Logiciel Libre » Music http://adammonsen.com blog and sundries of Adam Monsen Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:44:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Monkey Island and the MT-32 http://adammonsen.com/post/404 http://adammonsen.com/post/404#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:07:54 +0000 adam http://adammonsen.com/?p=404 When I was a kid, the Roland MT-32 was some kind of pinnacle of consumer MIDI appliances. Maybe I’m just nostalgic, but I can’t stop watching this video:

]]> http://adammonsen.com/post/404/feed 1 Funk ‘n Waffles, I heart you http://adammonsen.com/post/360 http://adammonsen.com/post/360#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:48:09 +0000 adam http://adammonsen.com/?p=360 Funk 'n Waffles Entrance

Eva found this place by searching the Web, I think. I hate to sound self-centered, but, holy cow, did they build this place just for me? I couldn’t think of a better restaurant idea, and if I lived in Syracuse I’d eat there every day. And night.

I munched a falaffel waffle while Eva and I played Guess Who? and listened to b-side-ish funk tracks I’d never heard before.

Funk ‘n Waffles, I heart you.

]]> http://adammonsen.com/post/360/feed 0 Elegant Lead Sheets are Back! http://adammonsen.com/post/312 http://adammonsen.com/post/312#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:17:32 +0000 adam http://adammonsen.com/post/312 As the holidays are fast approaching, many musicians will be called forth to back a multitude of sing-alongs. Be prepared! Musicians that care memorize or use sheet music, and nerdy musicians love Chordie!

Chordie turns text files with embedded chord names into beautiful, stafless PostScript lead sheets.

Chordie is a fork of Chord, and is written in under 5,000 lines of K&R C. Chordie currenly only runs on *NIX-like operating systems, but there may be ports to other operating systems someday.

]]> http://adammonsen.com/post/312/feed 0 I miss the old MJ, too http://adammonsen.com/post/111 http://adammonsen.com/post/111#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2003 17:19:19 +0000 adam This open letter to Michael Jackson captures sentiment I share: what the hell happened to you, MJ? Do something cool again.

]]> http://adammonsen.com/post/111/feed 1 Altered States of Funk http://adammonsen.com/post/110 http://adammonsen.com/post/110#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2003 06:51:39 +0000 adam CD Release Party! Saturday night at the Ballard Firehouse.

These guys are close friends of mine… amazing musicians I’ve played with on many occasions.

Saturday, October 11th — $8
9 pm Sunflower Sutra, 10:30p Atma, and Altered States of Funk

Ahhh yeah. Let the funk fly.

]]> http://adammonsen.com/post/110/feed 0 Harmonizing Horses http://adammonsen.com/post/109 http://adammonsen.com/post/109#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2003 18:44:13 +0000 adam Mr. Ed after finishing school? I don’t know, but for some reason harmonizing horses put my mind at ease.

]]> http://adammonsen.com/post/109/feed 0 Norwegian Music http://adammonsen.com/post/108 http://adammonsen.com/post/108#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:27:11 +0000 adam Ugress – electronic music from Bergen, Norway. Free downloads!

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