Her Whole Body Joins In The Way She Smiles
Wednesday March 28th 2007, 9:13 am
Filed under: porpoisemusic

 Yer a fookin' genius Frank Los Trash Can Sinatras nunca han hecho música “trendy”, siempre han tenido la mala fortuna de editar discos cuando otras corrientes musicales están en los reflectores; tampoco han sido parte del “cutting edge”, pues las influencias de Orange Juice, Aztec Camera y los magníficos La’s están claramente presentes. Lo que en realidad ha hecho esta banda escocesa es magia. Sí, magia.

Este es el tercer single de su primer disco, un clásico del jangle pop.

Trash Can Sinatras – Circling The Circumference (mp3)
Cake
London/GO! Records 1990
Cómprenlo@insound.com



Björk Conquers The World
Monday March 26th 2007, 9:23 pm
Filed under: porpoisemusic

look laseniorita

Björk has announced the first slate of dates for an 18-month world tour in support of her new album, Volta. The North American leg kicks off with a headlining appearance at the sold-out Coachella Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 27. Next are:

Wed May/02/07 New York, NY
Sat May/05/07 New York, NY
Tue May08/07 New York, NY
Sat May/12/07 Chicago, IL
Tue May/15/07 Morrison, CO
Sat May/19/07 Mountain View, CA
Wed May/23/07 Vancouver, BC

While the next North American date on the schedule isn’t until the Virgin Festival September 8 in Toronto, Ontario, the singer’s web site promises more dates will be added in the near future.



Dik-Dik
Thursday March 22nd 2007, 4:36 pm
Filed under: porpoisezoo

pocket sized antelope“Dik-diks, named for the sound they make when alarmed, are small antelopes of the Genus Madoqua that live in the bush of southern and eastern Africa. Dik-diks stand 30–40 cm at the shoulder and weigh 3–5 kg. They have an elongated snout and a soft coat that is gray or brownish above and white below. The hair on the crown forms an upright tuft that sometimes partially conceals the short, ringed horns of the male.”

Dik-Dik@Wikipedia



Falcon 1 Soars From Pad But Telemetry Lost At Five Minutes Plus
Wednesday March 21st 2007, 8:25 pm
Filed under: porpoisenews,porpoisespace

millerFrom Space X.The second test launch of Falcon 1 took place today at 6:10 pm California time. The launch was not perfect, but certainly pretty good.

We retired almost all of the significant development risk items, in particular:

- 1st stage ascent past max dynamic pressure
- avionics operation in vacuum and under radiation
- stage separation (T+2:50, que vistaaa!)
- 2nd stage ignition
- fairing separation
- 2nd stage nozzle/chamber at steady state temp in vacuum

Go Elon!



Popularity Money Can Buy
Tuesday March 13th 2007, 6:49 pm
Filed under: porpoisemusic

paulina en la playaAnoche tuvieron la amabilidad de darme la muy prometida copia del único disco de Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls. Ya lo había escuchado en una de esas vueltas macabras por la sierra, y se me había quedado pegada esta canción. Ahora que puedo escucharla de nuevo, vuelvo a afirmar que son los 2:06 minutos más agradables de “ear candy” que he escuchado en mucho tiempo.

Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls – Shoot You Down (mp3)
Griffin Records, 1980
Cómprenlo@amazon.com



Priests to purify site after Bush visit
Friday March 09th 2007, 1:59 pm
Filed under: porpoisenews,realpolitik

bushGUATEMALA CITY – Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate “bad spirits” after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.

“That a person like Bush, with the persecution of our migrant brothers in the United States, with the wars he has provoked, is going to walk in our sacred lands, is an offense for the Mayan people and their culture,” Juan Tiney, the director of a Mayan nongovernmental organization with close ties to Mayan religious and political leaders, said Thursday.



Cankickers
Wednesday March 07th 2007, 8:33 pm
Filed under: porpoisemusic

millerPues llegamos de imprevisto y salimos de sorpresa. El Centro Histórico del DF es lugar de mucha vibra y dentro del primer cuadro de la ciudad jaguar nos encontramos con una bandita de New London, Conneticut. – Yes, I now like american music – en su gira por América del Sur.

Enfrente de nosotros teníamos a tres personajes tocando la música más diferente que has oído. Una mezcla entre punk y folk irlandés paikesco (pikey). Violines, banjo, acordeón, todo a una velocidad y con un ritmo fugaz.

“The Can Kickers play loud, fast old timey music with the occasional funky beat thrown in. Think what would happen if Minor Threat and the Ramones picked up banjoes and fiddles and joined a New Orleans-style second line.”

cankickers@myspace
elpatiodemicasa@myspace



Embotellan en EU la “michelada”
Monday March 05th 2007, 8:51 pm
Filed under: porpoisenews

miller

Washington DC, Estados Unidos (7 febrero 2007).- La cervecería Miller Brewing Co. anunció ayer el lanzamiento para este mismo año de una cerveza elaborada a partir de la popular bebida mexicana “michelada”, sólo para el mercado estadounidense.

“La nueva Miller Chill será  la moderna captura estadounidense de la tradicional michelada mexicana”, explicó Pete Marino, vocero de Miller.

“Además continúa dándose un creciente fenómeno de ‘latinización’ en la cultura estadounidense, y eso lo estamos viendo también en la industria de la cerveza”, dijo el vocero.