YouTube spending $100 million to compete with broadcast TV

http://www.macworld.com/article/159088/2011/04/youtube.html

This move is a no brainer to me. The combo of on demand and live steaming of both original and licensed content is exactly where YouTube should be spending money to grow viewership. 

Think about it, videos of your kids and pets doing silly stuff right along side live streams of international sporting events, concerts, and Kevin Spacey! Talk about the democratization of media!

Of course I also envision a declining Comcast cable bill being supplemented by a ballooning Comcast Internet bill. 

But hey, at least We'll have several billion channels to choose from. :)

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Out of Space

The lil' Kitchman's singing and dancing to The Prodigy, too cute!

Get 'em Rave'n young!

Love it!

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"Atlas Shrugged," being direct-marketed to the Tea Party, was directed by an Obama supporter.

Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) 4/7/11 8:30 PM "Atlas Shrugged," being direct-marketed to the Tea Party, was directed by an Obama supporter. bit.ly/f0w3tt

Now there's a headline. I'm excited to see this film, but almost positive it will suck. Not because of who the director voted for, but because of the rushed nature of the filming and release. 

Fingers Crossed for a better than expected experience! 

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Joe Shockley Podcast-014: 04/08/2011

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Tracks:

1. Thieves (12- Remix) - Ministry - Ministry Box: Singles And B-Sides

2. Rude Boy feat. Omar LinX - Original Mix - Zeds Dead

3. Still D.R.E. - Dr. Dre - 2001

4. I Don't Want to See You Like This - The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

5. Belong - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong

6. Gigantic - Pixies - Surfer Rosa

7. I Still Remember (SebastiAn Remix) - Bloc Party

Links:

Why Obama calls GOP plan to delay government shutdown 'a distraction

FOOD OBSESSION SIMILAR TO DRUG ADDICTION

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Hackers Creeping into Digital Music Files. Hmm

http://www.wecttogo.com/wap/news/text.jsp?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wect.com%2fGlobal%2fstory.asp%3fS%3d14367364

"We have warned you before about being careful what you download to your computer.  We have even warned you before that cyberhackers might be able to take over your car's Bluetooth.  Just when you think you have heard it all, now savvy hackers can hack into your car a different way, through your favorite tunes.  WBTV's Cyber Expert Theresa Payton explains how they do it and how to avoid the car hack hijack."

This article reeks of "scare" news to me. I think some of this is possible but really after the media is burned it's going to take over your car? Like skynet? C'mon. 

Can anyone one back this up? I'm no programmer but this sounds like total BS! Let me know if you can explain how this would really work. 

Joe 

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Dave Grohl: How To Make An Arena Feel Like A Punk Club

All Songs Considered (@allsongs) 4/7/11 2:18 PM Dave Grohl: How To Make An Arena Feel Like A Punk Club n.pr/fTBTds

I'm pretty sure the only song I "love" from the Foo Fighters is "Ever Long" that said Dave & Co put on an excellent Rock Show. Grohl is having the time of his life on stage, he let's you know it and he wants you to do the same. 

All the press surrounding this new record is working. I'm actually looking forward to hearing it. 

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Joe Shockley Podcast-013: 04/07/2011

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Sorry Guys super short show today, technical difficulties, right back on track tomorrow, fingers crossed!

Track:

Suck - Ethyl Meatplow - Happy Days, Sweetheart

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For new Mom, Smart Phone's are essential.

In a recent study about Mobile Moms, BabyCenter found that becoming a mom is a trigger for embracing the mobile devices, which can be ironic as our mobility is mostly limited to moving between the kitchen and the all-purpose living room/nursery/home office/dining room. The study cites Morgan Stanley data that estimates 2011 will be the year where more smartphones and tablets will ship than notebooks and desktops. More than half of moms they surveyed said they purchased a smartphone as a direct result of becoming a mom. The camera became the most important usage for the phone, and apps to help keep herself organized and her kids entertained went from not needed to essential.

via adage.com

I'd say this is pretty spot on with a lot of my clients, friends and my wife. The iPhone is how Kristen (my wife) can stay on top of FaceBook happenings, work, news & gossip. She's snapping pictures & video of our little one daily and streaming Pandora, MOG and YouTube on the regular. And don't forgt Texting, Emailing and even making Phone Calls!

