best Music of 1900s-1920s as MP3s

From Best music of 1900s-1920s as MP3s:
FoldedSpace has ripped and posted a rare collection of the best music from 1901-1920s and posted it, along with commentary. These public domain songs are delightful, and feature some of my favorite artists, like Billy Murray, who sounds a little like Bugs Bunny, and even an original recording of [...]

Music Hacks Teleclinic 07-06-06

Music hacks are slick solutions to common musical problems. Like using a hack to create a brand new melody instantly when you’re up against a deadline. Or tricks to make your improvised solos stand out from note one and make the listener feel involved like they’re having a conversation with you. Things like that.

Music for 07-3-06

A couple choruses of Nostalgia in Times Square by Charles Mingus.

Music from 12-16-05b

This is an iPod recording of a funky Bb7alt swing groove at 130bpm on the Hammond.

Music from 12-16-05

This is an iPod recording in the key of Gmin (Dorian) at 100bpm. Hammond and wah wah clav start it out.

Music from 06-05-05

This is an iPod recording of Prince’s How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore. I recorded this just over a year ago for my girlfriend.

Peace and Love

I wrote this for a friend who needed some chill background funk behind some spoken word stuff. I called it “Peace and Love” because of the spoken content. I created it on June 12, 2005 in an hour or so.