blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
oh work. time to go to you. # who takes reservations for 6 people at 10PM on a thursday in San Francisco, Zuni does not # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Techdirt (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
There they go again... A few weeks back, I suggested that Warner Music would be smart to promote Ethan Kaplan, who is VP of Technology for Warner Brothers Records (a Warner Music Group Subsidiary), because he seemed to understand that the real trick was improving the overall experience people had around music, rather than focusing so narrowly on getting paid for every single usage. At the same time,...
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
a running blog of the keynote I did two weeks back [From Keynote with Ethan Kaplan @ mesh08…live blogging]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
They should also give people an AppleTV, just to complete the loop. Have an apple computer, handheld computer and set-top computer. Enjoy! [From Free iPod Touch with Mac Purchase for College Students? - Mac Rumors]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
#remgreek2 These Days Living Well Is the Best Revenge Begin the Begin What’s the Frequency, Kenneth Accelerate Ignoreland Drive Man-sized Wreath So. Central Rain Hollow Man Auctioneer Houston Electrolite Disturbance at the Heron House Final Straw I’ve Been High Let [...]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
Ever notice that Mac hit-pieces like this (which by the way, have been getting written for decades it seems) always make Mac’s look better if only so you don’t have to deal with people such as this author, who finds COMMAND+Arrow to be a “complicated key combination”? Please Mr. Blum: stay on Windows. [From [...]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
#remgreek1 “I’ve always kind of liked R.E.M., but I’ve never been crazy for them. I don’t own one R.E.M album, and I don’t ever plan to buy one.” Then why, pray tell, are you reviewing an REM SHOW???!???! [From Music & Art: All Shook Down - Last Night: R.E.M. at The Greek Theater]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
#remgreek1 Horse To Water Little America What’s The Frequency, Kenneth Ignoreland Accelerate Man-Sized Wreath Imitation of Life West of the Fields Hollow Man Wolves, Lower Walk Unafraid Houston Electrolite The One I Love Final Straw Find The River Let Me [...]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
Peter discusses the future of 2100 #remgreek1 [From Noise: SFBG Music Blog - REM’s Peter Buck talks about the passion - and the rage]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
#rembowl Our long national nightmare is over. R.E.M. is rocking again. [From The Hollywood Reporter]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
#rembowl As Stipe promised, it was all hugely entertaining — and some songs, like the set-closing “I’m Gonna DJ” and an acoustic version of “Let Me In,” were indeed magical. Stipe’s final review, delivered onstage: “Not bad for the third show on the tour, I guess.” [From R.E.M. Conjure a Little Bit of Magic at [...]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
#rembowl As for the headliners, well, I don’t doubt my assessment I began shortly after the show on Soundcheck: This was a deeply impressive performance, one that – as with the 2-month-old return-to-form “Accelerate,” the band’s first album in four years – invigoratingly reasserts what a rare and tremendous force R.E.M. can be when Messrs. Stipe, [...]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Holy jesus is this stunning. [From Welcome to Sigur Ros]
blackrimglasses.com (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
So at Mesh I spoke about music as experience. Here’s an example of that concept. Our amazingly awesome tech team at WBR (Keff, Crystal, Shaun, Teja, Shayna, Jessica, Sara) we just today launched Mission Metallica. Its music as experience. Check it out. Tech details: Drupal based, uses Flash with an XML API. Runs on our Platform.
mathewingram.com/work (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
I was adding links to the roundup of mesh08 coverage that I’ve been keeping both on the mesh blog and also here, and I came across a post by Chris Clarke that mentioned some of his impressions of mesh, and also described how he asked a question during my keynote conversation with Ethan Kaplan [...]
