More awesome than Robert Plant, too. And certainly better than resurrected CGI chipmunks. Amazon.com MP3 Downloads Bestsellers: The most popular items in MP3 Albums. Updated hourly. via kwout (The Orange Box (Original Soundtrack) includes “Still Alive,” the end-game credits song from Portal, written by geek troubadour Jonathan Coulton.)
Four-Way Waveform Comparison, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Inspired by Rolling Stone’s article on the steady decline of high fidelity in music, I loaded four tracks into Adobe Audition to compare the waveforms. According to RS, waveforms are getting bigger over time, in effect replacing depth of sound with loudness. The smallest waveform (yellow) is the …
Here’s something I missed in 2007. Do I agree entirely? No. It will take more than a bearded MC to steer me clear of Coca-Cola. But on the whole, the fellow — he goes by the name Scroobius Pip — makes some brilliant points. He and his partner-in-crime, Dan Le Sac, have a few other …
The Electronic Secretary Answering Unit, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. We’re heading out of town for the day to celebrate the holiday, so if anyone needs anything, just leave a message. (Isn’t the Electronic Secretary awesome? I’d love to find one of these things in a junk shop. I mean, it uses a 45! Did you …
Merry Eve Eve, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Just about all of the wrapping is done, though the cats would prefer that we just leave the house for a few hours, just long enough for them to make their selections of tasty, tasty ribbon.
Another Friday, another random twenty. This time, the iPod was uncharacteristically eclectic. Well done, iPod. “Believe In Something” – The Choir Practice “Believe Me, I’m A liar” – Tomoyasu Hotei – You might not know the name, but if you’ve seen Kill Bill, then you’ve heard what he can do with a guitar. His work …
We’re not heading to Venus, but still we stand strong. And so, here’s the final ten: 10. “Pressure Suit” – Aqualung (Memory Man) – Here’s the first of two guilty pleasures creeping amongst my top ten. I can’t really explain it, but once I heard this song, I put it on repeat for a couple …
Mah Pencils Has A Smell, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Thank you, Secret MeFi Santa Quonsar!
Everybody is putting out lists of bests for 2007 (here’s one, here, here’s another, and here’s still another), and it looks like we’ll have more bests this year amongst our merry band of local bloggers than previously. This pleases me to no end, and not just because seeing other people making lists contributes to the …
"Same Old Lang Syne", originally uploaded by grabbingsand. I’ve always liked Dan Fogelberg. And I always will.
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