The Robots Are Coming

They're still not really robots in the sci-fi sense, because they have no real brain, but the strides (pun intended) that they're making in mobility are amazing. The Beeb tells us more.

Meet Atlas, a humanoid cyborg capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its balance on one leg even when hit from the side.
And WildCat, the four-legged robot that can gallop untethered at up to 16mph (26km/h).

Lucius - Goodbye

A Paul McCartney cover, done well, which is to be expected from Lucius.

Henry Purcell - Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (excerpt)

As realized by Wendy Carlos for the soundtrack of the film A Clockwork Orange.

The Lovin' Spoonful - You Didn't Have To Be So Nice

Why not?

John Tavener - Fragments of a Prayer

A piece used extensively in the film Children of Men. The opening chords are reminiscent of the opening of Erik Satie's "Death of Socrates."

The (English) Beat - Save it For Later

Just another wonderful song that's slowly becoming lost in the mists of time, which is a shame.

Perry Como - It's Impossible

I guess I could be posting something about the government shutdown, but there's a lot of info available out there. The world is still turning (for now), so it won't hurt to talk about something else.
Such as the now-defunct genre of "easy listening" music. It used to be a huge commercial presence in the music world, and now is gone. Here is a perfect example from 1970.