By now you gotta know how much I love Frightened Rabbit so it’s no surprise that I’d want to share this interview they did with Marco Werman of The World.
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As an added bonus, here’s a live in-studio version of “Living in Color”.
If this doesn’t make you want to watch a movie this summer, you’re dead.
F**K YEAH!
On a completely unrelated note, if you want a burger before/after your summer blockbuster here’s a map to let you know the burger penetration in your area.
Actually it’s more like “how hard do I have to work?”
Nothing says “Friday Fun” like a graphic, especially one that’s kinda depressing, right?! Anyway, I found this and had to share.
Pretty sobering, especially when I think about how I’ll probably have to release my first feature solo and online. How I wish the ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS guys would release their data. I wonder how they’re doing.
A few posts ago I told you about a SXSW music torrent that contained 1,038 songs. I listened to all those songs and these are the 59 tracks that I found worthy of a second listen.
I just saved you over a day of listening. You’re welcome. So what do you think? Do you like/hate any of these?
So I don’t have a workbench nor do particularly enjoy racing games but this makes me wish I did.
If you have some extra time and space to trick out your PS3 and a desire to kick some serious ass playing NEED FOR SPEED then here are the instructions.
Happy Friday. Today I ask which pop diva makes you sticky.
(get your head out of the gutter)
I’m talking about memorability. In web parlance, they talk about the importance of stickiness. You can get people to your page but how long do they stick around? The longer they stick around, the better you’re doing… or something like that.
So let’s perform a little test.
I recently work on the latest crapfest from the director of the first two Harry Potter flicks (easily the worst in the series). In a desperate attempt to grab young viewers, this film features not one but two pop hits. The first is this little ditty.
The second tune is by this young lady who was featured not once, not twice but thrice on NPR (is this a sign of the apocalypse?).
When the credits rolled, it was the Ke$ha song that haunted my soul but the following morning I woke up humming Lady Gaga. Therefore, I posit that the Gaga song is the stickier of the two.
Do you agree or disagree? Which song do you end up humming in the shower?
Happy Friday everyone!
If you’ve ever met me in a bar or seen me in a decent restaurant and asked “what’s a good beer” then you’ve heard me give an impromptu lecture on brown ales or how a pilsener is different from a lager. Yes, I’m a beer geek and it’s all because of a documentary called BEER WARS.
This week, that documentary is available on iTunes (and apparently my PS3 too but I can’t stop playing BORDERLANDS to check–help). Don’t believe me? Here’s the proof.
(that’s the documentary on the “iTunes->Movies” homepage sandwiched between NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU and some Hulk cartoon while I download the latest FRINGE).
Of course I’m biased (dear FTC, I worked on it for almost three years but I am not being compensated for this mention… but if the director wanted to buy me some tasty cupcakes I wouldn’t say “no”) but I think it’s a pretty damn good doc. Also, the “making of” was mighty interesting so I can’t wait for the behind-the-scenes book (hint, hint; nudge nudge).
If you’ve known me for more than a moment you know that 1) I love music and 2) I love making mixtapes. I’ve made them for long road trip, short jobs, and girls that think I’m “really nice but…”. I won’t bore you with the “how I curate my annual mixtapes” so let’s just get to.
“Tony’s 2009 Winter Mix” which is a collection of song I acquired from the second part of last year. Want a copy? This is what you gotta do.
But act fast because I only burned 10 of these guys and I’m not making more.
Speaking of which, a few of you owe me your thoughts from the last mix you received. Sean, Kate, Bella, Emily, I haven’t see your comments regarding the last two mixes you received. Come on, let’s hear what you got to say.
Earlier this week I went to see Pee Wee’s Playhouse Live (for a real treat check out Pee Wee’s Official Website) and while trekking through Downtown LA hunting for a place to eat, my friend Cece kept drilling me with “but what’s augmented reality?” For some reason I was incredibly incoherent (I blame the two Manhattans coursing through my veins) but then she pulled out her iPhone, opened her Yelp app, shook her phone vigorously and then looked at a live video feed through the phone that also showed tags for restaurants ahead of us.
I grabbed her shoulder and said, “Cece, that’s AR!”
She had that “ah-ha” moment. She got it. For me, I had that moment when I dug into this issues of Esquire magazine (For the record, I’m a subscriber).
Let me back up. I received this issue of Esquire but didn’t even bother to open it (November was a busy month) until I heard this piece from On The Media (an awesome public radio show).
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I then whipped out my Esquire, downloaded the required software, engaged my webcam and BOOM, Robert Downey Jr was talking to me.
If you missed that issue, worry not. First, download this software. Next, download these AR pages and enjoy. FYI, you’ll want to hear/see the joke both during the day and after midnight.
On a final note, by the time you read this I’ll be on the east coast for a quick trip to see some friends. Expect the next handful of posts to be chock-full of dude adventures from the big island of Manhattan and the swamp that is DC.
When I first downloaded iTunes, I deleted all those pre-made smart playlists. I don’t need iTunes telling me which metrics to watch.
Years later, I saw my friend Todd Sklar post his 25 most played tracks and that got me curious. I put together a new smart playlist and… before you look at this let me just tell you that I’m positive iTunes missed a lot of play counts.
That said, here ya go:
How about you? Why don’t you post your 25 most played tracks. Come on, we won’t judge you (much).
Need help? In iTunes, click “File”, then “New Smart Playlist…” and use these parameters (FYI, I did this on my MacBook Pro but I’m sure it’s practically the same on a PC):
Looking forward to those lists and have a great Friday.
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