OK...not much blogging here...
You can find me "blipping" some favorite tunes now "twitter style" over at blip.fm (these also post to my twitter account. You can follow me @timpoundstone.
Bon Iver has a new EP out entitled Blood Bank. If you have not listened to Bon Iver's To Emma, Forever Ago yet I highly recommend it. Fans of Fleet Foxes or older Iron and Wine should really enjoy it. For an introduction you can read more and listen to a brief NPR interview (it includes a short sample of my favorite song Blindsided)...HERE
A very interesting and different game called Auditorium is definitely worth a look (and listen) and a few minutes of your time. It is a hard to describe physics based puzzle game involving particles of light and a rich integrated audio experience. It is currently in beta so there are only 15 levels, but there is plenty of challege to be had in just those few levels.
I recently downloaded and tested the new Lunascape browser. Lunascape promises great flexibility and compatibility by running all three major browser engines (IE, Firefox (Gecko) Safari/Chrome(Webkit)). It is still in alpha so bugs are to be expected...
Crazy Brick Stacking Exhibition...all in a day's work!
More Fleet Foxes...this one may be my favorite song on the newest CD...White Winter Hymnal
White Winter Hymnal on Vimeo.
Well the long blog silence needs to be broken. So here's a cool video from one of my favorite bands this year...Fleet Foxes.
Fleet Foxes - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Also check out the other great music videos at La Blogotheque's Take Away Shows.
You Tube: Spot on impersonation of Keith Olbermann - "Subway's Double Meat is a calculated farce"
Muxtape may still be down...but FavTape's recent relaunch has taken the idea and run with it in a big way...TechCrunch has the goods. Here is the mix I just created... Struggleville Mix 1
I was very saddened by the news of his suicide this week. I can only hope that more people will take the time to read some of his wonderful prose in the wake of his death.
Harper's: In Memoriam
Rex's roundup over at Fimoculous.
In the wake of the news of Pandora's probable and imminent demise and muxtape's RIAA related issues you may be looking for some good music news.
Well here are six sites that I've either recently discovered, have recently improved or continue to deliver as promised.
Deezer - French based site with a wealth of fully streamable CDs. Things are very hit and miss with many releases not available and some with only 1 to 4 songs available but a little patience pays off. High social factor as well.
Hype Machine - Long time MP3 blog aggregator has continued to improve interface and always has plenty of remixes and covers tough to track down elsewhere.
Songza - This site strips audio off youtube videos and allows you to save playlists in a unique but effective user interface.
Slacker - Despite the lackadaisical moniker, this site seems to be a real up and comer. Think customizable internet radio with a slick interface and mobility options. High profile mention in Paste magazine and tons of praise for its new hardware.
blip.fm - Twitter for music. 'Nuff said(?)
last.fm - I have complained about this site in the past and at times could not understand all the praise heaped upon it. But with recent additions of free full track streaming and a serious UI overhaul, last.fm is really starting to live up to the hype.
Amazing photos from Beijing of the Olympic opening Ceremonies.
Faces of Evil - This one takes a bit of an explanation as these images are composite photographs. From the main site..."Between November, 2007 and March, 2008, we took photographs of over 350 people in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, Dresden, Frankfurt, Berlin, Amsterdam, Moscow, Belgrade, London, Barcelona, Paris and Milan. From them emerged the thirteen FACES OF EVIL, assembled from faces of people of the same ethnic origin as the according dictators. For example, the portrait of Hitler consists of 37 people. His nose belongs to an estate agent from Berlin, his upper lip to a locksmith in Dresden. His hair is put together from the hair of an artist in Weiden and a painter in Bamberg. The chin..." (via Kottke)
Most influential Indie albums of the 80's and 90's--Looks pretty good. What's missing?
Stunning and slightly vertigo inducing shot of buildings in the fog in Dubai from the Burj Dubai, the tallest structure on earth.
I had a great time last Sunday at this music festival. I had never been, claiming not much love for the style of electrified blues that it seemed to focus on. But the variety of stages and performers has me eager for next year. Being able to get close to the stage for photos was also a great plus. See my Flickr set HERE!
Featured in the photos are: Hillstomp, Linda Hornbuckle, Ruthie Foster, Arthur Adams, MarchFourth Marching Band and others!
