In which album covers become an extension of reality, and vice versa.

Eric Harvey on point as usual: "Access to technology ≠ access to actual creative skill that people want to watch, not which is just dumb enough to drive people to iTunes."

Featuring Olga Bell. Saw on Tuesday night (June 17, 2008) in Brooklyn. Fantastic.

Where friend Tom Wironen works (or used to, apparently). Manage The National and Nicole Atkins.

How to create an iPhone ringtone.

Thanks, as always, WFMU. "Here my friends are 100 tracks to burn on 4 discs to play at your next social gathering."

They use scripts and human verification to check the legality of Limewire transfers originating from college campuses.

Advice on samplers, audio interfaces, drum machines, etc.

"Anyway, here is A Completely Unscientific and Random Sampling of a Very Small Percentage of Tracks Submitted to This Enormous Project, Some of Which Are Kind of Bad, But I Like Them Anyway."

About thirteen minutes of The Field doing his remix of The Honeydrips' "Fall from a Height" while !!! jam out over it. One of those times I want to say, "that's the best thing I've ever seen." Add this to the surefire-cheer-up list.

Just like the good old days.

Up to 2GB storage, pretty good battery life, stylish and very useful design. Gift idea: buy one, put a personalized mix on it before giving.

It's all right to hate sports and food, but music a whole different animal. Probably a wolf, these days.

An excellent playlist that subtly funhouse-mirrors each track of "In Rainbows", exploring and expanding on themes, influences, and directions. This is awesome.

Explanatory stills from (and a link to) the fantastic new Spoon video.

"If I was in a band I would write a slow song with an 808, reverb, and a female vocalist, and call that song 'Zach Braff’s Eyes Reflected in My Nano.'"

"Equalizing the balance causes your brain to reorganize the tones, so that you hear two smooth melodies instead."

"Best known for touring the country spreading the good word of D.I.Y. electronics with uniquely playful performances and Circuit Bending Workshops."

"...if anyone offers you a single CD of Zaireeka mixed down from it's four parts, remember to laugh in their face."

Like The Bejar Family Circus without The Family Circus.

Just like it says. "If you don't believe in recompense, who will fix the fence for you?"

"Songwriter John Darnielle wrote descriptions of each song on the album," and Jeffrey Lewis illustrated them all into a three-page booklet. Read along!

Remix album free for download after cease-and-desist drama. It's okay.

"This track is like being raised on velvet pillows and then, on your 18th birthday, having a crazy albino mannequin begin to rub sandpaper on your face."

"We're so in love it's like a Flaming Lips show in my heart every day."

Kieran explains the importance of ideas, process, computers, and the mastering of technology that works when it comes to creating music. Loaded with great technical and system setup details.

"If you need to know what french kissing is like, and how to do it, I would recommend thinking of the kiss as a sleep and your tongue as the dream. It's not right away, and it doesn't last the whole time." Contented sigh.

"Sean Booth of the British duo Autechre talks about just about everything but how he and partner Rob Brown make music."

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