She still say's she'd like a laptop for those moments when Flash is needed or the small form factor hinders things like filling out forms or writing longer email messages.

But over all, the iPhone is her gateway to the world and I see this as a common theme with all of our friends that are relatively new moms. And I especially see it with with many of my clients who have become more dependent on their iPhone's then they are of their Desktops & Laptops.

Times they are a changing.

-Joe

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OK Podcast RSS seems fixed now.

phew!

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hmmm podcast rss seems a little delayed.

looking into it now.

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Joe Shockley Podcast-011: 04/05/2011

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Tracks:

1. Take it Easy - Surfer Blood - Astrocoast

2. Forget That You're Young - The Raveonettes - Raven In The Grave

3. Talisman - AIR - Moon Safari

4. You - Gold Panda - You EP

5. Money and Run (feat. Nick Cave) - UNKLE - Only The Lonely

6. Rally 'Round The Fool - The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules

7. Out of Space - Prodigy

Bed Track:

Dawn of the Nothing - Exile - LA Series 10

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Joe Shockley Podcast-010: 04/04/2011

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Tracks:

1. Yeah (Crass Version) - LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem

2. Modern Man - Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

3. Until She Says - Moving Units - Tension War

4. Taken For A Fool - The Strokes - Angles

5. Bear Witness - Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst

6. MCs Can Kiss (Original) - Uffie - Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans

7. Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway) [Jungl Mix] Barrington Levy - Ragga Jungle Anthems, Vol. 2

Today's bed music Track:

Crude Speculations - Bok Jam       

Links:

Kool Keith Plays Miami

LCD Soundsystem's The Long Goodbye, Archived.

Elvis Costello makes a surprise appearance at The Strokes MSG Show.

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The motivation behind tech innovation [comic]

via s3.amazonaws.com

Ain't that the truth.

Sometimes it's just better to let someone else specialize in their vertical and you specialize in yours.

Or not.

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LCD Soundsystem's last show in all its glory.

via youtube.com

Catch it while you can. It's such a good show, fuck up's and all! I mean c'mon, They play all of 45:33! And that's when the band really hit their stride. Just amazing!

The whole show! LCD Soundsystem's very last show at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 2011-04-02.
Set 1:
2:10 Dance Yrself Clean (with "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc intro)
12:40 Drunk Girls
17:09 I Can Change
23:45 Time To Get Away
28:16 Get Innocuous!
35:18 Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
41:45 Too Much Love
46:53 All My Friends
55:30 Tired (with "Heart of the Sunrise" by Yes snippet)
—
Set 2:
45:33 Part One
45:33 Part Two (w/ Reggie Watts)
Sound of Silver
45:33 Part Four
45:33 Part Five (w/ Shit Robot)
45:33 Part Six
Freak Out/Starry Eyes
—
Set 3:
1:54:39 Us v Them
2:04:00 North American Scum (with Arcade Fire)
2:11:45 Bye Bye Bayou (Alan Vega cover)
2:16:30 You Wanted A Hit
2:24:07 Tribulations
2:29:15 Movement
2:33:48 Yeah (Crass Version)
—
Set 4:
2:45:30 Someone Great
2:53:06 Losing My Edge (With "Da Funk" by Daft Punk snippet)
3:03:36 Home
—
Set 5:
3:15:53 All I Want
3:22:18 Jump Into the Fire (Harry Nilsson Cover)
3:30:30 New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down (with "Twin Peaks Theme" by Angelo Badalamenti intro)

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Joe Shockley Podcast-009: 04/01/2011

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Tracks:

1. Love Me Like This (Nonsense Dub) - Floating Points - Love Me Like This (bed)

2. Losing My Edge - LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem

 3. Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver

 4. Home - LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

5. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues

Links:

You Were There: The Complete LCD Soundsystem

Amazon Pushes to Clinch Music Deals

MyStream

PairShare

Do Not Anger the Alpha Android

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Joe Shockley Podcast-008: 03/31/2011

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Tracks:

1. Between Us & Them - Moving Units - Dangerous Dreams

2. Maxin Everything (Mr. Mitch Remix Instrumental) - Tre Mission (bed)

3. Caffeinated Consciousness - TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light    

4. Paperbag writer - Radiohead - There There (single)

5. Truth Is - The Sky Drops - Bourgeois Beat

6. Teen Age Riot - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

7. Ye Ye - Daphni - TEXT 009 Four Tet / Daphni

Links:

