December 2008
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“The Weight” by The Gaslight Anthem
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WatchSlate V - The Best Viral Political Videos of 2008
bob sinclar- together.
“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.”
– Jimmy Buffett
50 Vanity Plates That Slipped By The DMV →
SkyMall Monday: Top 10 SkyMall Mondays of 2008 →
“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that...”
– Chuck Palahniuk
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(via dontbelievethehype) (via whatson)
musical-visual IQ test →
The Data is In - Guitar Hero and Music Discovery
Nielsen SoundScan is reporting data about artists who have released songs on its “Guitar Hero” platform. Guitar Hero track sales rise by an average of 3X after the release on Guitar Hero. Some examples:
Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle” released on “Guitar Hero III” Oct. 27, 2007: 38,000 downloads, up 153 percent
Smashing Pumpkins, “Cherub...
Best Of 2008: Hear 2008's Top 25 Pop Songs in One... →
As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor... →
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“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the...”
– Benjamin Franklin (via willmccloud) (via whatson)
frankly, pink usually really irritates me, but i...
copycats:
“Just A Friend” by Adam Green &...
What’s a Ponzi Scheme? (And Who Is This Ponzi... →
al green- love and happiness
he is the man
And as music becomes a means to an end — pushing a separate product, whether it’s a concert ticket or a clothing line, a movie scene or a Web ad — a tectonic shift is under way. Record sales channeled the taste of the broad, volatile public into a performer’s paycheck. As music sales dwindle, licensers become a far more influential target audience. Unlike nonprofessional music fans who might...
Nielsen 2009 Industry Outlook:
When times get... →
Lessig: It's Time to Demolish the FCC |... →
“The requirements placed on startups by labels will squash innovation. By...”
– Coolfer: Today’s Playlist Sites Are No Boon For Labels (via catbird) (via whatson)
“After the Internet bubble burst in 2001, there were a lot of people in “the...”
– Innovation and Creative Destruction - Feld Thoughts (via bijan) (via whatson)
mark ronson- oh my god ft. lily allen (originally...
copycats:
“I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend...
Clive Thompson on How YouTube Changes the Way We...
Marshall McLuhan pointed out that whenever we get our hands on a new medium we tend to use it like older ones. Early TV broadcasts consisted of guys sitting around reading radio scripts because nobody had realized yet that TV could tell stories differently. It’s the same with much of today’s webcam video; most people still try to emulate TV and film. Only weirdos like MadV are really...
Rockers to Press Obama on Music Torture
Earlier this month, Reprieve and the U.K. Musicians Union launched Zero dB, a “silent protest” over the use of music in interrogations. According to Reprieve, many of its clients have been subjected to hours of music played at deafening volume — sometime for days or even weeks on end. And the BBC has reported on a particularly insidious practice: using the theme songs from Sesame...
Broadband Stimulus Plan: How About Some Data... →
RIAA Qualifies Statement on No New Copyright... →
ace frehly- new york groove
a lot of my favorite...
3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late
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expectoomuch:
1 // You may need more sleep than you think. Research by Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders Center found that people who slept eight hours and then claimed they were “well rested” actually performed better and were more alert if they slept another two hours. That figures. Until the invention of the lightbulb (damn you, Edison!), the average person slumbered 10 hours a...
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Miss at la Playa: The magic of make-up,... →
