February 2012
15 posts
WatchJames Vincent McMorrow - We Don’t Eat (Special Edition)
Hmm. Testing embedding from Rdio but I don’t like it. If you’re a logged-in Rdio user you can play the full song, but if you’re not it’s only a preview. Might make sense for Rdio’s customer acquisition but it’s a no-go as a method for me to share music on Tumblr.
Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - You...
“A young man wrote to Mozart and said, “Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing...”
– This reminds me of the best entrepreneurs I have met!
Malkavian Quotes
(via roelofbotha)
“Tech Giant IPOs are like Royal Weddings: the people act nice but you know...”
– Your quote of the day.
Four short links: 2 February 2012 - O’Reilly Radar
Pointer from Gruber.
Chiddy Bang - Ray Charles
I missed this one when...
WatchThe Antlers - Two / Epilogue - A Take Away Show
One of the most heartbreaking songs you’ll ever hear (even more so in the content of the album).
And yes, I’m whiling away an hour or so going through old Take Away Shows.
WatchLow Anthem - This God Damned House (A Take Away Show)
These guys are so brilliant!
With rush hour upon us we moved to a place where we had more control. I brought the band to Pier 66 on the Hudson River where a surprisingly unlocked Lackawanna Railway car sits vacant. Here, more instruments were brought out: clarinets and horns, a portable organ, a harmonium, and cell phones that called each...
WatchIron and Wine - Tree by the River (A Take Away Show)
January 2012
40 posts
“Piracy is the new radio. That’s how music gets around.”
– Neil Young on Music Quality, Record Labels and Steve Jobs - John Paczkowski - Dive Into Media - AllThingsD
WatchThe Swell Season - Two-Headed Boy (Neutral Milk Hotel)
Great song, great cover.
Raconte-Moi Une Histoire by M83 The happiest 4...
Never Tear Us Apart (INXS Cover feat. St. Vincent,...
“The hackers and engineers of Y Combinator are doing what hackers and engineers...”
– On the Evolution of Investing — Matt Mullenweg
Okkervil River - Westfall
Over the weekend we...
WatchThe Avett Brothers - One Too Many Mornings (Bob Dylan)
Brilliant! Like Mark Olson & Gary Louris, two voices that were meant to be together. This song is from the upcoming 4 disc Dylan tribute, Chimes of Freedom.
Hat tip to Music vs Misery.
“Chris Dodd, lobbyist-in-chief for the MPAA, who is watching the thick end of a...”
– Pick up the pitchforks: David Pogue underestimates Hollywood « Clay Shirky
“With 150 million registered users, about 50 million hits daily and endorsements...”
– New Zealand police seize shotguns, money, cars in raid in US online piracy case - The Washington Post
Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea | Video on... →
“The 20th century was a great time to be a media company because the thing you...”
– Clay Shirky in his brief TED Talk on SOPA & PIPA.
“The company isn’t, at all, transforming educational norms; what it is...”
– A Brief History of Textbooks, or, Why Apple’s ‘New Textbook Experience’ Is Actually Revolutionary - Megan Garber - Technology - The Atlantic
“You’ve gotta grok it before you can rock it.”
– Jay Rosen as quoted here: A Brief History of Textbooks, or, Why Apple’s ‘New Textbook Experience’ Is Actually Revolutionary - Megan Garber - Technology - The Atlantic
Willie Nelson - The Scientist (Coldplay cover)
I...
Destroyer - Leave Me Alone (New Order cover)
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“Instead of unloading our dough on electronic gadgets from phones to tablets,...”
– Yep. When I was 13, I got my first summer job and I saved all my money to buy my first stereo. My 13 year-old son Alex has his first job and it is to pay for an Android phone and his monthly phone bill.
Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Sound Quality
WatchM83 - Baby Missiles (live on Jimmy Fallon)
Great stuff. M83 on Jimmy Fallon a couple of nights ago. And The Root’s Questlove on drums.
