February 2008
48 posts
LCD Soundsystem - Big Ideas
LCD Soundsystem - Big Ideas
The new LCD Soundsystem song Big Ideas over at Stereogum. via. In the Crowd
Menomena - Wet and Rusting
Track
Yeasayer - 2080 Yeasayer is playing in...
Bob Dylan - I'm Not There
Just saw the last Bob Dylan movie - I’m Not There. Great movie, but you probably need to know a thing og two about the Dylan story to fully enjoy it.
The Smiths - 1984 German Live Show
The Smiths is one of my favorite bands and is defintely on my top 5 list of best bands ever. In the Crowd just posted a video from a 1984 Live show.
Pump Up The Volume (Flosstradamus Remix) I saw...
Daily Music Update
I’ve been posting a few songs lately and starting from tomorrow I will begin to post one song every day.
Cool Pictures: FFFFOUND!
I’m finding a lot of cool pictures at FFFFOUND! Recommended
Friday morning music. The Whip - Trash
crowdcontroller: Cabaret Voltaire - Sly Doubt...
8 MM
I’ve always enjoyed 8MM and after arriving in Berlin I’ve been spending a few evenings there. Mostly great garage rock. Recommended.
No Depression Shutting Down
No Depression, the always reliable source for information and updates on the alt-country genre, just shut down after 13 years. More information and a track over at In the Crowd.
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Love this song. link
Vinyl Records
Listening to digital music is like watching porn. Listening to a vinyl record is more like actually getting laid.
crowdcontroller: The Wild Hyenas - I Go Wild...
“I guess my point is that this is just the beginning of using internet tools to...”
– Seth Godin
Madrid Metro Ad
Really nice
The Economics of the Music Industry
Great post on the economics of the music industry. Fundamentally, I’m going to argue that consumers download music, as much to derive extra value from getting something for free, as they do because they want insurance against buying something they didn’t want in the first place. File-sharing is as much about risk-sharing as it is about the ‘theft’ of value....
ZAK FM
zachklein: 466 people have listened for 20 minutes or more. Feedback includes: “This site is replacing Hype Machine for me.” “I can’t wait to know who I’m listening to so I know who I’ve just been turned on to.” “I think the idea of a site that just plays music at random is awesome.” My conclusion after 24 hours, both obvious and often forgotten, is that people enjoy the reduction of...
Bellman Bar
I went to Bellman Bar in Kreuzberg with a friend yesterday. Great place. It doesn’t have a site, but the Google search with links to various guides is here.
bijan: At My Window Sad and Lonely - Billy Bragg...
Really cool picture
I keep stumbling upon cool pictures.
Mac Domination
Even more macs here than at one of my favorite cafeterias in Berlin. But, someone is holding out.
Saturday Morning
Listening to Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys by Map of Africa.
Quite a Few Well-Known People
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Cool Photos
Cool photos over here
Art Department
Cool illustrations by Matthew Woodson over at Art Department.
Dog
I’m a big fan of dogs, but I find this one to be a little bit creepy.
FoxyTunes Planet
I installed the FoxyTunes plug-in for Firefox a while ago, which let’s me control iTunes from the browser interface. However, I haven’t used it that much as I find myself mostly listening to music by using various streaming services online, or playing vinyl records. Last night I discovered FoxyTunes planet. A neet service, which let’s you search for artists and aggregates...
Watchericlodwick: justin: “The Boy with the Incredible Brain” is so just out of this world. He can do calculations to 100 decimal places in his head, and learn a language in a WEEK. When I see things on mental freaks like this, I just get so chock full of jealousy. Can’t help myself. Then you hear how they’re actually totally messed up, but it still doesn’t matter. Beautifully edited as well. ...
Copy, Paste, Share
A service, which enables you to save what you copy and paste to a site and share it. Pretty cool. ControlC
What's your competition?
bijan: Asking an entrepreneur presenting a brand new idea about their competition isn’t that useful in my view. But I find that I’m asking that question more and more. Why? It’s not because I want to learn more about their market. I’m usually okay in that department. There are exceptions but I only ask it when I feel like the entrepreneur is potentially thinking about way too many ideas and...
Songza
I really like the concept and design of this service. And, this song is awesome as hell.
If you feel like making paper animals
Check out Readymech
All-Time Worldwide Box office
Link
Note to self
Note to self: http://www.myspace.com/herculesandloveaffair
Cool Ad
Agree. Taking yourself to seriously is never good. I’ll keep this one in mind for my own projects. Via Seth Godin
Web Trend Map 2008
I enjoyed the internet trend map Information Architects Japan put out last year. Here’s the one for 2008. Unfortunately it’s not available for donwload yet.
Plattenböse in Kreuzberg
Going to a vinyl record gathering.
Book Tip
Just got a new book tip from Ana: GLAMORAMA
Hanging out in Vienna
I’m in what I think is downtown Vienna now. Waiting for my connecting flight to Berlin. Ich habe jetzt einen Kafe und ein Cola gekauft. Freue mich sehr viel nach Berlin zu fliegen. So after finishing my coffe I think I’ll go for a walk and try to verify that this really is downtown.