October 2008
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.10.26) →
Sun Ra
Yarah Bravo
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Pinback
I Hate Myself
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The Credit Crisis in Simpler Terms
Paddy Hirsch, Senior Editor of Marketplace, has done a great job explaining what’s been going down economically these days… He uses some simple but effective analogies across three short video clips to shed some light on the matter…
During the 1st quarter of iPhone 3G availability, 6.9 million units were sold,...
– Apple, October 2008
There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market...
– Steve Ballmer, April 2007
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.10.19) →
Dosh
Four Tet
Battles
Ben and Bruno
Jason Moran
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Gigs! Gigs! Gigs!
Some really great shows coming up! If I had enough cash I’d go to them all… As such, I’m definitely hitting Oxes, Hayden and the Kieslowski Fest… Holler if you want company at any of the other shows!
28.10 : Oxes +Lords +Bilge Pump @ The Luminaire @ £8 29.10 : Chris Bowden and the Tomorrow Band @ Vortex @ £8
30.11 : Krzysztof Kieslowski Short Film Night @...
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Free Art Fair 2008 (London)
“Second year for the art fair where its not only free to enter but where all the works are give away free at the end. Among the 50 participating artists are Gavin Turk, Stella Vine, Matthew Collings, Luke Gottelier and Marta Marcé.” October 19th, New Quebec St, Seymour Place, W1H, 11:00 - 18:00 Closest tube: Marble Arch. Drop me an SMS if you’re keen to join me!
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New Distribution Model a Success
Music Ally posits: “the fact that Radiohead had made more money before In Rainbows was physically released, than they made in total on Hail to the Thief, is surely evidence enough that the initiative was a tremendous success.” (Via Pitchforkmedia)
Our sleep schedules are so messed up that it’s easiest to just refer to...
– xkcd.com
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There are few forces more powerful than geeks desperately trying to get Internet...
– xkcd.com …I just moved, I can relate!
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.10.12) →
Bibio
Prefuse 73
Chris Bowden
Horse Feathers
Plants and Animals
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Lightbulbs to Distribute Wi-Fi
…as long as it doesn’t induce epilepsy or migraines, this could have some amazing implementations!
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.10.05) →
Rocky Votolato
Dear and the Headlights
Brightblack Morning Light
Seasick Steve
Hawnay Troof
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Another great take on the (p)remix! “LookNoHands No 2” by Tove Sigurdsson is an innovative cover of Deerhoof’s song Fresh Born. Deerhoof released the score to this song and invited people to create their own versions before anyone even heard Deerhoof’s version… PREMIX!
That things have simply got as far as this and from here they will carry...
– From Emil Hakl’s ‘The News and Views’ translated from Czech by Petr Kopet
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