time to learn some new moves

Just wild: "Microsoft shared details of a vulnerability in a widely used 5400-RPM laptop hard drive sold around 2005. Just by playing “Rhythm Nation” on or near a vulnerable laptop, the disk can crash and take its laptop down with it. The flaw is due to the fact that “Rhythm Nation” inadvertently produces one of the natural resonant frequencies created by the movement in the hard drive."

1982 performance. Wow… just wow

caught this band last week and quite enjoyed. Looking for studio recordings but this live performance captures what they do quite well.

Normcore fashion collection that is actually pretty on point. Hard to find a complete gallery of images but what I’ve seen is entertaining to say the least.

Apparently TikTok is injecting JavaScript that captures all keystrokes - including passwords and credit cards. Be careful and mindful out there folks.

The latest yk Records release was put out into the world today. The sophomore album from The Medium, For Horses, is now streaming everywhere or available on limited edition vinyl (or digital download, or CD). Bandcamp once described the band as "woozy psych-pop hat draws on the sound of the ’60s." That's absolutely true and likely even moreso with this new album. If you've been listening to them for any amount of time, this record is clearly an effort to stretch and evolve into new territory without losing sight of what they do best (lotsa harmonies).

Personally, I'm really partial to the classic sounds of "Don't Stay Out, the wonderful melancholy of "No Highway Cowboys," and the absurdity of "Space Horse." I'm certainly biased about the record but if you're a fan of 60's pop/rock bands, I am confident this is up your alley.

Hear it on Bandcamp or your favorite streamer.

Side note, I am very proud of this insane announcement gif

This album is so so good and this video should be all the convincing you need.

Very proud of my friend

Absolutely delightful interview

Great read on the whole analog vs digital mastering scenario. Having actual context and knowledge of the processes involved is crucial to understanding why so many of the complaints about digital are absurd.

Is this largely over my head? Yes. Is it still fascinating? Absolutely.

You may not be able to read the instructions in French but you’ll get it. Incredibly impressive webgl game. Stunning this is all in browser!

The other day I caught this tweet pointing towards this playlist, supposedly "The entire MTV 120 Minutes catalog featuring over 2,500 videos." I have some thoughts.

First of all, I loved 120 Minutes. The MTV show ran from 1986 to 2000 and re-incarnated from 2001 to 2003 on MTV2. There are alternate permutations like 120 Minutes UK, slightly different competing versions like VH1's The Alternative and the current day version - also called 120 Minutes - that is just blocks of videos with no hosts. All that to say, there's sort of a complicated history behind all of it. I've always looked to 120minutes.org as the source of truth for what episodes aired on what dates and what specific videos were played within. It's not everything but it's better than anything else out there.

This is where I get baffled. This new playlist has 2,500+ videos but they certainly aren't following the order that they aired! The first track in the playlist is "Seattle" from Public Image Limited, which 120 Minutes didn't first play until September 87, over a year after the show even started.

I'm happy that YouTube playlist exists but I think I've just discovered that I'm a 120 Minutes purist. I want these songs in the order they were sequenced in, not just one giant list. Furthermore, you really can't call it 120 Minutes without the hosts, interviews, live performances and Top 10 college radio countdowns.

If any of this speaks to you and doesn't just sound like a lunatic nerd caring entirely too much about an MTV show, I suggest you pick up a hobby I've been partaking in... scouring archive.org for VHS dubs of episodes and building my own local library for playback.

You don’t need to read more than the headline but you did need to read the headline.

Isolate vocals, drums, bass, and other instrumental stems from any song. Color me intrigued...

highly respected re-issue outfit "caught" using digital when they claimed not to.

Infinite scroll causes infinite sadness

After I made a mix for Green Ray Books, I thought it might be an interesting undertaking to try and make more mixes comprised entirely of yk Records releases. Having released music since 2009, surely there's enough to go around for a variety of different mixes.

The first of those mixes is Higher Voices, 25-tracks across ~90minutes led entirely by womxn artists from the yk catalog. I put together a little visualizer for the YouTube version but you can also listen on Spotify or YouTube Music if that's your preference.

Obviously I'm biased but it's a fun mix - lots of different styles and genres to enjoy. For more from each artist, just dive into the yk Records site.

Hrishikesh Hirway joins up with Susan Orleans to break down books in the same way Song Exploder works. First episode, Aug 3rd