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The Force & The Format

September 18th, 2008 · No Comments · media, music

Listen while you read: “The Compromise” - The Format

Remember when The Force let Anakin Skywalker down? He was totally all into learning The Force and being a good guy, and then Natalie Portman died anyway? He trusted in The Force and believed it would help him out, but it didn’t so … well you know [...]

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Oh No They Dittn’t! Dell DJ 2.0!

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments · media, music

What’s the old saw about insanity, doing the same thing and expecting a different result? Heck, I don’t remember
Breaking News!! Dell designs own music player… again
Really? Seriously? April Fools??
Ok, fine. It’s real. I just hope Mitch Ferrence comes back. Do the right thing, Dell!

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Video Flashback: MC 900 Ft. Jesus - If I Only Had A Brain (Spike Jonze)

July 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · media, music

Total classic from back in the day. Whatever happened to MC 900 Ft Jesus? He was sharp, had a great flow, and some of the cleverest lyrics around.
Sez Wikipedia:
Griffin eventually became disillisioned with the music industry, and following unproductive sessions for his fourth album felt he has taken his style of music as far as [...]

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Love Will Steal Your Grave (or Buy You A Zune)

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · crime, media, music

Ian Curtis’ Gravestone Stolen | Pitchfork
Has anyone thought to ask Microsoft marketing? They may be borrowing it for a promotional Zune event.
Would you put it past them? It’s another creepy chapter in the creepiest digital music merchandising ploy ever.

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Hulu is kicking Youtube’s Ass, says Mark Cuban — and he’s right.

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments · media, yahoo

Hulu is kicking Youtube’s Ass - Blog Maverick
Read one of Mark Cuban’s better posts.  I was dreaming of using Youtube similarly to promote video content on Yahoo! Music (before I left) But, here’s the idea — embed pre-roll and post-roll in the clips you give to Youtube — why has this been so hard for [...]

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