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Linkage: How to fold a t-shirt in two seconds & other links

How to fold a t-shirt in two seconds
Sometimes, the internet can be useful you know.
Watch at Urlesque

R&B’s smoothest voice
A list of deep-voiced, spoken word monologues as recorded by Boyz II Men’s Michael McCary.
Read / Listen at 11 Points

Plan B magazine archives
Download all 46 back issues in PDF format of the much-loved independent UK music magazine which ceased publication last year.
http://www.planbmag.com

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Linkage: Nickelback vs a pickle, a mighty battle

Nickelback vs. The humble pickle
A Facebook group set up to get a regular pickle more fans than staid rock bores Nickelback has succeeded! A sweet, crunch victory.
http://short.ie/nickelpickle

iTunes’ 10 billionth song downloader
Louie Sulcer, a 71 year-old country fan from Woodstock purchased the 10 billionth iTunes download. The song in question was Johnny Cash’s Guess Things Happen That Way.
http://short.ie/itunesbillion

Cringeworthy overbranding at DJ battle
Who thought that getting DJs participating in a DJ battle to play atop giant McDonalds burger boxes was a good idea?
http://short.ie/overbrand

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Linkage: 12 of the worst movie posters of all time & other links

Irish Blog Awards longlist released
The first nominations list for the Irish Blog Awards 2010 was announced and it also serves as a great resource for finding new Irish blogs which may interest you.
See list at awards.ie.

Public Enemy’s fan-funded fail
The legendary rap group’s plan to raise $250,000 through Sellaband.com has stalled at $67,400. Poor incentives were blamed for not enticing enough fans to part with their cash.
Read Billboard article

12 of the worst movie posters of all time
From awfully conceived Barbara Streisand vehicles to movies about dolphins killing a US president to Chuck Norris’ canine cop movie, it’s not just the films that were terrible.
See list at Oddee.

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Linkage: iTunes’ 25 most-downloaded songs

iTunes’ 25 most-downloaded songs
With the world’s most popular digital music store fast approaching 10 billion downloads, Apple released the data on the most popular songs bought by iTunes customers. The list which is topped by Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling is almost exclusively made up of songs released in the last five years.
See the full list at Idolator.

My City vs Your City
Using Last.FM data, this site shows you the most popular artists in head-to-head between two global cities of your choice.
My City Vs Your City

“How do I login to Facebook?”
Proof if it were needed that there are plenty of stupid people on the internet. I’d wager these are the same people who leave the wealth of dumb Youtube comments.
Read about the RedWriteWeb Facebook confusion.

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Linkage:The five best music mashups, More Trapped in the Closet on the way

The five best music mashups
A top five of genuinely superbly crafted music mashups. Behold how suited Iron Maiden’s The Trooper and The Monkees’ I’m A Believer fit together and tell me it’s not a mash made in heaven.
Read at Blender
 
From Justice to Jay-Z
Jay-Z’s recent single On To The Next One is built on a sample taken from Justice’s D.A.N.C.E. Hear how it was done.
Watch at Nialler9
 
R Kelly has more Trapped in the Closet
R Kelly claims to have 15 more chapters of his seminal hip-hopera ready to go. He just wants to know if you want it. Yes, R. Yes, we do.
Read at The Daily Swarm
 

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Linkage: Dublin in the summer of ‘61 & other links

Dublin in the summer of ‘61
Stunning photos of Dublin unearthed on Boards.ie show Dubliners on their bikes alongside the old green buses and cars of a clean city.
Boards.ie thread

Charting The Beatles
Graphic designer Michael Deal has produced unique infographics which give insights into The Beatles under the categories song authorship, self-reference, key and their career-long schedule.
Charting the Beatles

Music Scribing Awards
Popmatters editor picks the best and the worst music articles written last year.
Read at Popmatters

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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace – the ultimate review

An epically long 70 minute well-produced fan review of the first Star Wars prequel pointing out the many inconsistencies and stupidities inherent in Lucas’ film. Sounds horrible but trust me, it’s amazing. Watch all 7 parts here:

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The 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes

A montage celebration of the cheesiest, most-predictable movie lines in history. It’s like the ultimate showreel of bad acting and scriptwriting.

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Why men can’t model in car ads & other links

Why men can’t model in car ads
If you’ve ever seen a picture of a model standing in front of a car and asked yourself: “Why isn’t that model male?”, here is your obvious answer.
http://short.ie/malemodels

The life and death of a leak reporter
For two years, Alan Carton told the world via his Twitter account @diditleak when an album was leaked onto the internet until he died earlier this month. The Village Voice uncovers his story.
http://short.ie/diditleak

Irish Blog Awards nominations open
The Blog Awards are back. This time they are taking place in Galway and you can vote for your favourite blogs until the 5th of February.
http://short.ie/blognoms

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Clip from Chris Morris’ film Four Lions

The notorious satirist delivers his comedy about a British gang of terrorists planning a suicide bombing this year. Watch a clip at The Guardian.

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