I’ve wanted to do something, as a musician, for years. I’ve always enjoyed songwriting, especially of the rock variety, but I’ve been interesting in DJs and remixing, but I’ve never thought that they were truly using the medium as well as they could.

Well, it happened. Listen to the second song, and anything else that catches your fancy. Apparently, this is a huge thing in London. I enjoyed the Avalanches’ record this year, because it hinted at this kind of music (and in many ways did it better). While a lot of it can definitely be described as novelty, the potential here is mindboggling, to me. Via MeFi.

When the fuck did this happen? Am I going to have to buy one? Fuck.

This year’s weblog awards.

Alternate not being an exception, I’ve noticed a severe dip in ‘blog updates lately.. Hrmm.. Maybe it’s because it’s January and work for us all has picked up (has for me) or if December’s just a natural time for obsessive and often blogging. Who knows.

What Pre-1985 Video Game Character Are You?

Know how to use ResEdit? Hate the Office 2001 splash screens that pop up while the apps are loading? Then go download my Office 2k1 Splash Replacements online now at ResExcellence.

The most explosive charge, Paula, is that the Bush administration — the present one, just shortly after assuming office slowed down FBI investigations of al Qaeda and terrorism in Afghanistan in order to do a deal with the Taliban on oil — an oil pipeline across Afghanistan.

These are some interesting allegations that this book makes. But what is the title of the book? They never say in the transcript. However, this shouldn’t come as a shock.
(link via MetaFilter)

Why am I always the last one to hear about these things?

Members of The Landover Baptist Church are outraged at the Satanic subtlety in which marketing geniuses have moved this horrific abomination into the homes of America’s youth. “One Mother was concerned that her young daughter was not interested in boys,” a Pastor noted, “she asked her little girl, ‘why don’t you talk about the cute boys at school?’ Her daughter replied, ‘oh momma, nobody I know is cuter than Jar Jar Binks.’ The mother was horrified.” 

What a great satire site. It’s a pity I haven’t seen it ’til now.

Apple.com: “Beyond the rumors sites. Way beyond.”

Rad.