July 2nd, 2008
Yay! SomaFM has optimized their site for iPhones with Edge and Wifi streaming options. SomaFM is easily one of the best webradio providers out there. Be sure to checkout the Cliqhop channel.
Also, I didn’t like their default iPhone icon so I threw something together via NobodyLikesOnions and abusing sombody elses image- just point your iPhone here and follow the directions.
Also, if you didn’t already know, TWX has been optimized for iPhone for awhile now, complete with icon.
July 2nd, 2008
So, I get this comment today:
“I don’t mean to sound harsh here but its quite borring to receive your ‘tweets’ in my RSS reader. I keep getting the most banal stuff from this blog mixed in with really good content. Which means I’m forced to unsubscribe from your otherwise great blog…”
Harsh? Yeah, actually it was.. but a good point. I love Twitter. I use it for everything, updates to TWX, personal crap.. and I do see how this can be a bit underwhelming. So, Tweets will no longer be included as blog posts. Instead, I will use something in the sidebar soon, a mini feed or badge. I am not doing away with it altogether because it often includes changes, uploads and just general on-the-go stuff that I feel readers might have interest in. So, please, if you enjoy the Tweets, visit and subscribe to my Twitter Feed - you’ll get the more personal things and the undercurrent that I just don’t want to make a full blog post about… sometimes it may be exclusive content!
On that note, if you love Twitter/Facebook/Last.FM etc and are looking for invites to SocialThing.com, I still have plenty of invites left. It’s a fantastic free service that ties your social sites together. Leave a comment if your interested!
Sorry you had to unsubscribe, Anon. I don’t want to loose readers. I hope you return and find that you may have helped things along. To those still around, hopefully you can see that speed is picking up around here and will continue to do so… now if I can only get more feedback on what people want! I KNOW yalls are out there…
July 1st, 2008
Somehow, I missed the announcement that Amon Tobin is launching a track-per-month project in celebration of his webstore. If you look in the right place, you just might find a taste of June’s really sweet hip-hop flavored track ‘Delpher’ in all it’s trademark Tobin squelches, deep engine hums and atmoshperic beats. This is must-buy stuff…
June 26th, 2008
Ok, it tastes strange, but I can see it…
NYT tells us of a Fela Kuti musical underway. WTFOMG, indeed.
June 25th, 2008
From the BBC:
A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music.
The songs were captured by the BBC in the Autumn of 1951 during a visit to the University of Manchester.
The recording has been unveiled as part of the 60th Anniversary of “Baby”, the forerunner of all modern computers.
I thought it relevant, listen here