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posted January 18, 2019 #

Hey now we’re all stars now in the dope show go play

posted January 18, 2019 #

I’m on this great diet where you eat and drink whatever you want and just aren’t thin.

posted January 18, 2019 #

Please enjoy this terrifying new nightmare fuel someone just sent me: Jeopardy viewed through a Snapchat filter. https://t.co/5Wb77PfyTe

posted January 18, 2019 #

waiting for someone to answer my facetime https://t.co/8YFBNZSvzW

posted January 18, 2019 #

we have arrived at peak Nashville. https://t.co/VbINrTe2Qz

Friday Videos - Jan 18th, 2019

posted January 18, 2019 #

I flew to NYC on Wednesday night and back on Friday morning. I'm beat. As we slide into the weekend, be sure to watch this Patrick Damphier video and then enjoy the distractions below.

Patrick Damphier - Odd Man Out (Live)

posted January 18, 2019 #

The fine folks at Atwood Magazine premiered this Patrick Damphier video for "Odd Man Out" - taken from his forthcoming record Say I'm Pretty (via yk Records, naturally). It's a live version of the song and works quite well as an accompaniment to the previous "Killers in the Closet video."

The "Odd Man Out" performance features Molly Parden playing guitar and providing vocal accompaniment. There's also an all-star band comprised of members of Coupler, Sun Seeker, Charlie and the Evil Mothers and Shy Guy - all great bands worth investigating more of after watching the above.

Brand New: Slack

posted January 18, 2019 #

Presumably everyone noticed the new Slack logo this week but no rebranding would be complete without a breakdown from Brand New. So, here it is! Hash It Out breaks down the choices made in the new design, how they feel they work together and a few examples of them being used in various campaigns. I loved this little bit:
The main problem with the new icon is that it is not the old icon which I know is a dumb statement to make but it’s the number one reason people will not like it, which, in itself, can be a dumb reason to discredit it.
That sentiment actually applies to most rebranding exercises - anything new is almost always immediately shat upon. But I digress. It's a nice fun new mark and I'm not heavily opinionated on it being lightyears better or worse; it's just an interesting change worth noting.

posted January 17, 2019 #

My favorite part of every brand guidelines is the precious "Logo Misuse" section. https://t.co/Xv2Wi7j30t

posted January 16, 2019 #

Full on fell asleep on the train after work, mouth wide open, and not one person stuck an old penny in there. Pretty good!

posted January 16, 2019 #

This is fantastic. If you're at all curious about Nashville's DIY music scene, you'll love this interview. https://t.co/oYg9pxsW7c

posted January 16, 2019 #

“Party Down” could basically have run forever with a rotating main cast. Like a comedy “Law & Order” https://t.co/UPNd7YOIZK

Jan Regnart

posted January 15, 2019 #

There's an intentional choppiness to the paintings of Jen Regnart that I am compelled by. By and large, there are many beach scenes, turbulent waters and fading suns - all of which are quite nicely augmented by her somewhat abstract style. I particularly like this piece that was used as the cover to a Weathertalk album, which feels like a wonderfully appropriate fit for a collection of post-rock songs.

Manic Miner ZX Spectrum

posted January 14, 2019 #

i know nothing of British computing history. Pretty neat piece here on an infamous game developer, Matthew Smith. via @caspar_v

WOTT: Volume 127: Drkmttr

posted January 14, 2019 #

I've been trying to avoid posting every new episode of every new podcast from the We Own This Town network here on the site as I'm not interested in yewknee becoming simply only a reblog for other projects I'm involved with. Lots of new shows are coming out over there and if you're interested, I implore you to follow along.

That being said, this latest episode the MUSIC podcast is an interview with Kathyrn Edwards and Olivia Scibelli of DRKMTTR, a new(ish) DIY, all-ages, community-focused venue that opened in Nashville.
Aside from capturing a bit of Nashville history, which I think is important, it's also really compelling to hear how the business of running of a venue was approached with a drive not entirely driven by money. Sure, they have bills to pay, so money will be involved but they're extremely conscious of being accessible. They enforcing rules on themselves like: pay the bands more than most venues of their size, end shows by 11pm to keep the space friendly towards curfew restrictions; be friendly to an all ages crowd - both young people and older folk like myself (40 is old in the DIY music world).

I point this one out because it's not just an episode of music and reviews played back to back, it's a real conversation and I'm very happy with how it turned out.
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