Jackie Lay does some really great typographic animations from a Tom Waits song. Slick work.
(via @lemonbar77)
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Eggs and Sausage, Tom Waits and Typography
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009No More Radiohead Full Lengths for a While.
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
At least that’s what Thom said in a recent interview with The Believer. I’m quoting the WSJ here since I didn’t buy the issue:
“None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of a long-play record again. Not straight off,” … “I mean, it’s just become a real drag. It worked with ‘In Rainbows’ because we had a real fixed idea about where we were going. But we’ve all said that we can’t possibly dive into that again. It’ll kill us.”
The WSJ goes on to say that Radiohead will focus on singles and EPs.
(The WSJ via The Believer)
My thought: if that’s what works best for you and gives the best record, then go for it. I’ll miss being able to immerse myself in future full lengths though.
New Radiohead?
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
(insert sigh of happiness here)
Nirvana-roll’d
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Mix one part Nirvana with one part Rick Astley, stir gently and enjoy a total mindwarp.
Trent Reznor Talks Band Sites
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
I’ve recently discovered Stereogum’s site, and found they had a great article wherein Trent Reznor talks about good things to do when you’re creating your band’s site and marketing your upcoming record. Among other things, he mentions the benefits of giving away free downloads of your music as a way of building your fanbase and email list, and that you should understand and take advantage of all the social media sites you can.
There was one thing in particular which is worth restating when it comes to bands’ sites:
…Have your MySpace page, but get a site outside MySpace – it’s dying and reads as cheap / generic. Remove all Flash from your website. Remove all stupid intros and load-times. MAKE IT SIMPLE TO NAVIGATE AND EASY TO FIND AND HEAR MUSIC (but don’t autoplay). Constantly update your site with content – pictures, blogs, whatever. Give people a reason to return to your site all the time.
The whole article’s really worth a read, especially if you’re an indie musician who’s trying to get their music out to everyone.
Amazon MP3 Specials
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
After snagging Radiohead’s monumental “OK Computer” for $1.99*, I decided I’d pay a little more attention to our friends at Amazon who apparently know how to make a sale and have decent taste in music.
I scoured their site to see if they had an RSS feed for this page but I was unsuccessful in said search. That’s sad, but apparently the geeks over at Yahoo! Pipes put together an RSS feed for us all to enjoy.**
* These MP3s are 256kbps and NO DRM. I love Apple and iTunes, but this is way better.
** I’ve been using Pipes a lot lately to assist in some web app writing, I love it.
New Feature: Individual Feeds!
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008I wanted to make it easier for you to get the content you want on my site quicker. In light of that, I’ve made some individual feeds that you might find of interest. These RSS feeds only contain content for that specific topic. And of course if you want to get everything, you can still subscribe to the main RSS feed. Here are the categories:
There’s also a Feeds Page, too! Enjoy!
NIN Live (Seattle & Pemberton)
Monday, July 28th, 2008I’ve found a few YouTube videos of the most recent NIN tour and felt like sharing. Even though the tour kicked off only a few days ago, lots of surprisingly good fan videos are beginning to surface.
This one is of “Echoplex,” and features a seriously cool way of setting a drum beat. Don’t want to spoil it for you. More videos after the break.
New NIN… again?
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Apparently so. A new song “Discipline” was sent to radio stations all across the US today, less than 24 hours after mastering. No 2 or 3 months of hype building marketing BS. Love this, and I can’t wait to hear more.
All Nine Inch Nails are saying about it so far is “2 weeks!”
I love the pace they’re setting, Ghosts came out about a month back!
Want to hear it? Check it out!
Pay To Remix?
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008It’s no question Super Tuesday is one of my favorite days of the week. All kinds of new lovely music comes out, and I love browsing through iTunes and Easy Street to see what’s new.
Today I noticed that on iTunes, Radiohead have posted the multitracks for “Nude.” However, you’ve got to pay to remix them. It’s great that you’re putting your tunes out there for people to remix, but making them pay for them is pretty lame.
I’m sure that as I post this, the NIN camp is probably flipping out right about now. Because for some time, Trent Reznor has been offering multi-track files formatted for a variety of programs from Year Zero, Ghosts, and some from With Teeth for some time. Oh, and they’re free. And the ones from Ghosts are even licensed under Creative Commons. So paying for them seems to be a bit of a silly idea.
I love Radiohead and Thom Yorke, but I really haven’t been a fan of how their marketing has been unfolding as of late. Sorry guys.