March 2008
64 posts
The KKK Took My Baby Away
I love the guys in Ramones and this track is a classic: The KKK Took My Baby Away. What’s adding to the song is that Joey was toghether with a woman, who Johnny later stole from him and married. Joey never got over this, and hence wrote the song. It’s not hard to understand why the two had a rather tense relationship. Imagine the two performing the song together.
A great, great song and a good start of the day....
Back In Berlin
Back in Berlin and back to work. However, it does not really feel like work.
Playlist - The Smiths & The Sonics
A short playlist with The Smiths and The Sonics
Time To Pretend - MGMT Saturday afternoon music....
Muxtape
Muxtape, a new mixtape service was launched a few days ago. Seems like a new generation of music/recommendation services are coming. Might it be that human recommendation triumphs computer algorithms? Here’s a pretty nice playlist.
Today
has been one of the most relaxed days in a very long time. Just lying on the couch catching up on some blog reading while the snow is pouring down. Hopefully I’ll get some skiing done tomorrow.
fred-wilson: Neil Young’s On The Beach is not...
White Stripes cover of the song Walking With A...
1 000 Fans
An interesting post by Kevin Kelly on how 1 000 true fans can be enough for an artist to make a living.
Song of the day: Pogo - Digitalism
The Coolest Video Service Around
Here
“The thing about life is that one day you will be dead”
The Consequence of Limitations and Daily Routines
Fred Wilson has an interesting post up on the consequence of limitations and daily routines. I’m a big fan of the less is more approach and I used to be a routine person. With regards to selecting stuff, it being photos, music or whatever, it’s so much more fun to create something when there are restrictions. Publishing or creating is enjoyable. But, a great part of the experience is...
Late Easter Vacation
I’m back in Norway for a late easter break. Looking forward to a few days of skiing and hopefully good weather. The picture above is from Lillehamme where my parents live.
crowdcontroller: Lost Sounds - Disease Great...
Royal Flush, the lead single off the upcoming solo...
bijan: It Ain’t Easy - The Raconteurs Rocking...
“We should re-engineer the media business around attention value.”
– vadadean
The Century with Mushroom Clouds
The Century with Mushroom Clouds: Project for the 20th Century, 1996 (Nevada Test Site). Photo by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio Via. we make money not art
crowdcontroller: Flat Duo Jets - Rawhide Two...
Take Me Here
“You ride the wave that your given.”
– Savage Distortion via. Fred Wilson
Written by ThaBombShelter: The Submarines (Los...
Dvid Lynch - Catching the Big Fish
Just finished David Lynch’s Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, And Creativity. 99 to go to reach my goal of reading 100 boks in 2008.
FriendFeed
I signed up for FriendFeed yesterday to give it a try. It pretty much aggregates my web presence, so if you want to get a quick overview give it a shot. Link
Note To Self: Check These Magazines
Frieze Magazine Print Magazine AIGA Journal of Design Momus’ Wired Commentrary
bijan: Rock Hard - Beastie Boys Since it’s...
crowdcontroller: Les Savy Fav - Swat Descends...
Matador and Anti - Free Album Sampler
I love the way the music industry is changing these days. More and more indie labels have started to adjust and Matador and Anti have taken a new step by giving away a free album sampler, including artists like Cat Power, Jay Retarded and. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Download album sampler here and more over at In The Crowd here.
Les Savy Fav - Live Album
I went to a festival at Randall’s Island in NYC last fall and saw Wild Light, Blond Readhead, Les Savy Fav, LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire. I doubt I will ever go to a festival again with a better line-up. However, one might hope. Anyway, In The Crowd has a new post up on the first-ever Les Savy Fav live album. A must read defintely a great album.
The Raconteurs - New Album
Waiting for this one…
Noah Kalina
Great pictures. More over at FAIRspot.
crowdcontroller: Nick Lowe - Shake and Pop From...
The New Black Keys Site
link
crowdcontroller: OOTORUICHI - Misen Gymnastics...
crowdcontroller: MIT - Coda German rhythmic,...
Note To Self: Read Startup Advice Weekend Post
Fred Wilson has a great post up on startup advice posts by people such as Jason Calacanis, Dave Winer, Mike Arrington and Robert Scoble. Must reads.
Primavera Sound & The Sonics
Primavera Sound in Barcelona is probably the coolest festival in Europe and The Sonics is playing this year. Seriously considering to go… The Sonics - Psycho (via. Songza) More about Primavera Sound and The Sonics over at In The Crowd.
crowdcontroller: Hollywood Sinners - Sexy Boots...
Kreuzkölln...
Berliner Morgenpost has an article up on my neighbourhood. And Imomus has a post up here.
The World's Talletst Virtual Building
here
Ryan Wallace
I love this picture by Ryan Wallace.
New Black Keys - "Psychotic Girl"
Over at Stereogum
Tweet Scan
Tweet Scan is a service, which lets you search Twitter posts. I find it useful when researching the popularity of various topics.