Derek Coward's Noise

Derek Coward’s Noise

  • John Coltrane’s Psalm by John Coltrane

    OK, this didn’t take long to find. YouTube had this same video up, but after it was posted, they stripped out the audio. While I understand why they did it (due to copyright concerns, I guess), it defeats the purpose of having this particular video on the site and makes this particular corner of YouTube…

  • John Coltrane’s Psalm

    While I was looking for the John Coltrane video for the last post, I am across this video which is an intrepretation of the last movement of ‘A Love Supreme’ (Psalm). What a lot of people don’t know (and I was one of them until recently) was that the saxophone in Psalm was “speaking” a…

  • Stephen’s Musical Taste

    Since my son Stephen has discovered video gameplay videos on YouTube he has not only developed a love for video games like Toontown Online, Animal Crossing and Paper Super Mario Brothers but also songs like Hey St. Peter, Year 3000 and Over My Head (Cable Car). He also likes We Will Rock You because of…

  • What Did He Say?

  • Needlessly Scared?

    Tonight I will be sleeping on the couch. Not because of any fight that Patti and I had, but rather because I have really bad heartburn. It may have been a residual effect from the burritos and beer I had for dinner last night. Or the nachos with the leftover taco meat, black beans, salsa,…

  • A musical update

  • What Not To Say

    I was talking to Patti and I started a sentence with “Today I put in my two weeks notice…” What I meant to say was “Today I put in my two week notification that I want July 3rd off.” I realized my mistake when all the blood rushed from her face.

  • What Did He Say?

  • Packing for Heroes Con

    This weekend I will be going to Charlotte NC to attend Heroes Con. My packing list: Laptop – Check Zoom Handheld recorder – Check Flip HD recorder – Check Cell phone – Check Ipod touch – Check I suppose I should also pack some clothes and toiletries. I am guessing I will only need three…

  • Advice For The Newly Incarcerated

    One of the greatest television programs of all time was Homicide:Life On The Streets. It was perfectly written and acted with scenes and characters that will stick with you years later. Not too many other shows can make that claim. One such scene was between Frank Pembleton (played by the great Andre Braugher) and a…