➠ March 8, 2010
OK Go Rube Goldberg video: meet the makers!
Interview about the making of the OK Go video. Confirms that there was some light post-production tweaking, but for the most part, what you saw was one machine.
➠ February 21, 2010
➠ February 9, 2010
➠ January 21, 2010
➠ January 15, 2010
BBC News - Music file-sharer 'Oink' cleared of fraud
Hurrah! The founder of OiNK’s Pink Palace found not-guilty of fraud. So in summary, by getting OiNK shut down, the music industry have achieved: Pissing off a large community of music lovers and no conviction. Good work fellas!
➠ January 3, 2010
Atlantic Records Time Capsule
Killer box set — 165 tracks (11.5 hours!) spanning Atlantic Records’s 60+ years. Stones, Zeppelin, Archie Bell & the Drells… all the greats are here. I *ahem* downloaded this a few days ago, and have been enjoying it thoroughly. Well worth seeking out.
➠ January 2, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (SP50 and SP60)
The bonus tablets with this re-release, containing demo tracks, string and choir sessions and other early mixes.
I imagine the other tablets have the shiny black back. I'm not opening them to find out.
Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (the tablets)
12 individually sealed 3" CDs, one for each track on the album.
Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (the prescription)
Personalized to me, Signed by J. Spaceman.
Ladies and gentlemen we are
floating in space SP70
Play once twice daily
Quantity : 12 tablets
Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
"Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space" by Spiritualized is one of my all time favourite albums of all time.
Released in 1997, I bought the original CD in its glorious one-disc pharmaceutical packaging. But I still remember covetting the limited edition 12 CD blister pack on the shelf behind the register at Fopp, a snip at £120. Alas, my poor student budget could never stretch that far.
This year, the album was re-released with the original "can't help falling in love with you" mix of the title track (which I heard once on the Mary Anne Hobbs Radio 1 show, but which had been removed from the original release due to the expense of including the Elvis tune & lyrics). And part of the re-release was an all-new blister pack.
I had to own it.
It arrived today. The attention to detail is as loving and amazing as I could have dreamt. My 20-year-old self would be proud. $225 well spent.
➠ December 31, 2009
➠ December 24, 2009
Shadow Percussion Project
One of my all-time favourite things: A high-school percussion group performing DJ Shadow’s “Building Steam With a Grain of Salt” live.
➠ December 18, 2009
➠ December 11, 2009
➠ December 4, 2009
Unhenged: A Coverville Tribute to Spinal Tap
I love Love LOVE the Coverville podcast, and here’s the Spinal Tap tribute album they’ve compiled.
➠ November 24, 2009
➠ October 23, 2009
Classic Album Covers stamps
Man, nothing would make me send more letters than being able to put a Screamadelica stamp on the envelope.
➠ October 11, 2009
JoCo performs Flood (1/9)
When Jonathan Coulton realised that his concert in Chicago would collide with a They Might Be Giants concert, he did the only sensible thing: Together with his support act, learn the whole of “Flood” and perform it.
➠ October 9, 2009
Rock Band Coming to iPhone/iPod Touch
Will be interesting to see how this compares to the just-released Tap Tap Revenge 3. TTR3 costs $0.99 and has a fairly weak collection of free songs, and a small but decent music store. Rock Band will come with 20 tracks from bands you’ve heard of, but will likely be in the $10 range.
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