Below are 10 iPhone apps (in alphabetical order) that I find myself using all the time (for better or for worse). It's also safe to say that at this point in time both my wife and I would have a hard time going extended periods of time without our iPhones. Anyhow, maybe you'll find an app you can use but also I'd love to know what apps you think I'm missing the boat on. Air Sharing Pro $9.99 Mount your Phone to your desktop like an external drive [...]
Here we are, facing the LCD display armed only with Diet Dr. Pepper and Orbit chewing gum, culled from the discount bin at the local Jackson's convenience store. It's some months after promising a new post, and we're ready to get back into this gig. Word of mouth tells me that the fan-base of Beat City Radio has been steadily growing and old listeners are loyal ones. One of the biggest complaints I've received is the lack of online playlists and podcasts. So, let's give 'er another shot and kick this thing off the ground. Below you'll [...]
Dear Readers, I've been out of touch for a little while due to the fact that I was in the hospital for two weeks. It's not easy to talk about since it wasn't my own decision. Things just spiraled out of control and that's where I ended up. Sharing a hospital room with a bipolar, schizophrenic who talked all night to the voices in his head and a crack addict going through withdrawal; was not the most pleasant of experiences. It was a horrible place and really did me no good. In fact, I think it has set [...]
Playlist The Killers - The World We Live In (Radio Edit) White Lies - Death (Radio Edit) Gran Ronde - On And On War Tapes - Use Me The Flaws - Sixteen The Cold - I Don't Wanna Gentle Touch - Expectations Repeater - Missing Dune - Dry Lips [...]
From a recent article by Atul Gawande in The New Yorker: The United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture? Thus begins this incredibly disturbing expose on the current prison situation here in the United States of America. In particular, it focuses on the horrendous use of solitary confinement in this country and how ineffective it really is: Recently, I met a man who had spent more than five years in isolation at a prison in the Boston suburb of Walpole, Massachusetts, not [...]
From a recent article by Atul Gawande in The New Yorker: The United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture? Thus begins this incredibly disturbing expose on the current prison situation here in the United States of America. In particular, it focuses on the horrendous use of solitary confinement in this country and how ineffective it really is: Recently, I met a man who had spent more than five years in isolation at a prison in the Boston suburb of Walpole, Massachusetts, not [...]
Following is a press release issued this morning announcing the proposal. For continued updates and additional information, visit OPB News or KMHD . FOR RELEASE: March 24, 2009 CONTACT: Brenda Brady, Mt. Hood Community College, Brenda.Brady@mhcc.edu; 503-491-7213 Tara Taylor, Oregon Public Broadcasting, ttaylor@opb.org; 503-293-1969; 503-432-5753 Mt. Hood Community College Proposes Partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting to Operate Jazz Station KMHD GRESHAM, Ore. —Facing a significant budget shortfall due to state funding reductions, the Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) District [...]
This is an ever changing and (hopefully) expanding list of some of the songs I have mentioned before in this blog or simply stuff I have found somewhere on the web that I find interesting, but have no time to write about. All files have been found somewhere in cyberspace (and NONE of them have uploaded by me, so I cannot help you with any requests you might have - just keep returning and something new might pop up), so they will be available until the artists, record labels, fans, whatever decide to remove them. Thanks to a few readers, [...]
Today's MySpace bulletin simply reads: *Former Hourly Radio frontman, Aaron Closson, is in the studio working on a new project. In the months ahead, look for a new website and MySpace featuring music from this yet unnamed solo effort. Stay tuned!* MP3: The Hourly Radio - Gun In Hand
This is an ever changing and (hopefully) expanding list of some of the songs I have mentioned before in this blog or simply stuff I have found somewhere on the web that I find interesting, but have no time to write about. All files have been found somewhere in cyberspace (and NONE of them have uploaded by me, so I cannot help you with any requests you might have - just keep returning and something new might pop up), so they will be available until the artists, record labels, fans, whatever decide to remove them. Thanks to a few readers, [...]
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It's no secret that the denizens of Idolator HQ are big fans of both Fall Out Boy and really smart pop, so having FOB frontman Patrick Stump and pop troubadour Butch Walker interview each other is kind of the perfect way to introduce our new series of conversations between artists. After the jump, the two have a friendly chat about first concerts, free stuff, and how each developed his signature singing style. BUTCH: When I first saw you sing with Fall Out Boy, you were much younger and were singing pretty [...]
