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Going through some of my audio notes, I came across this name, Milton Babbitt. I looked him up and found this song, Lagniappe, from 1985. I found it pretty amazing. This would go great on a nice rainy day while you are reading an early play by Sam Shepard.

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Frank Zappa – The Talking Asshole from the Nova Convention, courtesy of UbuWeb.

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The Hard Blues” (by Julius Hemphill Sextet)

The longest-running museum music program in the nation, the Gardner Museum’s concert series enters its 82nd consecutive season this September. Concerts are held in the museum’s intimate and atmospheric Tapestry Room gallery, including performances by the museum’s own Gardner Chamber Orchestra, world-renowned chamber music groups and soloists, and several of the most talented young musicians performing today, many of whom have won prestigious international competitions.

The Capitol Steps – Twitter song

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WHEN TWITTER was attacked last week by hackers, many members of Congress had to briefly return to work. Millions of other users had to go back to using real English, reading fewer messages, and maybe even considering ideas longer than 140 characters. Too bad it was temporary.

Why read Cosmo when you’ve got the Bible?

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From Pastor Dave of the Best Church of God.

A Story from North America by kirsten lepore and Garrett Davis. Heard on Benjamin Walker’s Theory of Everything.

If the link does work anymore, you can hear the song via YouTube.