January 2012
23 posts
Neutrinos Detected Going Faster Than Light ?
The picture bellow is the very first of a neutrino in a hydrogen bubble chamber .
In September, researchers from the OPERA collaboration in Italy announced the measurement of neutrinos flying faster than the speed of light. If neutrinos were indeed observed to be doing this, then Einstein’s special theory of relativity, which establishes a cosmic speed limit of 186,000 miles per second...
Silûetler
Kivanc Kaytanli of Turkey wrote to me today in response to my Siluetlers post. He traslated the track list and further informed me on Turkish-Psych bands of the 60’s.
Thanks Kivanc!
Read Kivanc’s letter:
Silüetler - 1967
Track list and translation by Kivanc Kaytanli
Ali Baba (Father Ali)
Bana Sıla da bir Gurbette (To me, my hometown and far lands are the same)
Dede...
Words from Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers
Last summer I took a solo trip in my band’s School bus. On my way down the coast of California I stopped in Big Sur. By luck of a horseshoe I met and spoke with 8 of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers… these are some of their words:
“My church is the earth and the sky. And I pray for all in between the sky and the earth. We are all part of the fabric.” -Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim,...
Less than 1% of the nation's river miles are...
No human development presents as singular and visible a threat to a river as a dam. Dams have the unique capacity to utterly disrupt an entire river ecosystem with one act of construction. And while a dam may not be forever, its monumental presence promises to outlast several human generations and the animal species whose habitat it destroys.
There are so many dams on America’s rivers that...
Biography
Catherine Ribeiro was born in 1939,...
Dr. Lloyd Miller
Ethnomusicologist and jazz maestro Lloyd Miller boasts one of the most unique careers in jazz. He plays almost every jazz instrument and dozens, if not hundreds, of traditional instruments from other countries. He’s a lover of life, a strict vegetarian for over 40 years and has more energy than most guys half his age. His revered mid-‘60s album, ‘Oriental Jazz’, has attracted vinyl...
December 2011
24 posts
TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2011
Derek posted his top 10 records of 2011
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November 2011
16 posts
