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05.07.09Death Cab on CNN: “the perfect marriage of four guys”So I'm home sick with the flu. It's amazing what you'll find trolling the web mindlessly for hours. Evidently Chris and Nick of Death Cab for Cutie stopped by CNN yesterday to chat about all things Death Cab. I really dig Nick's short new summer 'do, but seriously, don't you think the point on that beard's getting just a little out of hand? I've tried to embed the video in this post, but CNN must be under the weather, too, as their video embed scripts keep giving errors. You'll need to click here to see the CNN Death Cab for Cutie ...
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05.04.09Objectified: Consuming DesignGary Hustwit, Director of Helvetica, the documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual cultre, is at it again. His newest project, Objectified, explores industrial design and the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with on a daily basis. You know them, your iPod, your sunglasses, your toothbrush. Objectified explores the creative process behind these everyday objects. The film contains interviews with some of today's top product designers and looks at how the things they make surround our every day lives. Some recent want/buy/have purchases from me have included a pair of Persol sunglasses, Dyson's Root 6 handheld vacuum and a hooded ...
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04.30.09Deb Googe: Join Me For A Drink?So you're sitting at Six Arms on Seattle's Capitol Hill. Fresh from a Sunday afternoon nap, ready for an IPA and some pub grub. Some girl who looks exactly like Deb Googe from My Bloody Valentine walks by. What do you do? Well I would run down the street after her - and I did. I walked quickly out of the restaurant and loudly said, "excuse me!". She turns around and I ask "Is your name Debbie?". The answer is "yes" and I proceed to become more of a shaking, bumbling geek than ever. I told her that I'm a huge fan and ...
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04.29.09The Bran Flakes: Play What You LikeI'm a huge fan of the Goodwill Dollar LP bin. You've seen those poor, deserted records - children's learning LP's, religious sermons and presidential speeches, hypnotism records to help you stop doing whatever it is you should stop doing. These records are more expensive at used record stores and usually have a post-it on them that says "hey djs" or "great for sampling." They are fun for a listen or two or maybe intros or transitions on your cool new mix tape. But who really knows what to do with them once you buy them? The Bran Flakes, that's who. The Bran ...
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04.23.09First Quarter Check UpThe first part of any year is pretty tough for new releases. Major artists generally don't release much until February giving fans enough time to recoop financially from the holidays. As usual, I feel blessed to have not only a great love for music, but friends who are also complete nut jobs for the newest, coolest thing. Here are my favorites of the year so far: Continue Reading...
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04.20.09Happy 420! New Video – Family Guy “Bag of Weed”Happy 420, everyone! I really wanted to drive down to Porter Meadow at UC Santa Cruz photograph their annual "420 Celebration", especially since it's 90 degrees here in Palo Alto today. However, there are some photoshoots you just shouldn't take your kids to and this would definitely be one of them. So in the spirit of the day, I give you the new ditty from Family Guy, "Bag of Weed". Usually Family Guy's humor is just a tad too mean for my tastes, but this one is a hoot. Stewie shows Brian how to get people to fight for his cause ...
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04.18.09Celebrate Record Store Day!Today, Saturday April 18th, is Record Store Day! When was the last time you visited your local independent record store? Get off your blog-reading butt and into your local record store. No cash? No problem. Many labels like Merge, Redeye, Rounder and Fat Possum all have free CDs or records featuring artists like Superchunk, M. Ward, The Magnetic Fields, Spoon, The Broken West, Bell X1, Faunts, Delta Spirit, Ween, and Wavves. There are free t-shirts. and eco-friendly shopping bags, too. No independent record stores near you? Screaming toddler you can't find a sitter for? No worries! Visit the best vicariously through Spin's ...