Without Licenses, Amazon’s Cloud Player Walks A High Wire

Nine Types of Light Movie Trailer

DFA 1979 Reunion Riot

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Joe Shockley Podcast-007: 03/30/2011

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Tracks:

1. Daddy Never Understood - Deluxx Folk Implosion - Kids

2. Cinema (Skrillex Remix) [feat. Gary Go] - Benny Benassi - Cinema (feat. Gary Go), Pt. 2 - EP

3. Bucky Done Gun - M.I.A. - Arular

4. Fireflies - Nalepa - Chime (bed)

5. Third Uncle - Bauhaus - 1979-1983: Volume Two

6. You're So Right - The Strokes - Angles

7. In This Light And On This Evening - Editors - In This Light And On This Evening

8. Meyrin Fields - Broken Bells - Meyrin Fields

9. Marvel Hill - The Cardigans - Gran Turismo

10. Flim - Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy EP   

Links:

Food Inflation Kept Hidden in Tinier Bags

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/business/29shrink.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

One Stupid Mop

http://www.onestupidmop.com

Evernote for the Web Gets a Redesign

http://blog.evernote.com/2011/03/29/the-shiny-new-evernote-web-redesigned-interface-expanded-note-sharing-options-and-more/

Amazon Cloud Drive & Cloud Player

https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmore

 

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Accepting false limits

Accepting false limits

I will never be able to dunk a basketball.

This is beyond discussion.

Imagine, though, a co-worker who says, "I'll never be able to use a knife and fork. No, I have to use my hands."

Or a colleague who says, "I can't possibly learn Chinese. I'm not smart enough."

This is a mystery to me. A billion people have learned Chinese, and the failure rate for new kids is close to zero. If a well functioning adult puts in sufficient time and the effort, she''ll succeed.

The key to this disconnect is the unspoken part about time and effort and fear. I agree that you will never ship that product or close that sale or invent that device unless you put in the time and put in the effort and overcome the fear. But I don't accept for a minute that there's some sort of natural limit on your ability to do just about anything that involves creating and selling ideas.

This attitude gets me in trouble sometimes. Perhaps I shouldn't be pushing people who want something but have been taught not to push themselves. Somewhere along the way, it seems, I forgot that it's none of my business if people choose to accept what they've got, to forget their dreams and to not seek to help those around them achieve what matters to them.

Not sure if you'll forgive me, but no, I'm not going to believe that only a few people are permitted to be gatekeepers or creators or generous leaders. I have no intention of apologizing for believing in people, for insisting that we all use this moment and these assets to create some art and improve the world around us.

To do anything less than that is a crime.

- via: Seth Godin

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/QC2zjxsRrzU/accepting-false-limits.html

Amen Brother!!!

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A Stealth Downsizing, as Shoppers Pay More for Less Food

With unemployment still high, companies in recent months have tried to camouflage price increases by selling their products in tiny and tinier packages. So far, the changes are most visible at the grocery store, where shoppers are paying the same amount, but getting less.

For Lisa Stauber, stretching her budget to feed her nine children in Houston often requires careful monitoring at the store. Recently, when she cooked her usual three boxes of pasta for a big family dinner, she was surprised by a smaller yield, and she began to suspect something was up.

“Whole wheat pasta had gone from 16 ounces to 13.25 ounces,” she said. “I bought three boxes and it wasn’t enough — that was a little embarrassing. I bought the same amount I always buy, I just didn’t realize it, because who reads the sizes all the time?”

via nytimes.com

Since we buy mostly fresh, organic fruits and veggies we're used to the fluctuation in price but lately the quantity of food vs. the cost has stood out a bit more. Especially when we buy a bag of chips, peanut butter or a can of chickpeas or black beans. Later in the article they point out how food company will add a scoop to a peanut butter container so that you get less peanut butter. I checked my peanut butter container and low and behold there's a indented scoop on the bottom. Sneaky.

