MJ remembered by sound engineers
For all the talk of Michael Jackson’s death, this thread on a sound engineering forum does his art the service it deserves as producers and engineers recall time in the studio with him. Who knew he was a fan of Nine Inch Nails?
When Tattoos go bad
210 of the worst “what-were they thinking?” tattoos.
Using a Walkman 30 years on
What happens when a 13 year old swaps his iPod for an archaic Walkman? It takes him three days to figure out there’s a side B.
Millionaires’ Alcohol
Deplorable and cynical pop music seemingly aimed at the US market of underage girls who want to get wasted. Atrocious. Is this really not a joke?
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What if there was a way to determine that the music you listen to is cool beyond peer acceptance, Pitchfork reviews, blog love and style? I’m talking about a quantifiable way in which you could be confident that the next time you put on Dirty Projector’s Bitte Orca or the latest Passion Pit remix at a social event, it will be both relevant and “cool” to your guests?
I jest but music technology enthusiast Paul Lamere is attempting to do just that. Imagine each artist – from Abba to ZZ Top had a number associated with them to indicate how cool the artist currently is. Lamere’s ‘Coolness Index’ could be used for example, in playlists so that your iTunes shuffle won’t play anything deemed ‘uncool’ like Nickelback or Miley Cyrus in between Bon Iver and Blur at a party.
One of Lamere’s sources was the social music networking site like Last.FM which recently published a list of songs and artists which users had deleted from their libraries the most. ‘The Most Unwanted Chart’ included Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’, Lady Gaga’s ‘Pokerface’ and songs from Britney and Rihanna.
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Mpho
You may have seen this Brixton twenty something on the BBC’s Glastonbury coverage where she came across like a cross between Santigold and VV Brown. ‘Box n Locks’ with its Martha and the Muffins
sample is her jam.
http://www.myspace.com/mphosounds
Paloma Faith
If anybody was looking for the next Amy Winehouse (in voice only), you could do worse than vampish Londoner Ms. Faith.
http://www.myspace.com/palomafaith
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DirtyLaundry.TV
Malia likes to interview musicians while they do their laundry. So far she’s ensnared Marnie Stern, Mike Watt and Crystal Antlers.
http://dirtylaundry.tv
Kids Tunes
Now this is a great idea. An Irish-based webstore which sells a selection of music CDs suitable for children.
http://www.kids-tunes.com
Fancy Fast Food
This blog takes food from fast food joints and gives it a posh makeover. See how they turn a Croissan’wich from Burger King into a quiche!
http://www.fancyfastfood.com
OXEGEN 2009 is headlined by four of the greatest bands on the planet: Kings Of Leon, The Killers, Blur and Snow Patrol and one lucky Day & Night reader will win a pair of VIP weekend camping tickets plus the chance to meet and greet Snow Patrol at the festival, which they headline on Friday 10 July.
All you have to do is answer this question:
Complete this Snow Patrol song title – Chasing ….? A. Bicycles. B. Cars. Or C. Trains
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When news of Michael Jackson’s death filtered through by text in the pub last week, many present jumped straight onto their Twitter accounts to see if they could ascertain if it was hoax or truth (myself included). In the next hour as the news varied from unconfirmed to “alive but in a coma” and back again in a torrent of Chinese whispers, it was a salient reminder that Twitter should not be treated as a legitimate news source in any capacity.
This hasn’t stopped Twitter becoming the first port of call for many looking to announce or denounce. Last week, NME Editor Conor McNicolas resigned from his position on the micro-blogging service telling his “followers” that he is moving to become editor at Top Gear magazine while in the aftermath to a alleged assault between celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and Will.I.Am of Black Eyed Peas, both took to Twitter and videoblogs to fight their corner. Perez tweeted that he was attacked by Will.I.Am and his security guards – “I am bleeding. I need to file a police report.” He had time to tweet but not ring the police?
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Attack Attack
Take the worst parts of emo and eurodance, smash them together along with “crabcore” dances and you’ve got this beast..
Snatch Wars
A video mashup between Guy Richie’s East-End gangster film and Star Wars introduces us to a foul-mouthed Brick Vader, London’s Lord of the Sith. Play nice now or he’ll cut your f**kin’ jacobs off.
