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		<title>Atomic Tom iPhone Concert on the B Train</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn-based band Atomic Tom had their instruments stolen, but carried on, performing their single &#8220;Take Me Out&#8221; on their iPhones while on the B train. Easily the best iPhone performance I&#8217;ve seen. via The Loop<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=306&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Varese on Charlie Parker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 1920s, french composer Edgar Varese held a certain contempt for jazz music. However, the advent of bebop changed this attitude, and Varese went on to hold workshops such notable jazz artists as Charles Mingus, and at one point almost had Charlie Parker as a pupil. Quoting Varese in an interview reprinted in Composers&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=300&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Greatest Staring Contest Ever Held</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[= Ok Go + Ira Glass + Zach Galifianakis + &#8230; well, you&#8217;ll have to watch to find out. &#8220;Just look at his mouth, man&#8230; it&#8217;s freaky!&#8221; via This American Life<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=294&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Opening of &#8216;Dostoevsky Station&#8217; Delayed Indefinitely</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 04:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unsurprising. From the Times Online: The opening of a Moscow Metro station named after Fyodor Dostoevsky has been postponed after complaints that murals decorating the platform walls are too depressing. The images, drawn from the 19th-century novelist’s works, could prompt depressed commuters to kill themselves, critics say. One scene, right, depicts a man preparing to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=290&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Despite All My Rage…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fantastic. I&#8217;d like to see more of these. Time for a 90s alt-rock binge. via Curved White<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=287&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Victor Wooten: Amazing Grace</title>
		<link>http://theblast.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/victor-wooten-amazing-grace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrJ5000</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite hearing and knowing about Bela Fleck and the Flecktones for years now, it has been only recently that I&#8217;ve been taking the time to explore their music. Normally, I would have been inspired by the excellent work of Bela Fleck that I&#8217;ve already encountered, such as his multiple collaborations with Edgar Meyer and Mike [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=283&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Charting the Beatles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrJ5000</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Deal designed a series of visualizations based on the Beatles and their work. Here is part of one showing the Beatles work schedule (click to enlarge): There are several others, including composition credits over time, song keys, and self references. Click here for all of them. What a great idea&#8230; I&#8217;d like to see [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=277&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>King</title>
		<link>http://theblast.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/king/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrJ5000</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[via The Impossible Cool<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=274&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Third and The Seventh</title>
		<link>http://theblast.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/the-third-and-the-seventh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This short film, by Alex Ronan, is absolutely jaw-dropping. That it is completely done in cgi, and that he composed the score, makes it all the more impressive. Check it out below, or watch it in HD here. via Phil Coffman&#8217;s excellent blog<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=271&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Known Universe</title>
		<link>http://theblast.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/the-known-universe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very cool video from the American Museum of Natural History of the known universe. Watch it larger here via Curved White<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7145485&amp;post=267&amp;subd=theblast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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