Ashley Hamer

Ashley Hamer (aka Smashley) is a saxophonist and writer living in Chicago, where she performs regularly with the funk band FuzZz and jazz ensemble Big Band Boom . She also does standup comedy, sort of, sometimes. Her tenor saxophone's name is Ladybird.

Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerOctober 3, 2011
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Monday Lab Track: Big Bang Theory Theme

Those who have seen the CBS sitcom Big Bang Theory will know this track well. It’s a quick and informative…
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AI

Ashley HamerSeptember 23, 2011
8 6

AI: Don’t Judge a Song by its Mullet

Recently, in a whirlwind romance full of pining and obsession and sighs that last just a little too long, I…
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illusions

Ashley HamerSeptember 18, 2011
3 1

Your Sunday Morning Illusion

Here’s a cool demonstration of how our brains deal with conflicts between what we hear and what we see by…
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Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerSeptember 12, 2011
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Monday Lab Tracks: That’s Your Horoscope for Today

Confession time: I am a huge Weird Al fan. I’ve been listening to his stuff since I was barely old…
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AI

Ashley HamerSeptember 9, 2011
6 6

AI: The Prose of Your Personality

Hemant Mehta, The Friendly Atheist, recently blogged about this piece by Adrian Covert: From the description on Adrian’s site: His…
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Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerSeptember 5, 2011
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Monday Lab Tracks: Superstition

How could we not? This classic of Stevie Wonder’s combines an unbelievably hip tune with lyrics about the harm that…
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Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerAugust 29, 2011
6 16

Monday Lab Tracks: They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants has been making catchy alternative rock songs since the 80’s (you may have heard of them,…
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Marketing

Ashley HamerAugust 24, 2011
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Someone Ate Tom Waits’ Birthday Cake

Tom Waits has a new album coming out in a month. It’s set to be his first studio album of…
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