As promised, here is the first of three installments of the henceforth annual Everyday is Like Sunday, Except for Blue Monday and Ruby Tuesday, and...Well, Friday I'm in Love Year-End Round-Up. When I first started this weekly mix business back in January, I had no idea what would come of it, or whether I could even keep it up. In fact, I originally thought I would do it for the year and then end it gracefully; however, after its relative success, I've re-evaluated and figured I will try it once more for 2009. It may become a bit harder once [...]
If there's one Canadian band I'm happy to be able to introduce you to above all others, it's The Weakerthans . There is a long back-story I could tell you about this band. But considering that would be an overwhelmingly long post, I'll sum it up to recent events and let you go find out the rest yourself, my friends … Released back in 2007 and earning The Weakerthans a Polaris Music Prize nomination, Reunion Tour is the latest release from a band with an unwavering streak of awesome ness ! [...]
My Top Albums Of 2008: 1. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement [ Vid ] 2. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours [ Vid ] 3. Glasvegas - self-titled [ Vid [...]
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last night roseland ballroom played host to the 2008 mtvu woodie awards. several good acts performed including: cool kids, lykke li (with q tip), santogold (now just 'santi'), spank rock and vampire weekend with chromeo. nobody really cares about the actual award winners, but you can see who won below. hair gel and tight jeans were, once again , par for the course. honestly, i felt old and had to use the info sheet mtv happily handed out to identify most of the bands and presenters. i guess you could say this was [...]
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. In Greasy Rider , Greg Melville undertakes a cross-country trip in a biodiesel-powered car. The book is adequately subtitled "Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future," because it has a much larger scope than the trip itself. Melville searches out green fuel options and in the process has written an essential book for the ecologically-minded. Since finishing Greasy Rider, I have lent [...]
While home in Houston this summer, I've spent many hours in the car (no such thing as trains or buses out in the hinterlands) with the radio on scan, mostly just trying to see how many stations I can catch playing "Hotel California" at the same time. But this habit had unforeseen consequences: in addition to discovering Delilah (who definitely did save my life , just for the record), I also became a dedicated fan of "Que calor" by the band Super Mer Ka 2. It's the kind of song that causes you to nearly veer off [...]
Ok, das war es dann wohl. Ich habe es vorher gewusst... Ein Jahr nach Auflage des letzten Pop Songs, Nach 444 täglichen Posts über meine Lieblinge oder die es werden wollten, sollten oder konnten, habe ich Zweifel an dem was ich da mache und es gibt nur eine Konsequenz: Der letzte Pop Song verabschiedet aus der Welt des aktuellen, schnellen Musikverbreitens aus dem Web! So, jetzt ist es raus! Im Laufe dieses spannenden Jahres habe ich tolle Erfahrungen gemacht, viele Bands kennengelernt, viele nette Blogger kennengelernt, noch mehr nette Leser erfahren und verdammt viel tolle Musik entdeckt. Soweit [...]
BEACH HOUSE OHA. Norway [...]More about Beach House
Weekly Installment.... enjoY! Lady GaGa - Bad Romance (Chew Fu H1N1 Club Mix) -- Lady Gaga Club banger - Totally a Chew Fu mix [...]More about Lady GaGa
Having recently performed a few dates in the U.S. and still set to perform a couple more, Vampire Weekend have lined-up additional North American shows. The band have announced four [...]More about Vampire Weekend
Un voyage hédoniste se profile, vous venez ?Vous venez tous... mayer hawthorne -green eyed love- beck (record club) -femme fatale (of velvet underground & nico)- [...]More about Beck
This was my wallpaper this month. I used some website to make a “mosaic” of classic/simple album covers. (Although MPP and London Calling could be considered [...]More about Animal Collective
Another day another XX track hacked… Thankfullly this has been handled with love, affection and talent. A song full of [...]More about The xx
MGMT проговорились, что собираются выпустить новый альбом в начале 2010 года, и называться [...]More about Beyonce
I tell you man these Swedes are unstoppable with this music thing, I can’t tell you how many times a good song leads me back to the [...]More about Kanye West
Kinda frightening to think what the rap landscape will be like once Wayne has to spend his year in prison, innit? Even at his most irritating ubiquitous, the [...]More about Lil' Wayne
Credits: Julien Pacaud Yep, après quelques jours d’absence, Ecorp est de retour. Toujours chargé à bloc, du son plein les poches et plein les oreilles. On [...]More about Passion Pit
The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
k-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
nekocasefallon
Animal Collective - Graze (Fall Be Kind)
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
Tila Tequila NSFW UStream Freak Out (Video)
