May 2012
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March 2012
9 posts
“The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and...”
– - Rob Gordon via John Cusack via Nick Hornby
Quiet Company - It’s Better To Spend Money...
Extension.fm, the must have music add-on for... →
Twitshift (a service which niftily reminds you of all the witty and brilliant things you said in shortform n years ago) just reminded me of this article which I wrote for The Next Web.
Two years ago today I blogged about Extension.fm, then a newly launched Chrome extension, still in its beta. I loved it enough then to push for the post and at the time said:
If you’re an obsessive music fan...
Saving endangered languages - a fascinating...
“There had been difficulties, to be sure. At a raucous victory dinner, a chicken...”
– Jack Handey: The Legend of Alexander the Great : The New Yorker
February 2012
4 posts
Watchhotspotmusic:
I Travelled A Long Way is the latest HotSpotMixtape. I’ve been cooking it up for the past few weeks and it’s really more of a journey than a mix. Not all that you hear is new, but it is all part of the ride. Let me know what you think!
Sure thing Thom. I think it’s one of the best HotSpotMixtapes.
January 2012
14 posts
Creative Vinyl Sleevefaces (49 Photos) | Pondly →
This deserves a reblog. Courtesy of @slavkation
“Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both...”
– Arthur C. Clarke (via kapi)
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IN WHICH I FIX MY GIRLFRIEND’S GRANDPARENTS’ WIFI... →
Another one in my ongoing series of Reasons Why McSweeneys Rules.
HotSpotMusic must live on.
hotspotmusic:
Dear readers…. you may have noticed something of a winter hibernation here on HotSpotMusic. 2012 has brought about many changes and how we run HotSpotMusic will be one of them. It has always been my intention to write about music in the way that I consume it - full albums - and to find music to share with others in a simple, unpretentious way. And so it must continue.
Since...
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“Like I said, I’m thrilled that we came together as a company to execute this...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Effective Immediately, the Entire Northwest Sales Team Will Be Sacrificed to Quetzalcoatl.
(I should read more McSweeneys)
December 2011
13 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Alabama Shakes (24)
Radiohead (13)
Flight of the Conchords (13)
Sean Na Na (11)
St. Vincent (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (18)
Rilo Kiley (17)
The Specials (15)
John Maus (13)
M. Ward (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“One reason, then, that I would not relive my life,” he continued,...”
– Christopher Hitchens dies aged 62 | Books | guardian.co.uk
RIP Hitch - one of the most inspiring writers, orators and thinkers of our time.
“Black Mirror takes its name both from the Arcade Fire song and from the idea of...”
– Black Mirror Interview: Charlie Brooker Talks Twitter
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WatchSt Vincent covering The Pop Group
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WatchI gave a brief talk today to a small group of MBA students at the European School of Management & Technology in Berlin. The topic was ‘Startup Marketing’ and lessons learned from my experience at SoundCloud.
Despite the bold title of ‘Marketing is dead, long live marketing’, my thoughts here are mostly an aggregation of other people’s perspectives synthesised...
November 2011
21 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
Emmy The Great (24)
Le Butcherettes (13)
The Smashing Pumpkins (12)
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (10)
Peggy Sue (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”
– Rosa Luxemburg
WatchDigging Teebs’s artwork and chilled out music.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Summer Camp (58)
Blouse (26)
Los Campesinos! (20)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (18)
Flying Lotus (16)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Why isn't there a lobster emoticon? - Gmail Help →
The single greatest technical support question of our time.