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Joe Shockley Podcast-006: 03/29/2011

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Tracks:

1. Civilization - Justice - Civilization

2. I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

3. Anyone’s Ghost - The National - High Violet

4. O Maybe I - Chapel Club - O Maybe I

5. Dear God - XtC - Skylarking

6. Mirror - Burial & Four Tet & Thom Yorke - Ego / Mirror

Links:

120 Minutes is back in a mangled sort of way.

http://www.mtvhive.com/watch/120_minutes/

LCD Soundsystem release more seats for final show at MSG.

http://lcdsoundsystem.com/main/archives/659

LCD Soundsystem to stream final show on Pitchfork.

http://pitchfork.com/news/41857-pitchfork-to-stream-lcd-soundsystems-final-show-live-from-madison-square-garden/

 

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Joe Shockley Podcast-005: 03/28/2011

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It's Monday and we're back for another week of tunes, music and tech news.

Tracks:

1. Life Is Simple In The Moonlight - The Strokes - Angles

2. Pinnacles - Four Tet - Pinnacles / Ye Ye (bed)

3. Whirring - The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

4. The Big Comedown - Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

5. Pieces Form the Whole - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network (bed)

6. Hand Covers Bruise, Reprise - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network (bed)

7. Charon - Keaton Henson - Dear... 

8. Tomorrow Tomorrow - Elliott Smith - XO

9. Street Halo - Burial - Street Halo EP

Links:

http://thenextweb.com/media/2011/03/25/could-ipad-albums-help-beat-music-piracy/

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/26/the-first-musical-album-thats-also-a-location-aware-iphone-app/

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/iphone-survives-1000-foot-drop-from-airplane/story-e6frf7jx-1226028533077

 

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Spent 10 minutes in Gimp and said... OK, This will do for now.

 

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A man of many hats.

Wardrobe courtesy of Luz, Thank You!

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Downward Dog

This weekend, Ember decided he wanted to start Yoga... Umm, I mean crawling. He'll be on the move in no time.

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C is for Cat.

Funny how that worked out. Isn't it?

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I didn't know you needed glasses to be a "DUBSTEP XPERTZ"

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Wobble Wobble!

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Joe Shockley Podcast-002: 03/23/2011

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Today's episode is another quick one influenced by a long drive to Jupiter Island and a captive listen to the Bright Eyes performance at this years SXSW and recorded by NPR.  Essentially its a collection of my three favorite tracks from the Bright Eye's Album The People's Key. There are a few other solid tracks on the record but to me these tree tracks make a fantastic spaced out EP. So I lumped them together as such.  Enjoy!

Tracks:

1. Firewall - Bright Eyes - The People's Key

2. Approximate Sunlight - Bright Eyes - The People's Key

3. One For You, One For Me - Bright Eyes - The People's Key

Links:

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/22/134531395/sxsw-2011-bright-eyes-live-in-concert

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Joe Shockley Podcast-004: 03/25/2011

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Woo Hoo!!! It's Friday, 5 shows in 5 Days!  I couldn't be happier and hopefully you are too! A very Aggressive selection of tunes in honor of the Ultra Music Fest this week in Miami, plus some ramblings on Sound Exchange and the idea of picking Your Self instead of waiting to be picked plus I reveal a clever tip on how to remove a CD/DVD that's Jammed in your Mac's slot loading optical drive! All this and Aphex Twin, it's a geekfest! W00t!

Tracks:

1. Animal Rights - Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner - 4x4=12

2. Cthulhu Sleeps - Deadmau5 - 4x4=12 (bed)

3. Machine Gun - Noisia - Machine Gun - EP

4. Vandals - Dirtyphonics - Vandals / Lottery

5. THE MESSIAH-1 (radio edit) - Le Castle Vania & Computer Club

6. Hypnotize U (Nero Remix) - N*E*R*D

7. The Hunter 1 - Sub Antix (bed)

8. Solar Sailer - Daft Punk - Tron Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (bed)

9. Window Licker - Aphex Twin - Window Licker

Links:

http://www.macworld.com/article/158768/2011/03/mwpodcast237.html

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/03/reject-the-tyranny-of-being-picked-pick-yourself.html

http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2011/03/18/soundexchange-royalty-payouts-totaled-252-million-2010

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Joe Shockley Podcast 003: 03/24/2011

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Whoa! We've made it to Thursday! 

Another quick episode, recorded with the iPhone again because, well it's quick. And, yes, I did use a sock to reduce the pops and clicks but made the mistake of recording in the dining room... a little too cavernous sounding. I'm really looking forward to Mike from Apogee that should make quick recordings sound really nice.

Tomorrow is Friday, Hell yeah! Lets see If I can pump out one more episode!

