Take a moment to familarize yourself with whyd - a new social music sharing site. The Trailer is a good place to start as it explains the core concept and shows off some of the user streams. At first glance, it appears to be This Is My Jam but without the 7-day restriction - meaning, you post a musical link from Youtube, Vimeo, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, etc - and it goes into your bucket, now widely available for all your followers to hear. I'm a little confused by the call to arms for a more "Social" music cobbling environment but there was no mention of getting the word out about your collection additions.. maybe I just need to use the thing in order to fully understand it.

And, yes, I understand there are plenty of sites on the Internet that have similar functionality to this but that doesn't make this any less worthwhile. Let's all sign up.

Has anyone played Ridiculous Fishing yet? Can you verify that the gameplay is as much fun as the trailers? I love the Vlambeer design style and the soundtrack is hitting all the right spots this morning.

Are you familiar with Minecraft? Are you familiar with the makers behind it, Mojang? If you answered yes to either (or neither), you should check out the 2 Player Productions movie Minecraft: The Story of Mojang - a documentary that takes you through the history of the company and it's crazy rise into the hearts and minds of people everywhere. I'm biased towards any movie that is distributed on VHX but I really think this one will appeal to all those folks that loved Indie Game: The Movie and want some more storytelling about videogame developers. The Deluxe Version has a ton of bonus content!

If you're a javascript developer, you'll love the best practices and coding insights from Superhero.js. If you're not a developer, you should visit anyway for the incredible Comic Film Noir style. It's such a perfectly simple - and information rich - site that it's hard not to absolutely love.

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I remember seeing the trailer for the Arrested Development Documentary Project some time ago and it appears that the filmmakers, superfans Jeff and Neil, have finished the project but need to pay the network for licensing some photos. So, they turn to Kickstarter, not only to raise awareness of their creation but to pay for those images. $20k sounds like a like for licensing fees but that's exactly the point, the networks charge a ton! Get in there and pre-order your copy, hopefully it will arrive right in time for the next seasons beginning.

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you're familiar with the tragic goodness that is Nick Drake but were you aware that his mother, Molly Drake, also has recordings available? This Self-titled album of home recordings is an eerie precursor to the work of Nick himself. There's something hauntingly engaging throughout the nineteen songs - maybe it's just that 1950's nostalgia bleeding through but it's quite heartwrenching.

Honestly, I don't buy a lot of games.. especially in the physical sense. I'm deeply intrigued by indie game culture but I haven't a clue what's going on in the world of big game releases. Partially because the idea of going to Game Stop, buying a disc, playing and selling back at a loss just sounds like doldrums I'm not interested in being a part of. So, when I saw 99 Gamers making the rounds, I was curious as to the benefit it could bring on just swapping my used games for something new (to me). The interface is clean and easy - potentially a pathway to a lot of new games to try. Anyone used this yet?

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I'm going bonkers with yk records this year and part of that crazy release schedule is the latest from Hotpipes. They seemingly disbanded after the release of their last album, Future Bolt, but that was just smoke and mirrors. They're back with a new record and it's, honestly, the best thing they've done. I realize I'm biased but I can't imagine you, dear reader, not enjoying it.

There will be plenty more announcements in the coming weeks but I wanted to give you all the opportunity to get friendly with the band, listen to their previous material and get ready for the May 7th release of Dust.

I'll be honest, I watched the intro video for Minuum and kind of wrote it off as a new school version of T9 texting. Hadn't we been down this road before? But then I saw them typing with a sheet of paper, or on their arm or just in the air and it seemed to be actually working. My interest levels were piqued. Maybe yours will be too. I mean, we're definitely in the age of reinventing all the customary interactions we're used to - why not finally improve the keyboard?

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Loving the portrait series from Weight of Objects. They pick a subject, find out their favorite possession and then document both of them. There are a lot of legitimately heart warming stories throughout as well as a few good chuckles. Oh, and the photography is top notch from start to finish.

Seems like indie comics are having a bit of a boom lately. Comixology is distributing plenty of big name Marvel and DC titles but they've also got ComiXology Submit with titles from the likes of Rich Barrett or Diesel Sweeties.

But that's not the "story" here. The Panel Syndicate just released The Private Eye, an original storyline from Brian Vaughn, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente that is "set in a future where privacy is considered a sacred right and everyone has a secret identity." The best part? They're distributing it DRM-free on a pay-what-you-want model. So, you can steer over to their site, toss them a dollar and get the PDF. Or you can throw them $5, $10 or whatever you feel like tossing their way. This model isn't exactly groundbreaking anymore but it's nice to see it expanded into new arenas. Trust Your Fans. Amirite?

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