January 2008
52 posts
A Collection of Of Montreal Covers →
(via The Punkguy)
“It needs to be repeated: the “music industry” is a multi-billion dollar total...”
– Justin Boland of Audible Hype
Black Mirror / rorriM kcalB →
Latest interactive video by Arcade Fire
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-1-27) →
The Octopus Project
Cornelius
Beirut
Wire
Califone
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Vice Magazine - An Oral History of Brooklyn’s Most... →
Vice did a story on Kokie’s, now the Levee.
“The short head will be human, the fat middle social and the long tail...”
– Esther Dyson
WatchHow stereo records work and the introduction of the 4-track casette (1958) They still teach us how to talk like that in marketing class. (via Digital Audio Insider)
Seth's Blog: How much for digital? →
“I do think the studios are about to make a mistake of RIAA proportions. I’d charge fifty cents for an online rental. It would immediately hammer the rental stores and DVD replicators but would instantly teach people a new habit. Then, once the new habit is set and you’ve earned permission, sure, charge more for new movies and for blockbusters. 300 million movie theatres, all...
“I just finished a week of tracking the new Cassettes record. Now the daunting...”
– Jonathan Kreinik —Shelbot
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-1-20) →
Thee Headcoats
Elliott Smith
The White Stripes
The Zombies
Radiohead
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 →
I think a top 20 may have been more effective.
Pies N Thighs Perm Down
Who cares about skinny laptops, Pies N Thighs is closing tomorrow! Horrible!
“Outliving your usefulness is a bummer.”
– ESPO
Justice's Unreleased Fabriclive Mix →
It’s lighter than expected. Not sure if this is the reason it wasn’t released or if it was licensing issues. Still pretty hot.
Anthony Bourdain is interviewed by The A.V. Club →
WatchMTV interviews Todd P, The Dirty Projectors and some other Brooklyn bands. Update: Embed code doesn’t seem to be working, here’s a direct link to the video.
No Stank You: Free Anti-Tobacco T-Shirts →
Pretty well designed shirts for an anti-tobacco campaign! — gtmcknight
Is Arrested Development a sitcom version of The... →
Pretty freaky. (via Mind Grapes)
Noah Kalina, Photographer →
Gothamist interviews Williamsburgian Noah Kalina.
Musicians Who Have Never Won a Grammy →
Includes Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Tupac, Diana Ross, Neil Young, The Who, Bob Marley and a bunch of others.
Seth Godin's 13 Lessons on the Music Industry →
“The first rule is so important, it’s rule 0: 0. The new thing is never as good as the old thing, at least right now. Soon, the new thing will be better than the old thing will be. But if you wait until then, it’s going to be too late. Feel free to wax nostalgic about the old thing, but don’t fool yourself into believing it’s going to be here forever. It won’t.”
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-1-6) →
The White Stripes
Radiohead
Madvillain
Cornelius
Liam Finn
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Music in China: The Inside Story | The Register →
A summary of the Chinese music market. There’s currently no structure/business model set up and piracy is rampant. “China needs to be seen as a blank canvas…China will be quite a way ahead of the west in turning the corner into this more fluid consumption of digital music.”
Brand New: New Brand for New Museum →
Brand New covers the new brand identity for New Museum which just opened at it’s new location on Bowery near the new Whole Foods.
CD Liner Notes of the Distant Present →
“Owning a CD and not being arrested can sometimes be difficult. The following scenarios have been deemed acceptable by the RIAA: -Listening to the CD alone, in a room with no windows and a towel stuffed under the crack in the door…”
Favorite Albums of 2007
Since we never posted: 1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver 2. Jay Reatard - Blood Visions 3. Caribou - Andorra 4. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum 5. Panda Bear - Person Pitch 6. Dirty Projectors - Rise Above 7. Kanye West - Graduation 8. Kevin Drew - Spirit If… 9. Beirut - The Flying Cup Club 10. Japanther - Skuffed Up My Huffy 11. Chk Chk Chk - Myth Takes