Tracks:

1. PDA - Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

2. Taken For A Fool - The Strokes - Angles

3. Chase the Tear - Portishead - Chase the Tear

4. Suspense Is Killing Me - Boy 8-Bit - Suspense Is Killing Me EP

5. Clap Your Hands (Diplo Remix) - Sia - We Are Born        

 

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Joe Shockley Podcast-002: 03/23/2011

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Today's episode is another quick one influenced by a long drive to Jupiter Island and a captive listen to the Bright Eyes performance at this years SXSW and recorded by NPR.  Essentially its a collection of my three favorite tracks from the Bright Eye's Album The People's Key. There are a few other solid tracks on the record but to me these tree tracks make a fantastic spaced out EP. So I lumped them together as such.  Enjoy!

Tracks:

1. Firewall - Bright Eyes - The People's Key

2. Approximate Sunlight - Bright Eyes - The People's Key

3. One For You, One For Me - Bright Eyes - The People's Key

Links:

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/22/134531395/sxsw-2011-bright-eyes-live-in-concert

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Joe Shockley Podcast - 001: 03/22/2011

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Whoa! Another episode already? Yup.  This time I experimented with using my iPhone to record the voice overs, worked pretty well except for a few pops on P's and S's. I'll use a popper stopper next time, like maybe a sock or something. Todays episode is a quick one and leans a bit more to the Bass music side of things. Enjoy!

Tracks:

1. Fix Up, Look Sharp - Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner

2. Limit To Your Love - James Blake - James Blake

3. Aidys Girl Is a Computer - Darkstar - North

4. Brap - Bart B More - Brap

5. WEEKENDS!!! (feat. Sirah) - Skrillex - My Name Is Skrillex EP

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Joe Shockley Podcast - 000: 03/21/2011

Oh Damn, Somebody started a new podcast all about music and stuff.  More to come.

Tracks:

1. Six Days (Soulwax Mix) - DJ Shadow vs The B-52's - Bootleg.

2. Morning Mr Magpie - Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

3. Do You Believe - Poolside

4. Never Be Alone - Justice Vs Simian - Never Be Alone

5. Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - Editors - In This Light And On This Evening

6. Shadowplay - Joy Division - Permanent

7. Pow Pow - LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

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So... I'm in Desperate need of Coffee...

Let's ignore the fact that both the heat and caffeine in coffee reeks havoc on my face (thanks to the Celtic curse known as Rosacea).

Last night was rough! Ember kept us up most of the night, then to seek refuge I went to the couch... where I tossed and turned for the next 3 1/2 hours until my alarm went off.

So in the hopes of getting a little extra boost this morning I head into a Dunkin Doughnuts near my clients office in Boca. I'm stoked, I can almost taste that wonderfully bitter black coffee as I walk up to the door... But then horror strikes.

A makeshift sign hangs on the door...

"CASH ONLY! sorry."

Ugh. Of course I only have a $1.00 on me the day the credit card machine is down.

Feeling optimistic and perhaps slightly too exhausted to think clearly I proceed in anyways in hopes that maybe the machine will accept a debit transaction.

No dice.

Then something wonderful happens.

The manager proceeds to ask... "What did you want to order?"

A small black coffee I reply.

And then magically he returns with a small, steaming cup of black coffee and says "Don't worry about it, you can pay for it later."

What?

I can have it anyway?

Wait a minute... Is today some sort of holiday? Oh wait, today is a holiday!

My guess is they were handing out the drinks anyway just to keep the regulars happy but for a minute there I though to my self..."Wow, I must look like I really needed it!".

Maybe it was a little of both.

Needless to say I'm now sipping the finest free coffee and ready to take on the rest of the day.

Thank you Dunkin Doughnuts manager guy and Happy St. Patricks Day everybody!

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The week in review: Hits and such.

Apple Announced the iPad 2 this week in addition to Random House joining the list of 2,500 other publishers now available in Apple's iBook store. Excellent News.

The Borders next to my house announced they were going out of business and hung a massive STORE CLOSING sing on their 2nd Floor.

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Check out this relic...

Found at my in-laws. "Great Games. Fast Internet."

Well now that's a matter of perspective isn't it.

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Flying Cars

 

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First Listen: Adele "21": A handful of gems and whole lot of potential.

