October 2009
22 posts
September 2009
34 posts
“As more great new companies are absorbed into big old companies, a whole new...”
– The next generation bends over - (37signals) (via gtmcknight)
.357 Lover - “Hava Nagilah Monster”
I...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Animal Collective (107)
The Dodos (105)
Washed out (79)
Mew (73)
They Might Be Giants (72)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchEight Legs - I Understand
This is the song the 90s forgot (or at least The Dandy Warhols and Cornershop forgot to write).
>> Converse in Reverse
renatenyborg:
It has to be said: the Converse Music campaign is supremely awkward.
Tons of content and links (LOTS of links) but without a clear ‘story’, obvious navigation or discovery, and a complete lack of audience engagement. Their Facebook page has 564 fans, the Flickr group has 165 members, their Twitter has a measly 56 followers, and only 1 blog post I could see had even a single...
Wednesday Mailbag
fascinated:
A user from Switzerland writes in about our Coke ad campaign running today:
“Hosting ads by Coca Cola and other big companies is a shame.
You disappoint me and i won’t use your site anymore. I thought you were close to the alternative world, but you’re just plain capitalists. F*ck the corporate world!!!!!!!!
PS. I have to enter the word “revolution” below to validate my...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
when saints go machine (141)
The Dodos (128)
Your Nature (56)
Mumford & Sons (56)
Miike Snow (53)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Thunderbird mp3 download →
thegoldenfilter:
“The Golden Filter: “It’s always good to stretch your wings.” Our favourite band lets us release their song and talks to us about music and mythology.”
http://www.dummymag.com/
earsofthebeholder:
Taken By Trees - My Boys...
On Integrity & Advertising (the Hype Machine Blog) →
fascinated:
Some thoughts on recent ad campaigns we’ve ran on the Hype Machine & integrity
Good stuff from Anthony. How well do ads truly need to match the users on sites like HypeMachine where the user base is truly passionate? And whose responsibility is it?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Miracle Fortress (108)
The Rural Alberta Advantage (102)
Miike Snow (102)
when saints go machine (85)
Mumford & Sons (52)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My concert calendar for this week
It’s a great week of shows here in SF. Even more good ones that I’m not going to. Here are the ones I am. Hope to see you there!
Tuesday: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros w/ Local Natives at The Independent - 8pm - $10
Edward Sharpe:
Local Natives:
Wednesday: All Smiles (Jim Fairchild from Grandaddy / Modest Mouse) - Cafe du Nord - 8:30pm - $10
Thursday:...
sumthegreater:
Your Nature - Cherokee Blood
...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6) →
Sleepy Sun (96)
Miike Snow (93)
when saints go machine (92)
The xx (72)
Amanda Rogers (51)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchMy boy Vivek is in the finals at the Bollystar competition. His video is now in the hands of Bollywood execs. Kid’s gonna be a star. Well deserved.
(note: it’s almost cheating, but more like justice — he helped write the music to Slumdog Millionaire, but has gotten no recognition for his work)
And the most liberal product in America is...
creechure:
Evidently, Glenn Beck endorses Moleskine notebooks. Beck’s own weirdness and insanity notwithstanding, Slate.com blogger Michael Agger compiled a list of the most liberal products in America, in case other conservative pundits want to confuse people on how to identify their political beliefs through their consumer choices.
Fifth Place A Frisbee. I liked the simplicity of this...
Watch#fuckyeahgoldenfilter
WatchCasxio - Boiling Point
Hot video (short film?) from a hot band on the LA scene. Slow pain. Hurts.
“A little known fact….
The first testicular guard “Cup” was...”
