Here's another Justice remix for you to enjoy while you're waiting for Saturday. Unfortunately I'm out of the country so I'm missing out on what I expect will be the most danceworthy night of 2008. Have fun!
Wale vs Justice - W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.
..even though they'd most likely look like this sketch. Nerd humor at it's best:
Music blog Nodatta was recently taken down in a move by the RIAA to close down some of the more popular blogs that distribute copyrighted material.
Ironically Nodatta, which was known for offering up rather obscure music - via filehosting services such as RapidShare and Megaupload - was taken down (the rumours has it) for posting a leaked advance copy of the new Mars Volta album. The interesting part about it is analyzing the two factors involved that made the RIAA take action.
The first and obvious reason is that The Mars Volta is released on a label represented by the RIAA. I can't help but seeing the humor in the steps "enthusiasts" are taking, in developing sites such as http://riaaradar.com, which is a database meant to warn you if an album/artist/song is maintained by RIAA interests.
The second reason is supposedly that RIAA focuses on eliminating distribution networks that release material which has yet to hit the shelves. Seems to me as two perfectly good reasons, and to give the much hated RIAA some credit, this seems only fair. Nevertheless, Nodatta will be missed, not so much for it's downloadable content, but for it's genuine talent to provide new, original and at last but not least, fantastic music. It rivaled most of the traditional sites I use to learn about new music (I'm looking at you overrated-Pitchfork).
It's not my place to condemn the actions of copyright holders in these cases, but I can't help but pausing and reflecting on the hundreds of comments on the now empty Nodatta blog, which has shocked users exclaim that they've bought alot of music by bands they've never had heard of if it wasn't for the blog.
Quite the dilemma...
Not my favorite track from their 2007 album. Nevertheless, this album is pure gold, and a relaxation helper. My favorite tracks "I Want Your Love" and "Night Drive" are my new remedy for sleepless nights. It's hard to compare them to other bands, but it has the same ethereal feel like old nineties bands, such as Slowdive and The Cranes. Also interesting is the Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill" cover, which is just as good as the Placebo version.
Another celebrity which is is not as positively inclined towards new technology as David Byrne, is his namebrother David Lynch, who makes this extremely amusing statement regarding his views on what medium you shouldn't view his movies on. I love hearing that extreme tone of annoyance in his voice.
Not exactly fresh out of the box, but my attention was directed at this today, and it was too good of a read to pass up with no mention. Talking Heads's frontman David Byrne has written a very interesting article regarding the evolutionary process taking place in the music industry, illustrating the possibilities of a DIY approach for artists to make money of their art, as opposed to older methods which rely heavily/entirely on record companies. It is an industry insiders insightful perspective on the record business, which explains the different methods of doing business, while at the same time giving examples.
Read the entire article over at Wired
On the subject of returning tv series, Lost returns January 31. And if you for some reason want to brush up on what has happened - or if you're new to the show, skip countless hours of frustration over unanswered questions, here's an 8 minute summary of seasons 1 through 3.
The Wire returns today with it's final season, looks like focus will be on media portrayal. You can get some behind the scenes shots here.
I got myself the Apple AirPort Extreme today, and I'm slowly feeling the Apple fanboy in me starting to settle in. The router is the second piece of Apple gear I've bought, and I have to admit I'm amazed by their products. This is by far the easiest network setup/management I've done, ever!
Ok, so my old router was nearly 4 years old when it died the other day, and to compare it to new products probably isn't fair. But still, there's something about being able to setup a network, where two cellphones, a laptop and a mediacenter are all connected to eachother and the internet, in a matter of 10 minutes.
I actually gave the box a hug...
Now all that remains is that major dsl upgrade I'm waiting for...
More people need to sign up with iminlikewithyou.com, which is a perfect timewaster, especially if you've got an extra monitor. Also, it's worth taking a look at it, just for the astonishing GUI. Hit me up, I need some friends, I've yet to see any Norwegians at all.
Yes, that's me at the moment.
Hopefully I'll speed things up soon with a SDSL and a new MBP soon! *crosses fingers*'
Happy new year!
