posted December 8, 2017 #

I don't give a damn blowin this shit up, you're a god damn fool if you don't have tickets yet. ???? https://t.co/pfbhjuWSXS

The Voidz initiate Julian

posted December 8, 2017 #

pretty impressive mashup of pop culture / cult film references

posted December 8, 2017 #

In 1999 @elbontruk asked my (out of the blue) if I wanted to design the website for the band @goldfingermusic. I'd never professionally designed a website. We haven't stopped since. ?‍♂️ https://t.co/Pm9bjfDbHs

Gaz Coombes & Adam Buxton - I believe in Father Christmas

posted December 8, 2017 #

Jesus of Gazereth

Figural glow lamps

posted December 8, 2017 #

assuming this is legit, i have an odd affinity for them

Woodsplitter - May All Your Post Rock Dreams Come True

posted December 8, 2017 #

first two records were stellar, i imagine this will be too

Friday Videos - Dec 8th, 2017

posted December 8, 2017 #

If you didn't see the tweet, one of the yk Records artists that I work with - Little Bandit - has been named in the Top 40 Best Country Albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone. Maybe you don't care about Country Music, maybe you don't care about Rolling Stone - but, for me, it's quite a honor to see such a thing. I had zilch to do with the crafting of the actual songs but I'm still real happy that others recognize how good it is.

Here's a list of weird things to watch!

Batman vs Spiderman vs Santa Claus - this drunken fight is probably nothing to laugh about but the costumes make it impossible not to enjoy.
Picard Flute Duet - subtlety at its finest.
Thomas the Train Stunts - there really is something unbelievably calming and delightful about this.
Duck Eating Peas - I will not try to explain or understand my enjoyment of the speed of this undertaking.
California Raisins Christmas - get in the holiday mood, enjoy some claymation tunes from some very talented raisins
Han-Tyumi & The Murder Of The Universe - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard may be my best discovery of 2017 and I've watched this 13-minute epic multiple times now.

I've watched the loop of this maybe 500 times. I suspect many more await me.

WHAMAGEDDON

posted December 8, 2017 #

try to avoid WHAM's holiday hit. If you can't, let it be known.

10x17

posted December 8, 2017 #

Over the past few years, Eric R. Mortensen & Skinny Ships have curated a music countdown site that asks a number of artists to re-imagine their favorite albums visually - either new cover art or just some significant representation of the top ten albums they enjoyed over the past trip around the sun.

The list this year is as massive as ever, featuring Jez Burrows, Shawna X, Mark Weaver, Lisa Engler, Nate Utesch and tons more. I'd be better off just listing every single artist on the site because there isn't a single one that isn't worth poring over their designs and their selections.

2017 Wrapped

posted December 8, 2017 #

Assuming you use Spotify for most of your daily discovery and listening habits*, this 2017 Wrapped site should be of interest to you. It takes everything you listened to over the past year and compiles a little report on what your favorite albums, tracks and genres were. My results are exactly what I'd expect with the exception of a 1997 Built to Spill song somehow making it into my #1.

If you're not a Spotify user, there's not much here for you but I do recommend sitting and watching someone use the site as the animations and general "bubbleness" of the site are quite nice.

* I use Spotify maybe 40% of the time for my listening, a local library of mp3s and Bandcamp make up the majority of my listening. No surprises there.

posted December 8, 2017 #

PUT YOUR TIN FOIL HATS ON, we are about to go on a VERY wild ride. I haven't been this excited since I first found out about the incredibly strange world of quicksand porn.

posted December 7, 2017 #

Whoops, I’ve been on the internet all day for the last 20 years

posted December 7, 2017 #

I'm sick of these libs telling me I can't say "Happy Honda Days" because I might offend someone who celebrates Toyotathon. So, I guess I'm supposed to wish everyone a "Happy Winter Car Sale"?

posted December 7, 2017 #

To our readers: a letter from our new editor, @dpatrickrodgers. https://t.co/rSrPvdcFXN https://t.co/Hp9NeL3xqS

The 11 nations of the United States

posted December 7, 2017 #

to read

The Mouth Trumpet Christmas 2017

posted December 7, 2017 #

Every year around this time I revisit the David Argyle Thacker album, The Mouth Trumpet Christmas Album. I've been listening since 2012 and the absolute joy of this version of Jingle Bells has lost zero of its luster.

The only downside of the album is that it's labeled "The first annual" and there's never been a followup. Regardless, I'll take what I can get. Perfection.

posted December 6, 2017 #

Peak avocado ? https://t.co/oTpqbTTheX

posted December 6, 2017 #

so we’re going to cancel out all our green energy gains with crypto currency mining. sounds about right. https://t.co/Rl0xjtXHLJ

Noukazu Takemura - Icefall

posted December 6, 2017 #

some delightful glitch

Pizza Truck Simulator

posted December 6, 2017 #

I love the complete absurdity and awkwardness of Pizza Truck Simulator. Available for PC or Mac (thanks Unity!), you are set on the task of running pizza truck - making the pies, cooking them and delivering them to hungry customers - all achieved with stiff outstretched arms and low-polygon count fingers.

If the future of computing is VR, this game should be first in line for a headset. It's easily playable without it but sign me up for full immersion.

Brought to you by Charlie Tran, Cosmo D and Chad Pugh.

See also, The Job Simulator.