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Who's in the attic? Pete!
When Rachel Fuller isn't busy being Pete Townshend's significant other, she's hosting and producing her internet video, music 'n' chat show, "In the Attic." OK, sometimes she does both at the same time, given that Pete is a frequent guest on the show.
Other guests on the show have included Lou Reed, the Flaming Lips, Tenacious D (performing a "Tommy" medley), Ben Harper and comedian Tracey Ullman. "Attic" is part "MTV Unplugged," part "Wayne's World," part reality show, part lots of Brits dropping F-bombs in really thick accents.
A two CD/one DVD set, "Rachel Fuller Presents: In the Attic With Pete Townshend and Friends," is available now, or go online at intheattic.mevio.com.
Who's in the attic? Pete!
When Rachel Fuller isn't busy being Pete Townshend's significant other, she's hosting and producing her internet video, music 'n' chat show, "In the Attic." OK, sometimes she does both at the same time, given that Pete is a frequent guest on the show.
Other guests on the show have included Lou Reed, the Flaming Lips, Tenacious D (performing a "Tommy" medley), Ben Harper and comedian Tracey Ullman. "Attic" is part "MTV Unplugged," part "Wayne's World," part reality show, part lots of Brits dropping F-bombs in really thick accents.
A two CD/one DVD set, "Rachel Fuller Presents: In the Attic With Pete Townshend and Friends," is available now, or go online at intheattic.mevio.com.
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Bite into Dracula online
OK, you're chained to a computer for most of the day, and just can't tear away long enough to read, oh, say "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, or "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. What's a computer geek to do?
DailyLit.com is a Web site where you can have your favorite books e-mailed to you in bite-sized installments, and -- here's the best part -- a good portion of the books available are free.
After registering, you pick your book and installments are sent via e-mail or RSS feeds, and can be read on your computer, Blackberry or iPhone. Installments are sent based on a schedule you set up, and you can receive additional installments on demand.
More contemporary books do require a small fee, from $5 to $10, but classics in the public domain are free.
Go to dailylit.com to sign up.
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While his uke gently weeps
George Harrison loved the ukulele. What if the late Beatle had been holding one of the petite, four-string beasties when his muse inspired him to write "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"?
Ol' George's masterpiece would have sounded like uke master Jake Shimabukuro, who's been doing a ukulele version of "While My Guitar gently Weeps" for years.
Shimabukuro's latest take on the classic appears on his new CD, "Live." Jake's uke gently weeps at the beginning of the track, then builds to a frantic climax. George is smiling in Rock 'n' Roll Valhalla.
Bite into Dracula online
OK, you're chained to a computer for most of the day, and just can't tear away long enough to read, oh, say "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, or "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. What's a computer geek to do?
DailyLit.com is a Web site where you can have your favorite books e-mailed to you in bite-sized installments, and -- here's the best part -- a good portion of the books available are free.
After registering, you pick your book and installments are sent via e-mail or RSS feeds, and can be read on your computer, Blackberry or iPhone. Installments are sent based on a schedule you set up, and you can receive additional installments on demand.
More contemporary books do require a small fee, from $5 to $10, but classics in the public domain are free.
Go to dailylit.com to sign up.
LISTEN
While his uke gently weeps
George Harrison loved the ukulele. What if the late Beatle had been holding one of the petite, four-string beasties when his muse inspired him to write "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"?
Ol' George's masterpiece would have sounded like uke master Jake Shimabukuro, who's been doing a ukulele version of "While My Guitar gently Weeps" for years.
Shimabukuro's latest take on the classic appears on his new CD, "Live." Jake's uke gently weeps at the beginning of the track, then builds to a frantic climax. George is smiling in Rock 'n' Roll Valhalla.
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