August 22nd, 2008

Outside Lands Festival: Friday Line-up

I’m headed to the Outside Lands fest this afternoon to see Beck, Radiohead, and a bunch of other great music.  So, instead of my usual Friday cover, I’m posting this playlist of artists performing today.  The track selection comes from the Stranger Days music blog, which has a write-up and the MP3’s.

So psyched to be going to a big music festival right in my backyard here in San Francisco!

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August 21st, 2008
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American Analog Set - These Days

Photo by the real janelle

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August 20th, 2008
Songbird 0.7 An iTunes replacement + music enhanced web browser.  Get it.

Songbird 0.7

An iTunes replacement + music enhanced web browser.  Get it.

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Tallest Skyscraper in the World Almost Completed Burj Dubai tower is almost complete.  Check out the set of high-res photos.  I’m glad someone in the world knows how to engineer stuff like this.  If it were left up to me, we’d all be in caves rubbing sticks together trying to start a fire.

Tallest Skyscraper in the World Almost Completed

Burj Dubai tower is almost complete.  Check out the set of high-res photos.  I’m glad someone in the world knows how to engineer stuff like this.  If it were left up to me, we’d all be in caves rubbing sticks together trying to start a fire.

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August 19th, 2008
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Carla Bruni - Tu Es Ma Came

Carla Bruni is not only a talented, sultry singer, but also a former super model (see photo below) and the first lady of France.  That’s right, she’s married to Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France.  Laura Bush has got nothing on Bruni.

Photo by guano

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August 18th, 2008
Bummer… Muxtape is down (hopefully not for the count).  You had to see this coming.  It was fun while it lasted.
Bummer… Muxtape is down (hopefully not for the count).  You had to see this coming.  It was fun while it lasted.

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El Ten Eleven - I Like Van Halen Beacause My Sister Says They Are Cool

Funny name for a song.  My earliest exposure to music was through my older sister and brother.  They didn’t listen to much Van Halen, but they did tell me what was cool.

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B.I.G. Kaleidoscope, by joelaz

I’m having fun trying to learn the basics of video editing.  On my walk home yesterday, I decided to shoot a clip with my low-quality point & shoot digicam and challenge myself to make something out of it when I got home to post here.  The footage wasn’t interesting aside from a bunch of cool textures from brick & tile walls and some metal gates that I passed.  So, I decided that the best chance to salvage it was to apply a horizontal & vertical mirror effect and make it into an abstract kaleidoscope thing.  At least the soundtrack is good (Notorious B.I.G. + Ratatat).

Update: if the player isn’t working, watch it on Vimeo.

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-17)
  1. The Rolling Stones 
  2. Syd Matters 
  3. My Brightest Diamond 
  4. Nada Surf 
  5. Foo Fighters 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, by David Byrne & Brian Eno

Following up on Strange Overtones, the free single from a couple weeks ago, David Byrne & Brian Eno just released the full album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, on their site.  You can stream the entire record using the player above.  When you’re ready to buy, they offer a few purchase options to choose from.

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