December 2009
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In Anticipation of: Lupe Fiasco →
Nice find! Just DLed the mixtape from Lupe. Can’t wait to listen.
palabrotas:
This is called The National Anthem which is the second track off of LF’s new mixtape called Enemy of the State: A Love Story, which was dropped on Thanksgiving. You can find it in its entirety here. I’m posting this song because it’s a Radiohead, Kid A sample and this is the first time LF has...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29) →
Mumford & Sons (39)
Jay-Z (23)
The Beatles (19)
The Avett Brothers (15)
Animal Collective (14)
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November 2009
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Bishop Allen - Busted Heart
This single from...
left as rain - a new music blog →
The new hot shit music blog that everyone seems to be talking about. Neat interface and good music for sure. Via whatevernevermind
“Perhaps one of the paradoxes of music on the internet is that it’s perfect for...”
– Nick Hornby (via newspeedwayboogie)
“I don’t know how it will all pan out, who will pay the artists to make...”
– The Observer: Nick Hornby on the liberating effects of MP3 blogs
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Max Ulis - I Don’t Like You
This is a test...
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Gina Trapani and Adam Pash wrote a great guide to Wave. Read it free or buy the book here: The Complete Guide to Google Wave
dankantor:
Finally got into Wave. Let’s see if I can learn how to drive this thing
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Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart
Meditating on the...
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My besties are planning a birthday gathering for me, but since I’m a pain in the ass, I’m picking the venue. I’m having a hard time choosing. What’s your favorite sub-astronomically priced New York restaurant?
UPDATE: Per a request for more info, it will be a Saturday night dinner thing. Anywhere in Bkln or lower Manhattan.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
Francis and the Lights (15)
Florence + The Machine (13)
De La Soul (13)
The Mountain Goats (11)
D’Angelo (10)
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Gil Scott-Heron - Where Did The Night Go
Heavy....
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Tim O'Reilly on The War For the Web
This is a cross-post from my internal corporate blog.
The tagline at Web 2.0 Expo NY this year is “The Power of Less.” The official conference lit explains:
The Power of Less doesn’t just mean making do with fewer staff and a smaller budget. It means that constraints drive creativity, whether in business models, design paradigms, or platforms. It means the power of the small...
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A question for VCs
I’m reading a post by Joseph Ansanelli assigned for my entrepreneurship class. An excerpt reads:
At the end of the day, venture capitalists want to invest in great teams going after billion dollar markets through which they can return 5-10 times their investment. If you cannot convince a venture capitalist that your idea will achieve these results, then trying to raise venture capital is...
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Jay-Z - Run This Town (feat. Kanye West &...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15) →
Mumford & Sons (31)
The Avett Brothers (23)
Tim Fite (19)
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (11)
Opsvik & Jennings (10)
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Eels - Little Bird
Fred beat me to it this...
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Come In Please - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic...
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The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
I was...
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Note to self: See these shows in the next few weeks.
The New Museum: Urs Fischer. Through February 7. Free 7-9 PM Thursdays. MoMA: Bauhaus 1919-1933. Through January 25. Monet. Through April 12. Looking at Music: Side 2. Through November 30. Free 4-8 PM Fridays. Brooklyn Museum: Who Shot Rock & Roll. Through January 31. Free 5-11 PM first Fridays (Dec 4). Guggenheim: Kandinsky. Through...
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Laura Marling - Roll Away Your Stone (Mumford...
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Lou Barlow - Bulletproof (La Roux Cover)
Audio...
**PLEASE PRINT** ... ?
——-Original Message——- From: Web 2.0 Expo New York Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:01 PM To: Robinson, Jen Subject: Web 2.0 Expo NY Confirmation Code **PLEASE PRINT** Dear Jen,
Here is your Web 2.0 Expo New York registration confirmation code. You will use this code at one of our self check-in stations. This will reduce the time spent at registration. Please...
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Who Shot Rock & Roll: Remix!
soundcloud:
Our friends at Creative Commons gave us the heads up about this really cool remix competition put on by Brooklyn Museum!
Who Shot Drum and Bass by brooklynmuseum
Chris Stein is both a member of the rock band Blondie and a photographer whose work is featured in Who Shot Rock & Roll. Using DrumCore, he composed Who Shot Drums and Bass, eight tracks in various musical styles. All...
Anyone have the Mumford & Sons album yet?
It’s not available in the States, I guess.
EDIT: Got it! Thanks, y’all.
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What's free at Web 2.0 Expo NY?
Registering for an Expo Hall Only pass (free with code web2ny09ema1) gives you a lot more than you bargained for. Aside from access to the Expo Hall floor and 50+ exhibitors, the pass gets you into all this: • All Keynotes • All Sponsored Sessions • Web2Open • Launch Pad • Birds of a Feather Sessions • Booth Crawl
http://www.web2expo.com/webexny2009/
Received via email from the organizers.
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A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Close Chorus
My friend...
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Tim Fite - Away from the Snakes
Tim Fite’s...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8) →
The Flaming Lips (16)
Bibio (10)
Japandroids (9)
Fuck Buttons (9)
Girls (8)
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Patrick Watson - Beijing
NPR Music’s Bob...
Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
Oh, THIS is...
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“…the goal is to get this music to as many people as possible, connect...”
– Ian Rogers. Koalas and Uzis: Managing Get Busy Committee.