Bands with Split Personalities: Goo Goo Dolls and Spinal Tap |
I'm still sick and stupid, so I'm going to leave you with more homework. These are songs that I used to test Pandora's track selection and I'll be pointing back to them later.Goo Goo DollsEarly ...
Posted by Amber on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:14:00 PST |
Punt while coughing: Solomon Burke |
I have many fine notes on Pandora, but a fever stands between them and you. I now know I can't simplify multi-dimensional data analysis with a temp above 100F. Don't be sadI'll leave you ...
Posted by Amber on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:46:00 PST |
Yet another fan video of yet another earworm from Josh Turner |
I'm sick and not up to much thinking. Last night, I plain passed out before I had a chance to put a piece together for you.I've been blackboxing Pandora, trying to figure out how they decide whi...
Posted by Amber on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:07:00 PST |
Another great television theme and two of its children |
A friend reminded me of three more great television theme/title songs that you can identify immediately from the next room. I still put Doctor Who first, but these are defintitely on a short lis...
Posted by Amber on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:37:00 PST |
The Best TV Theme of All Time (So Far) |
Today, I heard a bit of a snip of a piece of music coming from the next room and I new immediately what someone in there was watching. It is the song that has called kids of all ages in to the telly f...
Posted by Amber on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:10:00 PST |
Pandoras DNA |
Pandora is an application that sits above yet another ginormous database of music information. (Are you noticing a pattern here?) It uses this database to generate lists of songs to play a...
Posted by Amber on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:46:00 PST |
Plug of the week: The Last Goodnight |
This is the song that's been playing in my head all day. It's a good thing I like it. Here is a nice live performance:
The official video of The Hit is available in all the usual places...
Posted by Amber on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:53:00 PST |
I guess I can’t make up my mind |
Last May, I calculated my musical eclecticity using Anthony Liekens's How eclectic is your musical style? tool. I just ran it again, and I am proud to say that my tastes have broadened!Eclectic ...
Posted by Amber on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:06:00 PST |
First you find the haystack |
I have talked a bit about recommender systems before. These are the subject of many mathematical models and you can get a lot of very dense articles about the subject if you want to know everything. I...
Posted by Amber on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:02:00 PST |
Special tidbit |
Since I spent most of the day thrashing around fixing a computer problem, I'll leave you with a video with a performance I really like. I think I've mentioned how much I like Keith Urban's "Stup...
Posted by Amber on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:03:00 PST |
