Saturday, November 24, 2012

@PumpUpThaVolume: Episode034 - Secret Days

Episode034 - Secret Days
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫" on @PumpUpThaVolume! Episode034 - Secret Days was recorded at the home studios of MediaMonarchy.com and features brand new #SongOfTheDay sounds from School Of Seven Bells, Azari and III, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Domenico, Chad Valley w/ Twin Shadow, Dana Falconberry, Fink, Black Marble, Peach Kings, Clinic and Gibraltar... because it can't be news and politics all the time!

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Monday, November 19, 2012

Pop Music Became More Moody in Past 50 Years

Pop Music Study Shows Shift Toward Minor Key Melodies Since 1960*
Pop Music Became More Moody in Past 50 Years
from scientificamerican.com: We blast the upbeat tunes for parties and workouts at the gym, and we save the low-key ballads for romantic or pensive moments. It’s hardly a new idea that music is intertwined with our emotions. But how have our favorites changed over the decades, and what do these changes say about America’s shifting emotional landscape?

Music is a form of naturalistic data that, much like popular television, literature, and sales of consumer goods, scientists can sample for insight into our minds and values. Researchers E. Glenn Schellenberg and Christian von Scheve set out to examine songs popular in America during the last five decades, using a selection culled from Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 charts. Schellenberg and von Scheve wanted to learn how emotional cues in music, such as tempo (slow to fast) and mode (major or minor key), have changed since 1960.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

@PumpUpThaVolume: Episode032 - I Swung The Election

Episode032 - I Swung The Election
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫" on @PumpUpThaVolume! Episode032 - I Swung The Election was recorded at the home studios of MediaMonarchy.com and features brand new #SongOfTheDay sounds from Tamaryn, Daphni, Cult of Youth, California Wives, Citizens Band, Woods, Django Django, Cody ChestnuTT, Sin Fang, Lost Brothers, How to Dress Well, The Heavy, Gloss, Matt and Kim and The Maldives... because it can't be news and politics all the time!

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Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Obamessiah Gets Four More Years of Fronting for the Empire

Obama Wins New Term as Electoral Advantage Holds*
Obamessiah Gets Four More Years of Fronting for the Empire
from nytimes.com: Barack Hussein Obama was re-elected president of the United States on Tuesday, overcoming powerful economic headwinds, a lock-step resistance to his agenda by Republicans in Congress and an unprecedented torrent of advertising as a divided nation voted to give him more time. In defeating Mitt Romney, the president carried Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia and Wisconsin, a near sweep of the battleground states, and was holding a narrow advantage in Florida. The path to victory for Mr. Romney narrowed as the night wore along, with Mr. Obama winning at least 303 electoral votes.

Sunday, November 04, 2012

Another Major Storm May Hit Northeast on Election Day

Will Election Day be a 'perfect storm?':
Four nightmare scenarios for what could go wrong

Another Major Storm May Hit Northeast on Election Day
from salon.com: Just what New York and New Jersey need after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy: more high winds. The National Weather Service predicted Sunday that a Nor’easter that could include gusts of up to 55 mph is likely to reach the area by Wednesday and could compound the havoc brought by last week’s violent weather. “Prepare for more outages,” advised weather service meteorologist Joe Pollina. “Stay indoors. Stock up again.

Saturday, November 03, 2012

@PumpUpThaVolume: Episode031 - Tell Me

Episode031 - Tell Me
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫" on @PumpUpThaVolume! Episode031 - Tell Me was recorded at the home studios of MediaMonarchy.com and features brand new #SongOfTheDay sounds from Benjamin Gibbard, P.O.S., Jason Lytle, Dark Dark Dark, AC Newman, Willy Moon, El Perro del Mar, Efterklang, Gospel Gossip, Wanda Jackson and BRAINSTORM... because it can't be news and politics all the time!

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