April 2009
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You don’t need a band, a label, a big budget, physical release or DRM to make music. Anybody who forgets that isn’t making anything good. Out of It by Brad Sucks tylerball liked it 1 yea, 0 nay, 0 comments
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The inverse correlation between the grittiness of Dylan’s voice and the airiness of his subject matter is something to behold. Together Through Life by Bob Dylan tylerball liked it 1 yea, 0 nay, 0 comments
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After hearing and playing the ‘blgd abt’ remixes for ages, it’s worth it to go to the source for something a rung lower on the ironic scale. Pop Up by Yelle tylerball liked it 1 yea, 0 nay, 0 comments
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Sort of want to throw a party and hire THE BLACK... →
Carles:
I think that this ‘music video’ might actually be some sort of Hewlett Packard computer commercial. I feel like consumers need to stop honoring the hiphop ‘onomatopoeia’ gimmick. Tired of ‘hooks’/’choruses’ being some sort of onomatopoeia gimmick. I feel like it is ‘lazy’ and ’stupid.’
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Take away all the unique things about your band and what do you have? You get a Metric-like plateau of uninteresting synth-pop. It’s Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs tylerball wasn’t impressed 1 yea, 0 nay, 0 comments
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A little bit more polished, a little bit more pop then Slanted. Pavement always sounded best uptempo, and with tongues firmly in cheeks. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement tylerball loved it 1 yea, 0 nay, 0 comments
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Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font... →
An exploration into the genesis of Comic Sans. My favourite part, and what’s important about this story:
“If you love it, you don’t know much about typography,” Mr. Connare says. But, he adds, “if you hate it, you really don’t know much about typography, either, and you should get another hobby.”
Typography is about expression, and while there are...
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Human - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki →
A description of the Human species as they appear through the lens of Star Wars. Pretty hilarious.
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Windows 7 Starter Edition Will Only Run 3 Apps at... →
This is so mindbogglingly stupid that I’m actually speechless.
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monoprints →
Uploaded some monoprints I did last year to the portfolio section of the site.
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All the best elements of SOTR are given a more airy composition with a more melodic density. “Music a cool 6 year old would make” indeed. Bromst by Dan Deacon tylerball loved it yea, nay, 0 comments
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ODB is a like a ghetto-gospel Tom Waits on a constant bender. It’s silly and self-parodying, but by the next listen it’s endearing. RIP ODB. Nigga Please by Ol’ Dirty Bastard tylerball loved it 1 yea, 0 nay, 0 comments
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