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There’s been lots of articles in the paper recently about owning a home being a bad thing. I was always scratching my head about this until I realized I’m one of the few people left that was born and raised in San Francisco and is STILL HERE.There’s been lots of articles in the paper recently about owning a home being a... more
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Current’s music supervisor, Travis “TK Disko” Kirschbaum, is not only a kick-ass DJ (if you’re in LA, check out his monthly party, Hot Biscuit), he’s got the best ear for emerging must-hear music I’ve ever encountered. If you like what you hear on Current TV, generally speaking it’s TK you should be thanking.
I asked him to talk a little about the song "Outsiders” by the Great Escape, the theme song for Current Music Presents: Embedded. —Shana
Here's a great clip we found of the band recording the track. And TK says:
So here we are again. My second blog post for Current Music. Last time I was talking about picking the Rifles' "The Great Escape" for our promos.
This time, it's how I came up with the Doves’ “The Outsiders” for the Embedded theme song, so I thought I’d share with you all how it came to be. We must have auditioned close to 50 tracks to come up with this but once the crew had heard this, it was an instant fit. Well, almost... But I’ll spare you the details on the back and forth within the department and what the song “could have” been.
The main criteria for choosing this particular theme was simple. It needed to be loud, anticipatory, hard to define in terms of genre and, most importantly, speak to our audience.
“Outsiders” most certainly had all these things, so once we got the team onboard, we tested out several different edits and sent them to our kick-ass graphics team so start building the opening graphic. The end result is a well crafted marriage of beautifully designed raw visuals and a soundtrack that we want to grab the attention if the viewer in its first few seconds of hearing this.
We are all really happy the outcome and hope you are too. Because for now, you will be hearing this, well...a lot. Like anything we choose here in terms of you sonic experience at Current TV, we cherish your feedback, so please, tell us what you think. We’d love to know!
Till next time,
Your mischievous musical maven,
TK
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Some parents are greatly distressed that zombies, monsters and vampires are so much with us. Not so Stephen T. Asma of Columbia College Chicago.
In a Halloween essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the philosophy professor says the creatures serve a valuable function today even though many would consign them to a darker past:
Believers in human progress, from the Enlightenment to the present, think that monsters are disappearing. Rationality will pour its light into the dark corners and reveal the monsters to be merely chimeric. A familiar upshot of the liberal interpretation of monsters is to suggest that when we properly embrace difference, the monsters will vanish. According to this view, the monster concept is no longer useful in the modern world. If it hangs on, it does so like an appendix—useful once but hazardous now.
I disagree. The monster concept is still extremely useful, and it’s a permanent player in the moral imagination because human vulnerability is permanent. The monster is a beneficial foe, helping us to virtually represent the obstacles that real life will surely send our way. As long as there are real enemies in the world, there will be useful dramatic versions of them in our heads.
After all, Asma concludes, “things don’t strike fear in our hearts unless our hearts are already seriously committed to something (e.g., life, limb, children, ideologies, whatever). Ironically then, inhuman threats are great reminders of our own humanity.”
Or, put another way, that ghost you see may be the friendliest ghost you know.Some parents are greatly distressed that zombies, monsters and vampires are so much... more
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Ryan Seacrest is getting $45 million for hosting the next three seasons of 'American Idol.' You could get on TV and make that kind of money, too! Just make sure your demo reel doesn't look like these.
Viral Video Film School is a recurring segment on the weekly television show infoMania. In each episode of VVFS, Professor Brett Erlich teaches you valuable skills in the discipline of Viral Video making. So sit down, take notes, and try not to piss him off. For more Brett visit http://current.com/viral-video-film-school-im/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Ryan Seacrest is getting $45 million for hosting the next three seasons of... more
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This week on infoMania Judge Sotomayor gets judged herself. The news has some super helpful summer hints. Dating advice has Sarah confused. Online demo reels have Brett entertained. And Lauren Conrad's new novel has Ben engrossed.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.This week on infoMania Judge Sotomayor gets judged herself. The news has some super... more
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