posted January 9, 2017 #

80% of the people telling me to shut up about politics b/c it's not my field tweet relentlessly about what various sports teams should do.

posted January 9, 2017 #

Analysis of a fake ad on @washingtonpost and how nobody in the ad ecosystem cares at all. https://t.co/KntHjBm2PD

In Apple-Spotify World, SoundCloud Can’t Find Room

posted January 9, 2017 #

The future of SoundCloud is a curious one, to say the least

posted January 9, 2017 #

Bowie often lurked on his own fan messageboard, under the alias Sailor & directly reply to users. This is a real, h… https://t.co/hc6M4hefqd

posted January 9, 2017 #

NEW JAM. NEW VIDEO. CHROME EP. JAN 30. https://t.co/gAP7QLYqCf

Landlady - The World Is A Loud Place

posted January 9, 2017 #

havent listened to a note of this yet but THE COVER! zOMG!

We Own This Town - Volume 82

posted January 9, 2017 #

Following up on part one, here is part two of the Special Edition We Own This Town podcast featuring Apollo Up! discussing their recently reissued album, Chariots of Fire.

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This final segment covers all of the songs on Side B of the album as well as the release and aftermath. It's a bit shorter than part one but the guys have clearly loosened up, so it's a very entertaining listen.

Again, thanks to Ryan Ervin for hosting the band, Jeremy Ferguson for lending his studio Battle Tapes to record it.

Billy Lilly

posted January 9, 2017 #

Been enjoying a dive into the works of Billy Lilly. His work is ridiculous and fun but not without it's folk-y style. He makes a lot of different pieces - giant heads, little people and plenty of drawings to name a few. Give it a spin.

David Bowie - No Plan

posted January 9, 2017 #

Yesterday, January 8th, 2017 would have been David Bowie's 70th birthday. In tribute to him, a new EP entitled No Plan was released. The four song collection is comprised of Bowie's final studio recordings.

I've no doubt we'll see plenty of new Bowie be released for the next 10-20 years as they mine old recordings. I've no problem with this. Hopefully they treat all of it with the respect that they've done here - even releasing a companion video featuring a wall of static-y, UFO bearing, televisions.

Casey Affleck's Dark Secret

posted January 8, 2017 #

"We subscribe to easy narratives; reporters don’t want to irritate stars with unpleasant questions, and fans don’t want to complicate their adoration with dark details. At a certain point, there is no longer an easy way out."

posted January 8, 2017 #

Call me old fashioned but I think that real movies are just 12 frames of a horse galloping in a straight line. Anything else is just garbage

posted January 8, 2017 #

Baby Birdcloud https://t.co/mg7iTlK1K7

posted January 8, 2017 #

The only act that should perform at Trump's inauguration is a hologram of the band that continued to play as the Titanic sank.

Griffin Technology takes a stab at the smart mirror at CES 2017

posted January 7, 2017 #

I would not spend $1,000 on a mirror but I do love this concept.

Justin Hall - Basement Demos

posted January 7, 2017 #

described to me as T Rex meets Sturgill Simpson. Enjoying.

Meadownoise - Dark Digest

posted January 7, 2017 #

revist this, it gets better with each relisten

Friday Videos - Jan 6th, 2017

posted January 6, 2017 #

The first 2017 Friday Videos! Of course I want you to watch this Skyway Man video that just premiered on Stereogum but there's plenty of additional weirdness below. Enjoy!

DAYUM - a haunting walk along a crater edge.
The Yeah Boii Song of Memes - sometimes it's best not to understand the Internet.
Dave Grohl Mugging - In trying to find the SNL skit from `93 with RuPaul I stumbled on this perfectly edited little gem with Nirvana recording a show promo.
Andy Shauf "The Magician" - as previously noted, I've watched this so many times already and it continues to mesmerize me.
Vrak Ident B - a simple looping illustration animation for a Bell Media TV station in Canada. Delightful. via Chad.
Save the Phone - buncha bros doing some pool dunking. I hate myself for enjoying this, even slightly, but I do.
All Horn Sounds (As Of Now) - take a 6 minute journey through a wonderful series of honks. I love the genuine enthusiasm for this hobby.

Skyway Man, Stereogum Premiere

posted January 6, 2017 #

Look at this! The first official video from Skyway Man just premiered over on Stereogum.

I am sure I will rattle on about the concept of the album at a later date but this track, "Creation // Someday" is the first on Seen Comin' From a Mighty Eye and definitely sets the stage for the rest of the album. In fact, I'd recommend watching it as if it were a movie trailer. There's a story being told but you aren't getting the whole of it, just quick glimpses and flashes.

The Raspberry Pi RetroPie

posted January 6, 2017 #

Kind of loving this article on building your own Raspberry Pi Emulator. Why re-buy the NES Classic Edition when you can just nerd out and build your own tiny emulator with every game. Or, at the very least, the good ones. Oh, and it can do Sega, SNES, Genesis and more as well. Not too shabby.

I know these have existed for quite some time but I like how ARS Technica has framed it as a direct alternative to the beloved Nintendo.

The Bizarre World Of BBC Records

posted January 5, 2017 #

I would never label myself a Crate Digger in the traditional sense but I do find a sense of odd calmness when browsing through rows and rows of vinyl records. I typically keep an eye out for anything from Command Records as the cover art is usually insane and the music is always interesting.

After reading this piece on The Bizarre World of BBC Records it seems that I should be eagle eyeing anything from BBC Records and it's sub-labels (Beeb, BBC Records and Tapes, BBC Radio Enterprises, etc). Listening to this Essential Playlist from Jonny Trunk is enough to convince me. Great read.