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handstamp: tuneage: Feist - “I Feel It All (Britt from Spoon...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:24:27 -0500

tuneage:

Feist - “I Feel It All (Britt from Spoon Remix)”

Leslie Feist writes songs that lend themselves to remixing. So much so that there is an entire album of Feist remixes titled Open Season. One remix that does not appear on that album is the one the Britt Daniels of Spoon did of the Feist song “I Feel it All”.

The wonderful thing about this remix is that nothing is added to the song. If anything Daniels breaks the song down into its simplest form and gives us only what we need. He has taken out the signature guitar part that carries us through the original. Also gone are most of the background vocals and harmonies but you’ll barely notice because you’ll be too focused on the bad ass bass and drums.

For more Britt Daniels fun be sure to check out his version of Interpol’s “Slow Hands”.

somewhatfrank: I just became part of the Twitter Retweet beta...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:15:44 -0500

somewhatfrank:

I just became part of the Twitter Retweet beta (as shown here). It appears that “RT” will be replaced by a trusty Retweet icon. It doesn’t appear users will be able to annotate the message before Retweeting it if you click the Retweet button directly (but that doesn’t mean it won’t be added to the mix at some point).

It also appears you can turn Retweets on/off per user.

Looking forward to seeing this in action.

While they are at it, they should have an option to move the links out to an icon too - it’s not like that bit.ly link tells us anything.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:55 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:14:53 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

My brother Garen (from Kill the Alarm) just posted this sweet...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:09:24 -0500

My brother Garen (from Kill the Alarm) just posted this sweet new cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless” for backers of our Kickstarter Project to fund the next KTA record.

If you like this, head on over to the project page, make a pledge and download the full mp3 yo.

Harry Potter Fans Commit to Issues, from Gay Rights to Genocide - Page 1 - The Daily Beast

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:05:00 -0500

Harry Potter Fans Commit to Issues, from Gay Rights to Genocide - Page 1 - The Daily Beast :

rickwebb:

Massachussetts seems to be a hotbed of Harry Potter innovation: first Harry and the Potters, and now the Harry Potter Aliance!

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:51:39 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Betacup on Kickstarter

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:44:19 -0400

Betacup on Kickstarter:

msg:

I just backed the betacup project on Kickstarter

I throw away 5 or more of these a week and it seems like it’s time for another way.

La Roux - Bulletproof We’ve been waking up everyday this...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:51:16 -0400

La Roux - Bulletproof

We’ve been waking up everyday this week to this video!

It’s fun to get up to, but as I put on my gray or black clothes, I so want to dress in colors like that. Have I been in Williamsburg too long?

hyperallergic: The Top 20 Most Powerless People in the Art...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:25:54 -0400

hyperallergic:

The Top 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World

Here are the Top 5:

Everyone entirely unknown to Hans Ulrich Obrist – If the kingmaker isn’t on your cell phone, well, at least your mother is.

The guy in the bunny outfit who year after year protested in front of Gagosian’s 25th Street gallery — hey buddy, how’s the career?

Independent curators without trust funds – There’s a saying, “No trust, no love.”

Artists who can’t speak English, French, German, or Spanish. While the world is filled with approximately 6,800 languages, artwork must adhere to the linguistic realities of economics.

That man at all the openings who might be homeless. Wine at gallery openings may be the art world’s only form of social service to people outside their realm, but hey, it’s something.

Judging by the photo posted above, looks like the cartoonist at Artworld had the same idea we did :)

"You know who thinks the iPhone 3GS stinks? Steve Jobs. No one is working harder on an “iPhone 3GS..."

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:35:27 -0400

“You know who thinks the iPhone 3GS stinks? Steve Jobs. No one is working harder on an “iPhone 3GS killer” than Apple.”

- Daring Fireball (via superamit)

Happy 'Quit MySpace' Day"

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:15:18 -0400

Happy 'Quit MySpace' Day":

yvynyl:

“MySpace has what I would consider to be the greatest untapped asset on the internet right now: EVERY FRICKIN’ BAND ON THE PLANET.”

There’s still no way I am ever visiting Myspace again. Bands smart enough should get themselves on Bandcamp.com

soupsoup: Help my friend Garen record his album. Fun Fact: I...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:01:25 -0400

soupsoup:

Help my friend Garen record his album.

Fun Fact: I was the lead singer in Garen’s very first band.

Cool!

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:53:57 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:50:06 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

"Good SEO techniques are just good web development techniques. They should be obvious to anyone who..."

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:12:17 -0400

“Good SEO techniques are just good web development techniques. They should be obvious to anyone who makes websites for a living. If they’re not obvious to you, and you make websites, you need to get informed. If you’re a client, make sure you hire an informed web develper.”

- Derek Powazek in a follow up to his excellent post about SEO. (via Barbarian Blog)

hyperallergic: Graffiti Research Lab cofounder and all-around...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:46:33 -0400

hyperallergic:

Graffiti Research Lab cofounder and all-around #BADA55 Evan Roth’s book Available Online For Free is now available in stores for real money

(well, only at Basheer Design Books in Hong Kong, Fondation Cartier in Paris, and on the internet)

I want one of these so bad. I’m going to try and pick one up in Paris over the holidays.

And yes, I know it’s literally available online for free

Jon Stewart Takes On 30 Republicans Who Voted Against Franken...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:11:58 -0400

Jon Stewart Takes On 30 Republicans Who Voted Against Franken Rape Amendment (VIDEO)

Meet the 30 Republicans who voted Against this Amendment

Despicable.

"My research revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four basic principles. They are..."

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:39:47 -0400

“My research revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good.”

- Be lucky - it’s an easy skill to learn - Telegraph (via bijan) (via mikehudack)

notthatkindagay: soupsoup: Fox News thinks ye gays protest too...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:39:00 -0400

notthatkindagay:

soupsoup:

Fox News thinks ye gays protest too much.

“Gay people aren’t vampires. They show up on camera!”