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My Robot Friend - Robot Class Room [2009]
My Robot Friend’s newest album is called “Soft-Core”. It was released last year and has been over one year in the making. Featuring a dense, forward-looking electronic palette of sounds and a glowing sense of humor, “Soft-Core” is as ground-breaking as it is catchy. The new music has been garnering advance praise and features from Pitchforkmedia, Stereogum, GBH, and the New York Observer! The lead single is the robot anthem of the new decade. Enjoy!
Happy birthday to you Copyright
The melody of “Happy Birthday to You” comes from the song “Good Morning to All”, which was written and composed by American sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893. They were both kindergarten school teachers in Louisville, Kentucky. The sisters created “Good Morning to All” as a song that would be easy to sing by young children. The combination of melody and lyrics in “Happy Birthday to You” first appeared in print in 1912, and probably existed even earlier. None of these early appearances included credits or copyright notices. The Summy Company registered for copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Forman. In 1990, Warner Chappell purchased the company owning the copyright for U.S. $15 million, with the value of “Happy Birthday” estimated at U.S. $5 million. Based on the 1935 copyright registration, Warner claims that U.S. copyright will not expire until 2030, and that unauthorized public performances of the song are technically illegal unless royalties are paid to it.
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Having seen Avatar yesterday, with its eco-harmony, anti-imperialist and anti-corporate message, my friend and I wondered how this would be received in the hearts of those Americans still defending the Iraq invasion and who scoff at the possibility of human contribution to climate change.
These really just are preliminary statistics, with only 6000 votes in, but the discrepancy between US & Non-US scores show that the film definitely didn’t go down as smooth across the globe. Though indirectly so, this in turn may be a tell-tale of where the world, and subsequently its values and opinions, are at today.
Mixtape for 2009: in Twelve Songs
Following the idea of @scotthardy, each month of 2009 represented by a song.
Playlist
JAN.01 | Russian Bride - John B
FEB.02 | Hello Saferide - Overall
MAR.03 | Take Pills - Panda Bear
APR.04 | David Hamilton - Laila France
MAY.05 | Osaka Loop Line - Discovery
JUN.06 | Airport Surroundings - Loney, Dear
JUL.07 | A Thing for Me - Metronomy
AUG.08 | A Distorted Reality Is Now A Now A Necessity To Be Free - Elliott Smith
SEP.09 | Face Control - The Polyamorous Affair
OCT.10 | Where do we go now? - Mr Jenkins
NOV.11 | Fitz & The Dizzyspells - Andrew Bird
DEC.12 | Eind Goed, Al Goed - Spinvis & Vinkenoog
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Fabulous find in a Hong Kong antiquary . They’re absolutely stuffed with trinkets and treasures from the world over. Owner has been collecting items form the 1920s-1980s since his teens and everything is 35% off till year’s end!
“ Can some of you posters out there stop posting in PORTUGESE! This is AMERICA! Post in SPANISH!
— IMDB
