Confession: once you start watching a cappella videos on YouTube, it’s really hard to stop. And yes, it is 3am. This video, though, is a perfect example of why our copyright laws are terribly suited for encouraging artistic expression in the 21st century. This is way too good to be […]
Monthly archives: May 2008
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Newspapers are being hit hard by digital technology. Like record companies, who are still struggling, their business models have become increasingly obsolete and they’re forced to adapt to the changes that the Internet brings about. There are lots of other ways to get news now. I don’t read newspapers anymore […]
Wow. When great talents collide… Kyle Weir has some amazing photos of Robyn Dell’Unto up on his site. No idea when they were taken, but they’re new to me! (He took photos at a gig I played with Robyn back in January too, and was kind enough to let me […]
Found this video via LondonTopic.ca explaining how scammers can tamper with PIN pads or card readers on ATMs.
Today, I was sent a link to an emotional rant by Harlan Ellison about paying writers royalties. I admit that I’d never never heard the name before (not sure if I should have or not…), but, from the sounds of his Wikipedia article, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t like him. […]
I stumbled upon a cool music video last week by The Get Out Clause. What’s cool about it, you might ask? Well, they were tight on cash, so they decided to film it on Manchester’s CCTV video surveillance system and then obtain the video footage using the Freedom of Information […]
Trent Reznor gets it. The latest Nine Inch Nails album — The Slip — has been released online and it’s available entirely at no cost. It’s also, once again, licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license (almost free); the multi-tracks are available here. Reznor announces the album on his blog: […]
I just bought this and so should you. I’ve written about Sean Pinchin before: Sean plays lap-style guitar with a slide for most of his tunes. The combination of his guitar playing and his voice is absolutely hypnotic… the sound is so full that you constantly get flashes of a […]