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Genetically Modified

Chad pointed out this series of MTV bumpers from Umeric that are incredibly bizarre. Some even say worthy of expanding into something more fleshed out... a concept not entirely worth discrediting. Be sure to watch the A and B versions.. along with their other great work.

Appear DK

I'm absolutely loving the portfolio site of Denmark based agency Appear. The click through might take you a moment to get used to what with the dragging and scrolling but it's incredibly well done and it's not Flash. There are some great sites out there really pushing the boundaries of what can be done with javascript vs what you'd expect with Flash and I think this one ranks way up there.

Via Will.

Makeup and Vanity Set

Local 8-bit electro artist Makeup and Vanity Set has launched his latest, self-titled, album and I'm recommending you go listen to the record and take a moment to partake in the cover art; courtesy of Version Industries. It's rare that I see cover art for an artist making the kind of music that MAVS is making that actually feels right on the money. It's gritty, it's dancey, it's rooted in 8-bit and it's got a dark undercurrent to the whole thing - a description that could apply to either the music or the cover art; hence my feeling of ultimate appropriateness for it.

→ Get the album
→ View the Cover Art

Everything. Part 5.

If you happen to have a pair of old school 3D glasses lying around you might want to check out the alternate version of this edition of Everything.. otherwise just enjoy the episode. It is, as usual, totally enjoyable and appeals to the ADD style viewing habits of Interneters everywhere. I will say this installment feels more technically adept than previous ones - lots of man hours were presumably put into this and it shows.

Duplos

Wow, the design of Ricardo Mestre's Duplos is great.. very fun, loose and refreshing. Love the textured background, the color onslaught and the small little movements but, most of all, I love that its not Flash. HTML / CSS / Javascript is really ranking up in my book as the preferred mode of execution for websites.

RadioLab: WNYC

I am sure this is the oldest of old news but given that I am not the kind of person to listen to many podcasts I only recently discovered the greatness that is RadioLab. Rarely do I have a chance to just sit and listen to this kind of thing but having heard a good bit of it now I think I'm going to start making exceptions and give it a proper subscription. I'll consider it my own version of a Fireside Chat.

Mimeo and the Kleptopus King

I had no idea Shaun Inman was working on a new game called Mimeo and the Kleptopus King (nor did I know he already had a game but that's neither here nor there). The concept is pretty brilliant - the more upgrades you get, the more enhanced the graphics get. Based on the in-progress demo video it seems like the controls might take a moment to get used to but I'm ready to try it out!

Lake Fever Sessions: Brendan Benson

A new session has been posted by Lake Fever Sessions of the time they spent with Brendan Benson. When I first heard about them recording a session with him I was quite excited.. having been a fan since One Mississippi. The end result is a bit more low key than my ideal envisioned execution but there's no denying the man's voice on songs like Fool Out Of Me. Take some time today and watch the whole session.

• On The Fence
• Fool Out of Me
• Things I Do

We Own This Town: Volume 32

Today I launched the latest edition of the We Own This Town podcast.. Volume 32 in the series. It is surprisingly difficult at times to wrangle up enough Nashville-based music for a ~30 minute podcast but this one came together very quickly and very smoothly. I'm very pleased with the selections and think you will be too. Please download it or stream it at your earliest convenience.

• Download MP3
• Download Enhanced M4A (Chapter stops, artwork, etc).

Let me know what you think!

Everything. Part 4.

I should probably reserve this for linking up in the forthcoming Friday Videos for the week but the Everything series is just too good not to stand on its own. Go watch Part 4 - and enjoy short works from Fatal Farm, Carla Waters, Ryan Nagata, Danny Jelinek and Jason Whetzell.

Color Wheel, via Javascript

I realize these Javascript posts might not be interesting to the entire readership of the site but when I see something like this Color Wheel Demo I can't help but think everyone will be as blown away as I am. Using a combination of jQuery and Raphael John Weir has managed to recreate the standard color picker UI pretty much perfectly. Impressive to say the very least.