Tomorrow will be the first episiode of my new radio show `Fool`s Gold from Dimension ?". The time slot I`ve been given is between 1 and 2:30 PM. The first half hour of the show will be a showcase of new Canadian music; the last hour will be centred around a weekly theme.
If you`re interested, you can listen to it on 101.9 FM or online at http://cfuv.uvic.ca/listen/listen.html.
Tomorrow's show will be about Cambodian garage and psychedelic music from the late 60s to mid 70s. Phnom Penh had an incredible scene during the later part of the Vietnam War. The City`s musicians were inspired by the rock and roll they heard on American Armed Forces Radio. They formed groups which blended traditional melodies with rock rhythms and psycchedelic tones like fuzz guitar and Farfisa organ. Its really unique and beautiful stuff.
If any of you are interested in hearing some of these tunes, I`ve uploaded some of my favourite tracks by one of the key artists.
Chris` Best of Ros Sereysothea
Here`s a video of a performance by So Savouen, one of the very few from the Cambodian scene to survive the Khmer Rouge genocide:
Friday, October 1, 2010
Digital Photo Editing Assignment.
I chose to try out Picnik and Splashup for my photo editing asssignmenr. I was impressed with how user friendly and powerful Picink was. Splashup was another story. On, first inspection it appeared to be a nice online version of photo shop. Using it turned out to be a nightmare. I wasted a lot of time messing around with layers before running into a glitch when I tried to save my finished product.
Eventualy, I just switced back to Picnik and did the whole thing in under five minutes. The only discernable difference between the two images is the font. Splashup seems to have more fonts available but that's pretty small consolation.
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