July 2008
48 posts
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Happy birthday,...
“I believe the saddest thing in life, is caring so much for someone and then one...”
– Unknown. (via justlia)
Ouch.
theMusic Giveaway: King Khan & the Shrines Live!
Come one, come all! Enter TheMusic’s very first promotional giveaway!
themusic:
So here’s the deal: I’ve got two tickets for King Khan & the Shrines’ show at the Mercury Lounge in NYC this Saturday night (that’s August 2nd, 2008 11:30pm), but I’m going to be out of town. If you…
Want to see King Khan & the Shrines live (which you should).
Can come by 23rd & Park Avenue...
Try before you buy (cont'd)
The conversation with my friend re: the ethics and legality of music sharing continues. I see a few poeple have reblogged my first post in this series, so there must be some interest. Here is the latest from my friend (who will remain nameless).
Jen, I am sympathetic to your side of things. I too prefer to preview, if possible. And I would like to assume that bands would prefer that this be...
Is it lame to reblog myself? Whatever. I love this...
fred-wilson:
Blinded By The Lights - The Streets...
“How do you know a great entrepreneur when you meet one? Great entrepreneurs...”
– Know Your Competition - VentureBlog (via mikehudack)
Thom Yorke - True Love Waits
Crushes me every...
Reblogging myself for Cover Fridays.
themusic:
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My life in a nutshell →
My most played tracks from last.FM. This list pretty much says it all.
Try before you buy
Regarding a mini music sharing project of mine, a friend asked me tonight:
Wait. How does this jibe with your commitment to paying the artists? I am not taking the pizz out of you. I am genuinely curious.
I’m sharing my response here because I think this is an interesting topic:
i buy music i like and i think you should too. in the current music world, i am only required and willing to...
This is Bring on the RIAA week over on TheMusic....
“The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without this special...”
– Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail
The Facebook redesign won't help your problems...
(via whatthefuckdoineedtoknow)
Public Enemy - He Got Game
I just watched a live...
covered:
“This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”...
themusic:
Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push
Kick,...
david:
Oh, neat! I’m quoted in Julia’s Wired cover story:
“People have been so paranoid about having any presence online for such a long time,” says David Karp, founder of the Tumblr blogging service and a friend of Allison’s. “A lot of them have gone through that transition of ‘Well, shit, it’s out there. I’m searchable on Flickr or Google.’ The cat is out of the bag, and the only way to take...
tuneage:
Brazilian Girls - “Good Time”
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“Q: President Bush believes that gay couples should not be permitted to adopt...”
– McCain Opposes Gay Adoption Marc Ambinder (July 14, 2008) (via dooeypig) (via julyshewillfly)
See the full interview transcript here
Reblogging Music →
There’s a great discussion going on in the comments of Fred’s post on music blogging services and meta-blogs. Fred cites our tumblelog TheMusic as one of his favorites. Coolness.
fred-wilson:
I’ve tried most every web music service there is and right now, almost all of my web-based listening is hapening on the hype machine and tumblr.
The Hype Machine and Tumblr are two...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-13) →
The Postal Service
Public Enemy
Portishead
Lil’ Wayne
Coldplay
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
M. Ward - Undertaker (demo)
M. Ward’s third...
The Best Cycling Interview Ever
Dave Zabriskie's on-the-bike interview with Charlie Wegelius of Team Liquigas. 2004 Tour de France.
DZ: Charlie have you ever actually had Liquigas?
CW: You mean like when the sh*t comes out of your ass in a liquid?
DZ: Sure.
CW: I had to quit the Giro [d'Italia] in 2003 because of it.
DZ: Thanks for the interview.
M83 - Run Into Flowers
I sorted the tracks on my...
“Ask yourself, “What’s the simplest thing that could possibly work?”
– Ward Cunningham
Best Songs of 2008 ...so far →
It’s gettin’ to be about that time… Check out my favorite songs of the year - so far - on my muxtape.
Steven Frank on Blogging →
cubicle17:
Steven Frank, of Panic, explains the “existential crisis” he’s having when it comes to blogging:
Depending on which side of the bed I wake up on, blogging is either the vainest possible act of self-puffery, practiced by those who want to believe they are a lot more important than they actually are, or an unprecedented revolution in human communication, no less important of a...
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Raw as it...
Theme + Music = TheMusic →
So you’ve noticed that I don’t post an audio file here every day. And I know that bums you out! Well, it’s true that I skip a day from time to time. But some days, I post my Tumblr track of the day over here — on TheMusic group tumblelog.
TheMusic spun off from the Twitter Lyric of the Day. You may remember a few special LOTD theme days. People submitted lyrics of bad...
“Advertising is based on one thing: happiness. And you know what happiness is?...”
– Don Draper on the TV show Mad Men. (via gregbrown)
I can’t wait for the second season of Mad Men to start. I think I’m going to buy a DVR just so I never risk missing an episode.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-6) →
Spiritualized
Weezer
Ting Tings
Girl Talk
No Age
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
A Weekend in Pittsburgh →
There’s a great article and slideshow featuring my home town — Pittsburgh! — in the Times this weekend. Check out these great photos of spots around The Burgh: the Heinz History Center, the Mattress Factory contemporary art museum, some hip bars and restaurants, and a couple of the city’s distinctive neighborhoods.
Weezer - Heart Songs
Heart Songs is about falling...
Biggie - Mo Money Mo Problems
Sing it, sister. An...