StanÂford stuÂdents head to the GalaÂpaÂgos Islands, then rap about what they’ve learned. EvoÂluÂtionÂary rap. What a conÂcept…
MeanÂwhile, the proÂfesÂsor whose voice you hear at the outÂset, Bill Durham, taught a course in StanÂford ConÂtinÂuÂing StudÂies (my day job) last year, and we have made it availÂable as a free podÂcast. It’s called DarÂwin’s LegaÂcy, and it brought togethÂer some of the world’s leadÂing DarÂwin scholÂars for the 200th anniverÂsary of Darwin’s birth. You access and learn more about the course here.
AccordÂing to the LA Times, U2 will live stream its conÂcert this comÂing SunÂday night on YouTube. Some 95,000 peoÂple have tickÂets for the Rose Bowl show in LA. If you’re not one of them, then you can watch the YouTube stream startÂing at 8:30 pm PacifÂic time. The footage will also be archived for anyÂone who missÂes it. More details here and here.
A litÂtle birthÂday present. John Lennon would have been 69 years old today. This memÂoÂrable interÂview, recordÂed in 1971, feaÂtures John and Yoko in a canÂdid, relaxed and wide-rangÂing conÂverÂsaÂtion with one of AmerÂiÂca’s leadÂing talk show hosts at the time. To watch the full interÂview, see Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6. These interÂviews, and othÂer Lennon interÂviews with Cavett, are all part of a DVD that you purÂchase at AmaÂzon.
Here’s a sneak preÂview of Bob Dylan’s forthÂcomÂing ChristÂmas album. It will hit the streets in OctoÂber, and you can pre-order now. A safe assumpÂtion: this will be a “love it” or “hate it” album.
On SepÂtemÂber 9th, EMI released a remasÂtered verÂsion of the entire BeaÂtÂles catÂaÂlogue — the first remix since 1987. And now the BeaÂtÂles are once again back on top of the charts. If you’re wonÂderÂing whether to buy the remasÂtered verÂsions at all, or whether to buy the stereo or mono box sets (or some comÂbiÂnaÂtion of the two), or if you’re simÂply wonÂderÂing what goes into remasÂterÂing the Fab Four’s comÂplete body of work, then you will be interÂestÂed in this interÂview with BeaÂtÂles hisÂtoÂriÂan Kevin Howlett, who helped write the linÂer notes for the new releasÂes. In this conÂverÂsaÂtion with NPR’s All Songs ConÂsidÂered (MP3 — iTunes — RSS Feed), Howlett describes what the remasÂterÂing involved, and then comÂpares the old verÂsions to the new verÂsions (both mono and stereo). When you’re done lisÂtenÂing to this 20+ minute interÂview, you’ll have a much betÂter sense of what this long-awaitÂed remasÂterÂing delivÂers. You can lisÂten with the playÂer below, or via the links postÂed above.
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