The Fredösphere

It's Pavlovian:  I mention Adams and Ives in the same sentence; Robert Gable of Aworks links me.  I've got him trained!  (Or is it vice versa?)  He noticed M. C- found a connection to a techno drum beat in Run Lola Run.  Speaking of beats, techno or otherwise, Colby Cosh admires this research paper on a bit of drumming history that illustrates the state of intellectual property law and practice today.  It's a lecture on a sound file; of the many things I could say about it, let me just mention the odd, stilted delivery of the reader:  it's a nerdy academic solemnly describing the "Amen" break beat that originated in a B-side single released in 1969 by a funk 'n' soul band called The Winstons.  Finally, Don of Mixolydian Mode promotes yet another type of beat:  one inflicted -- in his imagination -- on comment spammers.  Once again, it's probably those Presbyterians who are behind it all.