With Rick Rubin Co-Producing along side Co-Producers & Co-Writers Paul "Phones" Epworth and Ryan "Apologize" Tedder you'd hope you'd be getting an edgy pop album... and the first two songs deliver on that promise, then the album quickly nose dives into pop blandness to only be subtly revived in the middle with the funk of "He Won't Go" and then sucked completely of all hope of recovery by the time you've reached the lifeless cover of The Cure's "Love Song" and the vanilla torch ballad and 2nd single "Someone Like You".  Don't get me wrong I really like Adele's voice but with that lineup in the booth and at the mix desk I was hoping for more.

On "Rolling in the Deep" Adele & Paul Epworth (Producer of Cee-lo Green, Florence & The Machine, Bloc Party & The Rapture) delivers the goods with a solid, edgy pop number, dare I say a classic, something that you'd expect to come from a glossy version of Beth Ditto. Or maybe that's just what's lacking, I hear a similar vocal quality as Beth Ditto just minus the experience, attitude and "Soul".

"Rumor has it" comes stomping in as song number two and owes as much to Soul revival as it does Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus". The slinky tune is filled with fantastic background vocal hooks and a smaltzy but effective breakdown and is produced by Ryan Tedder of One Republic and "Apologize" fame. He's produced & co-written for others including Beyonce, Leona Lewis and a bunch of other pop tarts you've already forgotten about, but really "Apologize" is his calling card.

The last song on "21" to catch my ear is "He Won't Go", Co-Written by Adele and Paul Epworth and produced by Rubin. This one barely made the cut, but as it hit the grove on the chorus it was undeniable. Like something from my early 80's top 40 radio listening youth, it takes me be back to something that I can't really articulate well, just to simply say it's something engrained on my DNA. Damn good groove.

Overall 3 out of 5 stars for the hopes that by her 3rd record she'll head in a more interesting direction and lay off the vanilla. Fingers Crossed.

Bonus clip of Adele playing "Rolling In The Deep" Live: 

 

 

 

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level architects: house with slide

via designboom.com

I love this house design by Yokohama based Level Architects for two reasons, Simplicity and Playfulness. How fun would it be to grow up in a house with a built in slide and Lighted bouncing ball courtyard. Plus the living area is so minimal, imagine how easy cleaning up after your kids would be. Very Cool! Of course, retiring in that house would probably be a nightmare. More pics here

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New Atlas Shrugged Movie Clip: Henry Reardon Comes Home

This scene is firming up my confidence on how well this movie might turn out. Still a little too much emphasis of "Action Movie" on the titles at the end, but the scene is done well. So well that I want to smack Philip in the face right through my laptop display. ;)

Enjoy.

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Marqui Adora - Everything That Makes No Sense

Everything That Makes No Sense by Marqui Adora  
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So this will be a weird post...

I'm typically pretty gun-shy about posting about music I'm directly involved in, but I'm in a good mood so fuck it! ;)

I just finished my initial listen of Radiohead's "The King of Limbs" and it's lead me back to one of my bands songs from 2006. Well the song is a few years older than that actually, it started out with just John and I messing around with a Rhodes piano and playing a bunch of different live drum loops into Pro Tools some time in 2002 after the implosion of our Drum & Bass group, New Republic. Nonetheless, the song was finished with Marqui Adora and made the cut for our White Buildings EP in 2006 (and re-released in 2007).

ANYWAYS... It's my favorite song from Marqui Adora's catalog. We never played it live, we were too lazy for that, but it stands out, to me anyway, as one of the songs where we truly achieved something different. Yeah, John and I we're linstening to a lot of U.N.K.L.E.'s "Psyence Fiction" at the time but when it reached the finish line with Danny's wall of Vocals and John's swerving Bass lines and Anthemic Guitars it felt like the song reached a whole new place. No one else might see it that way, but to me "Everything That Makes No Sense" raised the bar a little higher for what we were capable of and how much harder we would have to work to top it (take note of the lack of our output over the past few years).

So now you're saying "That's nice Joe, but what's that got to do with Radiohead?" Yes exactly. The drums. Being a drummer it's what I pick up on first when listening to music. On "The King of Limbs" the drums for nearly every song are comprised of live loops of Phil Selway, and Thom Yorke I suppose, playing rhythms on top of them selves. I can relate because I've done it, although with far less reverb.
It's funny how new sounds can send you in all sorts of directions isn't it?

Get more Marqui Adore here for free and enjoy your International Radiohead Listening Weekend!