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04.16.09DJ Up Above Playlist: 4/11/2009Ahh, DJing Saturday Night at the Bus Stop. The ebb and flow of drinkers and the never ending search for the crowd pleasers. I'll be spinning again this Saturday night, April 18th, 2009. I've never been able to write down every song from a DJ set, until now: Dungen-Des Tar Did, Greencoats-Honey, Shout Out Louds-Hard Rain, Goldfrapp-Caravan Girl, The 6ths-Falling Out of Love (With You), Cut Off Your Hands-Happy As Can Be, The Smiths-This Charming Man (New York Vocal), Modern English-I Melt With You, Pretenders-Back On The Chain Gang, The Nerves-Hangin On The Telephone, Elastica-Stutter, Ponys-I Wanna Fuck You, Glass Candy-Computer ...
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04.05.09Rock-O-RamaHoly crap! This one is great. On Thanksgiving 2008, Erik played me some music from a 70's porn he had found. It's crazy and you'll want to listen to it over and over again. It would be easy to imagine Air or Boards of Canada hearing this and making it the blueprint for their trademark sound. Erik has done a great job of cleaning it up with his production skills, but it still sounds gloriously cheap and nasty. Go immediately to Erik's Blog and download it - pun entirely intended.
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04.02.09Hold On There, Hoth!Best April Fool's Joke... EVER. A Tauntaun sleeping bag. I'd buy one! The crazies at ThinkGeek.com have pre-imagined this accessory which will probably be more popular with adults than the kiddos. That's if G-Luc can stop laughing and green light the thing! It may not be as funny as the LEGO album covers, but the inside of a Tauntaun is much warmer!
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04.01.09Lego Album ArtAs the mom of a six year boy, I spend a lot of time building with LEGOS. So my interest was piqued when I discovered these campy LEGO recreations of album covers over at The Toy Zone. I’ve posted a couple here on thecolorawesome, but it's worthwhile checking out the entire collection of 20, ranging from classic Beatles to Morrisey. ABOVE: Aphex Twin - Windowlicker ABOVE: Belle and Sebastian - Push Barman To Open Old Wounds See the other 18 LEGO recreations of classic album covers HERE.
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04.01.09SONG OF THE DAY: EMERALD TRANSMISSION – WITNESSThis song was part of an old Live 105 compilation called Noisy Neighbors. I’ve researched Emerald Transmission, and there’s nothing out there except this song. It’s from 1995 and sounds like something Hooverphonic or múm might come up with. I love the over-sequenced electronics and drenched out reverb. download EMERALD TRANSMISSION - "WITNESS" mp3
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03.29.09Tools you can use: Tracking Local ConcertsKeeping up with tours and concerts can be time-consuming. Here are a couple of tools to help you out! iConcertCal: Finding Relevant Concerts Near You There are literally 100's of concerts going on in most metro areas each week. How's a girl to keep on top of upcoming shows without wading through the crap? Enter iConcertCal. iConcertCal is an iTunes plugin for Mac or Windows that displays upcoming shows for all artists in your music library. It covers the United Sates, Canada and the UK. What's On Sale Soon in San Francisco Each Thursday, Adrian at I Pick My Nose posts On Sale Soon, ...
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03.25.09DIY Custom Fabric DesignPssst.... I'll let you in on a little secret. Phil and I both have a crafty side. Needlepoint, sewing, sculpy are all popular winter hibernation activities. So when my friend ConnieKay told me about a site that lets you design your own custom printed fabric, I was intrigued. Turns out North Carolina-based spoonflower.com is creating their own little crafting revolution, one custom print at a time. It's as easy as uploading a JPG or TIF your design. They have a flickr group pool where customers can showcase what they've made with their fabrics.
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02.02.09Video: Sea Wolf – You’re a Wolf (Alternate Version)This was the first video I ever made with animoto.com. With pictures from their live performance at the Treasure Island Music Festival '07.
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12.14.08Video: Ben Gibbard Rants About The Black Eyed PeasFrom the Rogue Wave Benefit Concert in San Francisco on September 30th. The rant went on for almost twice as long as this - I only started recording about half way through. After seeing the Black Eyed Peas Grammy win, I thought it was particularly funny.
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