Ocarina of Awesome
Friday, February 19th, 2010Watching this makes me want one of these.
Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
• I Hate Guitar Center
Saturday, July 4th, 2009I went in to buy strings. Just strings. I paid in cash. The cashier told me that he needed my name. Why? For the receipt. According to him, I can't return my strings without my name on the receipt. I declined anyway. On the way out, I was stopped so that ...
Harvey Danger’s Farewell
Thursday, May 28th, 2009This ruined my day: After 15 years, three albums, hundreds of shows, and far more twists and turns than we ever imagined possible, we've decided to put Harvey Danger to rest. The silver lining is that there's still a chance to see them live. They're playing at least one farewell show in ...
Thru You
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Somtimes the Internet makes me so happy. (Via Joe Pezzillo) Update: Joe points out that vixy will convert the videos into iPod-friendly music formats.
First Line
Friday, January 16th, 2009Ironic Sans has a neat little puzzle. I recognized the meaning after a few seconds, but there are hints in the comments if you need them. I want more puzzles like this.
U Still Can’t Touch This
Monday, January 12th, 2009According to Wikipedia, tomorrow marks 19 years of MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This. Curious, I asked the man himself: @MCHammer: Tomorrow will be 19 years. Can we touch this yet? Amazingly, he responded: @dwiskus Not Yet !!! There you have it. Please continue to refrain from touching this until further notice.
The End of the Rickroll
Thursday, November 27th, 2008Nothing will ever beat this. Game over. It was fun while it lasted.
Beatles: The Game
Thursday, October 30th, 2008MTV Games and Apple Corps have announced an exclusive Beatles game from Harmonix, the Rock Band folks. This is not, however, a Rock Band-based game. The game will be a journey that will take you through the entire Beatles catalog, from the first album to the last. There will be an ...
Spotify Launches
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Streaming music service Spotify has launched! Sort of. Free accounts are invite-only, but anyone can pony up for a premium account. In theory, anyway, since the premium sign-up page claims a lack of availability in my country. If you can get in, Spotify is worth paying for. I've been using it ...
Apple Says No to Royalty Hike
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008From AppleInsider: Acccording to Fortune, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) in Washington, D.C. is expected to rule Thursday on a proposal from the National Music Publishers' Association to raise the rates paid to its members on songs purchased from digital services like iTunes from 9 cents to 15 cents a track. Apple doesn't want to ...
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich on Audio Quality
Monday, September 29th, 2008Ever ignorant of how stupid he sounds when he talks, Metallica drummer and enemy of music Lars Ulrich weighs in on the controversy over the audio quality of their new album: I will say that the overwhelming response to this new record has exceeded even our expectations as far as how ...
It Rings
Sunday, September 21st, 2008Today's xkcd sums up my feelings on mobile phone ringtones. My one exception is the "Never Gonna Give You Up" MIDI that plays when certain people call me.
Amazon Prime
Monday, August 11th, 2008Amazon Prime. Quite possibly the best $79 I've ever spent. As an Amazon affiliate program member, I received an email this morning suggesting that I pimp the Amazon Prime service. I have belonged to a lot of affiliate programs over the years, and I get these all the time. Usually they ...