-Joe

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Marqui Adora - Everything That Makes No Sense

Everything That Makes No Sense by Marqui Adora  
Download now or listen on posterous

06_Everything_That_Makes_No_Sense.mp3 (10497 KB)

So this will be a weird post...

I'm typically pretty gun-shy about posting about music I'm directly involved in, but I'm in a good mood so fuck it! ;)

I just finished my initial listen of Radiohead's "The King of Limbs" and it's lead me back to one of my bands songs from 2006. Well the song is a few years older than that actually, it started out with just John and I messing around with a Rhodes piano and playing a bunch of different live drum loops into Pro Tools some time in 2002 after the implosion of our Drum & Bass group, New Republic. Nonetheless, the song was finished with Marqui Adora and made the cut for our White Buildings EP in 2006 (and re-released in 2007).

ANYWAYS... It's my favorite song from Marqui Adora's catalog. We never played it live, we were too lazy for that, but it stands out, to me anyway, as one of the songs where we truly achieved something different. Yeah, John and I we're linstening to a lot of U.N.K.L.E.'s "Psyence Fiction" at the time but when it reached the finish line with Danny's wall of Vocals and John's swerving Bass lines and Anthemic Guitars it felt like the song reached a whole new place. No one else might see it that way, but to me "Everything That Makes No Sense" raised the bar a little higher for what we were capable of and how much harder we would have to work to top it (take note of the lack of our output over the past few years).

So now you're saying "That's nice Joe, but what's that got to do with Radiohead?" Yes exactly. The drums. Being a drummer it's what I pick up on first when listening to music. On "The King of Limbs" the drums for nearly every song are comprised of live loops of Phil Selway, and Thom Yorke I suppose, playing rhythms on top of them selves. I can relate because I've done it, although with far less reverb.
It's funny how new sounds can send you in all sorts of directions isn't it?

Get more Marqui Adore here for free and enjoy your International Radiohead Listening Weekend!

-Joe

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Who is John Galt?

One of my favorite books of all time is getting made into a movie... and broken up in to 3 parts. Fingers crossed Part One is good enough to warrant the other two!

By the looks of this trailer I'm hopeful, but not convinced.

Still, I'm anxious for the final result.

Joe

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Hugo - 99 Problems

Fresh.

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Spin, spin the letter

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Ember learns the alphabet and how to spin the wheel while daddy warms up a bottle.

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Success in Music, In my opinion... By Danny Ashe

Although the music model has changed in the last several years, one thing remains the same; the fans will choose what will be successful and what won't. This means that as a musician, trying to make a living, your main concern should be to make music that is honest and can connect with the listener. The reason it seams that less artists are making it these days, is because now every kid with a laptop thinks he's a musician; too many wannabes.

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My good friend, musician and chef extraordinaire Danny Ashe, has written a few words about achieving success in music. Although what "success" is is different for every musician, the general idea for most musicians I talk to is to make a living from their art. And even the term "make a living" is rather vague, especially when talking to someone who makes $500.00 a week vs. someone who's easily pulling in $100,000.00 a week or more.

I know this to be true because I interact with people of both of the above income levels daily and everyone has a completely different idea of what success is and what a good living is. To some, being successful is being on tour, playing 200 shows a year to adoring fans, to others it's seeing their album in the number one spot in Billboard or on iTunes or maybe it's when they purchase that 2nd 10,000 square foot home and are prepping to launch their new clothing line... which has a lot to do with music of course. ;) For many though success is just learning a few chords so they can play in the garage with their friends on the weekends or learn how to write their own songs.

Everyone has a different goal in mind, but the way you get their is all the same. You have to be good, you must have something to say that's honest or at the very least interesting and you have to keep working at it. And really the that last bit is the most important. You have to keep at it. That simple step will make you a better player/writer/etc. but will also give you the time to have something to say lyrically, musically or both.

So whatever your goal in music is, keep at it! Unless your goal is to have a couple of 10,000 Sqft. homes spread across the globe, then I'd suggest you consider getting your MBA and start chasing those short term profit opportunities and supersized bonuses. You'll get there much faster.

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Deep Thought

Kristen snapped this shot of Ember contemplating his next move... Sleep or eat? Hmmmm

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I do a lot of driving.

Wow, just hit the 150,000 mile mark on my 2005 Toyota Matrix. Nuts.

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