New iPod Shuffle
Good thing Apple released a new, smaller iPod Shuffle, because that last version was a behemoth…
Awesome Song Great Job
Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job is bizarre & hilarious. One recent bit that consistently cracks me up is when they took a bit of a janitor’s tirade and used Auto-Tune to make it a song: This clip is from the bizarre Cinco Travel Urinal Shower video.
CD Storage Solution
I have a decent-sized CD collection (about 800 or so) that I rarely use. Pretty much everything I listen to has been ripped into iTunes, so my CDs are just a cluttered eyesore taking up space in my office. I couldn’t justify selling them, since I want to keep them in case something happens to …
Sirius Peart
Jill & I watched the latest Harry Potter movie last night. I couldn’t help but think that Sirius Black was inspired by Neil Peart circa 1977…
The World’s Most Important 6-Second Drum Loop
While working on a Squarepusher episode of Sinko, I learned about the “Amen Break.” I know the beat so well but never knew the original source (The Winstons) or how influential six seconds of that song were to hip hop, drum & bass, and beyond. I came across a great 18-minute video that goes into …
Ranking Beatles Songs
Ranking every Beatles song in order is a near-impossible project, but one that offers plenty of fodder for arguments. Let the discussion begin: Playing The Beatles Backwards: The Ultimate Countdown (via kottke)
The Big Picture Inauguration Photos
As always, The Big Picture has some amazing photographs, this time of The Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The third one — a satellite photo of the National Mall — really gives you a “holy crap!” shot of the number of people there.
Final Bush Coverage
…courtesy of The Onion: Bush Spends Day Feverishly Booby-Trapping Desk Vice Presidential Handlers Lure Cheney Into Traveling Crate Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous PresidencyBush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
Letterman’s Top 10 George Bush moments
Built In Providence
A short documentary on Circle A Cycles featuring my brother, Brian: