Obituary: Dr Robert Moog

Dr Robert Moog, the inventor of the electronic synthesiser, has died of brain cancer aged 71His synthesiser, which bears his name, revolutionised music from the 1960s onwards, and was used by bands like the Beatles and the Doors.
Today, the electronic manipulation of sound is a ubiquitous feature of popular music. This was not always the case, and Moog was one of the pivotal pioneers of synthesised sound.His instruments transformed pop music during that most revolutionary and experimental of times, the 1960s.Born in the New York City suburb of Queens in 1934, Robert Moog – the name rhymes with “vogue” – became fascinated with electronics as a child.
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My daughter, Martina, did her 1st podcast last night. It is called Emo Girl Talk. You can find it at EmoGirlTalk.com
Thanks to Robbie Trencheny from Geek Talk Live for setting the site up for her.

Also, if you are at the checkout stand at your local liquor store or grocery store, my show was mentioned in this week’s Entertainment Weekly.

There is a new Indie Cast up at Rockandrollgeek.org

I got this email from my friend Aron from Parking in Bitterman Circle:

`I hope you all can take some time out of your busy day to help me with something important. My friend Michael Brecker the sax player is in the hospital with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome) which is life threatening. He’s now been in for 2 months and is very ill. It can be treated by bone marrow transplant and stem cell treatment. I just completed a podcast on it and have a link at bitterman circle which links to his site with detailed information. This is a call to the podcasting community to get people to get their blood tested and registered to help Michael and others with situations similar to his. I’m not asking for money, I’m asking to spread the word. Here are the links:

http://www.bittermancircle.com/2005/08/15.html#a438

http://www.michaelbrecker.com/

http://www.marrow.org/

We can really help people with this little thing of ours… let’s do it right away.

Thank you in advance,

Aron