You know how sometimes you have the chance to experience something, whether it be art, food, or just plain old human interaction, and once it’s done you realise just how much you had been missing something exactly like that? That’s exactly how I felt watching all three Bendito Machine episodes. LINK TO PART I - [...]
Maybe it’s the glimmering vibraphone or the celestial vocals or the elevating harmonies which shimmer alongside the jaunty drums, but “Cherry Tulips” by Headlights has an undeniable catchiness which later translates into unconscious whistling.
There may finally be a reason for me to get into Second Life: there is now a Miskatonic Valley.
Starbucks has announced the first ever closing of one of its coffee spots in Canada. I guess fighting with McDonald’s can really gnaw at one’s bottom line.
I’m an Okkervil River honk, so don’t get me wrong when I apply the adjective “awesome” to their new song entitled “Pop Lie” and all its heartfelt vocals and fantastic arrangements.
Made In China, Bought By Us.
(Via Design You Trust)
So, now that there’s an official Skype application in the Apple App Store, doesn’t that mean your iPod Touch, with the mic dongle, is now an inexpenseive iPhone?
Licensed funeral urns and caskets? Nothing says “death” in the 21st century like “product placement.” How exactly does this happen? From the site:
“[Eternal Image CEO Clint] Mytych challenged himself to find an industry where branding – and licensing – had little or no impact to date. After months of research, Mytych hit upon what [...]
“Most habitable zone” on Mars revealed. It’s not the Adirondacks or anything, but it’s a start.
Seen at Borders. (Via carlovely.com)
Trust me, this song, “All The Stars” by Golden Bear, is going to creep up and smack you down on a galactic level. It reserves an explosive surprise for all those who can work through its apparent vanilla coating.
Barack Zombama. It’s a T-shirt.
(Via carlovely.com)
Awesome: My Little Pony Mods.
(Via The Presurfer)
Fleet Foxes have a new Greek-tinged take on their usual psychadelic folk-rooted sounds for the appropriately named “Mykonos.”
According to the Bullshit Detector, Joystiq.com has a larger bullshit factor than the Canadian government’s communiqué outlining its stimulus package. Cookingzombies.com has a Bullshit factor of 0. Straight shootin’, bay-bee.
ScreamBody is a portable space to scream. Whenever you get that uncontrollable urge to scream, but cannot due to social constraints, screaming into this large, testicle-shaped device around your neck will silence your cries and record them for later “release.” God bless the Internet.
(Via The Presurfer)
Pristine, chilled, and captivating, you’re bound to fall head over heels for the airy instrumental goodness of “You Hear Colours” by CFCF.
Maybe it’s just the dreary rain-cum-snow weather that’s putting me in the appropriate mood, but Loxsly’s “Battalions” feels so crispily sullen and erratic, I’ve been looping it for the past twelve minutes.
“Cutely sweet, but in a sad way,” are the words I would jumble together on a lazy day to describe “A Place To Bury Old Mistakes” by City Breathing.
