While Steve Jobs certainly isn't dead, it still feels like he's left us. I first heard the news that he resigned via text message from my friend Zach earlier this evening. Forever I'll remember getting the news while on the L train heading to a cookout with my new coworkers, somehow while still underground. I [...]
I realized recently that I haven't really blogged about much work related here. So I figured I'd wrap up the last couple years, then maybe keep this updated a bit more in the future. A couple years ago, give or take, I was working on Facebook apps at Condé Nast. I got interested in what was then referred to as "iPhone OS" development [now iOS development], so I started working on a very simple prototype of epicurious that tapped into the recipe search capabilities of the website epicurious.com . It was ugly, but functional. More [...]
On July 12, Big Boi performed "Shutterbug" off his new album Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son of Chico Dusty with the legendary Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. enjoy! [apologies for the ads!] Buy Sir Lucious Left Foot on iTunes
Tunde Adebimpe, best known as the lead of TV on the Radio, starred as the groom in the film Rachel Getting Married . Here's his cover of Neil Young's Unknown Legend that he sang during the ceremony: Tunde Adebimpe - Unknown Legend I know it's been a while since this movie came out, but i just wanted to share! Enjoy!
In thinking on the top 50 albums of the decade, I tried to distill down what I've listened to over the last ten years into the best of the best. Game changers, genre busters, glorious illustrations of brilliance, subtle tomes of awesome, albums that made you laugh, albums that made you cry, artists that noone had ever heard of 11 years ago, artists that reinvented themselves in the ensuing years, new collaborations, new forms of music. The decade has seen the internet completely change the landscape of the arena of music. At the end of [...]
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Chiddy Bang & Bad Rabbits open up for Slick Rick & Goodie Mob last night. Chiddy Bang is a rapper out of Philly who can freakin kill the shit out of a Passion Pit track. Bad Rabbits lives somewhere between Prince & , yet can still back up Slick Rick. Their debut's out December 1, but the free EP's available below. Chiddy Bang website | myspace | twitter Chiddy Bang - [...]
Can't wait to see 'em tonight in nyc! Thanks to @bobdebird for the heads-up. Goodie Mob - "Soul Food", featuring The Roots Purchase Goodie Mob's seminal classic Soul Food on iTunes , or buy the cd at Amazon
I was delighted when whofollowswhom.com came around, but I was a bit dismayed that there wasn't a quck, easy way to get from a user's twitter page to immediately finding out who our mutual followers are, etc. Since then, @janislanka has added the ability to directly link to his page, and thus is born the javascript bookmarklet. Simply put, drag the below link to your toolbar. If you're logged in & you're viewing someone else's twitter page, hit the bookmark & you're taken to whofollowswhom.com! Voila! whofollowswhom [...]
Here are a selection of tracks I've recently been listening to. hope you enjoy! Rain Machine - Leave the Lights On listen | buy rain machine New project from Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Big Boi - Shine Blockas listen new track from Outkast's Big Boi. need i say more? love love love this one! [courtesy of straightfromthea.com ] Scott Walker - It's Raining Today [...]
I don't really have much to say, but I wanted to share these findings... Free new RJD2 mp3 from Amazon MP3: download "Find You Out" Free (not so new) Del tha Funky Homosapien album: Funk Man New Dave Eggers excerpt: Max at Sea
National Grid's response to my letter : Dear Online Customer, Thank you for your inquiry. The reason that the gas service was shut off was National Grid must change the gas meters every 17-20 years and since the service tech was at the property he changed the gas meter for your apartment. The landlord of the property was notified of this and should have advised you that this was going to be done, we also installed an automatic meter reading device on your meter at no charge. We are sorry for any inconvenience [...]
Here's a letter I've just sent off to National Grid. Hi, I'm writing to complain. Tonight when i got home from work, I had a notice letting me know someone had been by, and to call you back regarding a gas meter. To my dismay, you had turned off my gas without my knowledge or consent! When I called, you dutifully & expediently sent someone out to fix the problem, but since I'm a mere tenant in an apartment building, I don't have access to wherever these gas meters are! I called [...]
8/2 deerhunter + dan deacon @ east river park 8/9 simian mobile disco @ east river park 8/11 tv on the radio @ prospect park 8/15 animal collective @ prospect park 8/16 del tha funky homosapien @ east river park 8/23 girl talk @ east river park 8/30 beach house + grizzly bear @ east river park 9/2 cocorose @ highline 9/9 sondre lerche @ music hall of williamsburg 9/16 ira glass @ 92y 9/21 fanfarlo @ bowery 10/10 major lazer @ terminal 5 10/13 dodos @ music [...]
Here are some of my favorite songs from albums released so far in 2009. [in alphabetical order, as that's how my itunes looks...] Animal Collective - My Girls from Merriweather Post Pavilion Beirut - My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille from Realpeople Holland Bon Iver - Babys from Blood Bank [...]
Here are some of my favorite songs from albums released so far in 2009. [in alphabetical order, as that's how my itunes looks...] Animal Collective - My Girls from Merriweather Post Pavilion Beirut - My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille from Realpeople Holland Bon Iver - Babys from Blood Bank Grizzly Bear - Two [...]
RedBeardAwareness.com increasing awareness of my brown-haired, red-bearded brethren, one page hit at a time SexyOffender.org not a sex offender, but a SEXY offender!
The always fantastic @criminalrecords linked to this coverage of Beirut's February 2009 show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg . I really dig the original version of "My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille", but here's an equally compelling 'unelectro' version: Beirut - My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille check out the original Watch the full show: Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com
Here's an amazing cover of Passion Pit's Sleepyhead . love the violin for the synth part! listen to the original
Most of the past few months, I've been developing the Epicurious Recipe & Shopping List iPhone app for my employer, Condé Nast Digital . It's finally been released to the public! You can download it here . It lets you search the entire 25,000 recipe database, plus a special cooking mode & also create shopping lists! If you like it, leave us a nice review in iTunes - it goes a long way! If you like, read this recent press: New York Times [app of the week!] Epicurious [...]
not from concentrate
The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Official Video)
Download: James Blake Live Album (Unofficial)
Lana Del Rey - Without You (Kill Paris Remix) [Dubstep]
My Funny Valentines
Miike Snow - “Paddling Out” Jacques Lu Cont Remix (MP3 Stream)
Iron & Wine and Patty Griffin
