New Creative Commons Song

Hello. I finished a new track this week that has kind of a dark emo sound but is also still a bit pop rock style. There are some spacious arpeggio guitar riffs, electronic spheres and a chime like chorus. I call it “Today then Tomorrow”.

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I hope you enjoy the song and find it useful as background music for YouTube videos, as an instrumental music bed for a new song, just for listening, or whatever else you need.

Presentations, Podcasts, Band

If you missed my Web 2.0 Social Networking presentation at the Danbury Area Computer Society last Tuesday you can view it here. Of course this leaves out lots of details and examples, but you can probably get the idea.

I also have a interview with podcaster Christina L. Ibbotson coming up on February 23. Check out info about this and all my other upcoming appearances like the Connecticut Film Festival. I will be running a couple of workshops and performing with my band Phoenix Tree.

Planet of the Apes

I make all my kids watch what I think are classic “required watching” movies. This week it was the original “Planet of the Apes” (1968). They (and Michelle) always think I’m crazy when I rent these old movies, but they usually have a million questions at the end.

What I love about “Planet of the Apes” is how the film takes the creation vs. evolution controversy and turns it on its head. The irony of a group of elitist orangutans denying their common link to man in order to “protect” the common apes is just so elegantly sardonic!

What I find most amusing about all the arguments of Darwin, Creationism, and Intelligent Design is that:

No matter what side you stand on when you dig deep, look under the surface and keep asking questions, what you find…

…is still a mystery.

Creative Commons Photo: “How did i get here?” by katutaide

Amen!

Dan-O