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May 14 2008

This Week in Linktown [May 07 to May 14]

NARM Panel Discusses CD Revitalization

Could CD 2.0 be on its way? “The CDVU+, an enhanced disc with videos and other extras, topped the list of possible improvements to the current format. “

hobnox.com :: Audiotool

Play with a TR-909, TR-808 and a couple of TB-303s running through a bunch of BOSS effects pedals.

Band “shoots” video by sending Data Protection Act requests to CCTVs that caught them performing

Pretty good idea for a video. I can’t imagine the time it took to gather all this stuff and put it together though. (via Boing Boing)

Great tits cope well with warming

Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report…

Dave Mustaine’s Monthly Coffee Crew

Have your daily cup of coffee, Megadeth-style with a coffee hand-picked by Dave Mustaine.

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May 7 2008

This Week in Linktown [Apr 30 to May 07]

City Gardens, Trenton, NJ 1992-1994

If you were going to shows in this area in the 90’s, you probably went to a few at City Gardens. This is an archive of flyers from shows between 1992-1994.

5 Cats that Look Like Wilford Brimley

Do you really need an explanation?

AOL, RealNetworks and Yahoo Owe Us $100 Million

And by “us” I mean ASCAP members.

A Tale of Two Brothers: Jim Morrison & Michael Hutchence

Apparently Jim Morrison and Michael Hutchence talked to a psychic about their “controversial deaths” and the “many myths that surround them” and she put all of it into this book.

Solve the fruit mystery

“Normally this game would cost you one thousand dollars, but its free today, naturally.”

The Black Oven

A black metal recipe blog. Learn how to make “Frostbitten Molasses Cookies Entombed with Ginger” and “Call of the Wintermoon Lemon Curd Cookies!”

Paintings by Jason Waskey

This artist does a new painting every day and posts it to his blog. I wish I had that kind of consistency.

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Apr 30 2008

Meanwhile… in Linktown (Apr 27 to Apr 30)

Being unable to post a proper blog entry due to forces beyond their control, our heroes provide for you the following items of interest:

Imagekind

For all the artists and photographers out there, this looks like a great way to sell your stuff. I smell Sinch posters…

What the Future Sounded Like

From Dr Who to the Dark Side of the Moon, the members of the Electronic Music Studios used pioneering technology and ideas to create a radical new soundscape for the 20th century.

Realistically Painted Bowser

The last two of these really creeped me out. This one is actually pretty cool.

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Apr 27 2008

Meanwhile… in Linktown (Apr 24 to Apr 27)

Being unable to post a proper blog entry due to forces beyond their control, our heroes provide for you the following items of interest:

Imagekind

For all the artists and photographers out there, this looks like a great way to sell your stuff. I smell Sinch posters…

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Apr 24 2008

Meanwhile… in Linktown (Apr 21 to Apr 24)

Being unable to post a proper blog entry due to forces beyond their control, our heroes provide for you the following items of interest:

Christiaan Postma - Clock Sculpture

An arrangement of hour and minute hands that spell out the name of the current hour as time passes.

Real Transformers

…if your definition of real includes “made of cardboard and plastic”, but still, I would have killed for one of these when I was 12.

Discipline - New NIN Song Available As Free Download

Give Trent your email and zip code and you get a new NIN song.

Rejected Atari 2600 Games

“Every Sport Ever (in Pong form)”, “Gay French Mario Bros.”, “I’ve Wasted My Life” and more…

Biohazard Bassist Blasts BitTorrent

The bassist and vocalist of the band Biohazard says that people who ’steal’ media by downloading it are “scumbags” and you better know that if he catches you doing it, he will happily “kick the shit out of you”. But the real problem, he says, are BitTorrent sites. He also added “It only happens to othas! Can’t deny reality, as life gets smothuhhed!”

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Apr 21 2008

Meanwhile… in Linktown (Apr 18 to Apr 21)

Being unable to post a proper blog entry due to forces beyond their control, our heroes provide for you the following items of interest:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Horrifying.

Animal Minds

They’re smarter than you think. Amazing article.

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Apr 19 2008

Meanwhile… in Linktown (Apr 15 to Apr 18)

Being unable to post a proper blog entry due to forces beyond their control, our heroes provide for you the following items of interest:

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People

The Homestar Runner crew gets their own video game series on the upcoming WiiWare service for the Nintendo Wii.

Phonelopie: A Proposal for Independent Record Stores and Labels

Should record stores sell downloads in addition to CDs? This article makes a good case in favor of the idea.

Brews to Accessorize the Modern Hipster.

Sleeping Pillsner, All My Friends Are White Ale, and more

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Horrifying.

Animal Minds

They’re smarter than you think. Amazing article.

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Apr 18 2008

Daily Link Dump for Apr 17

Brews to Accessorize the Modern Hipster.

Brews to Accessorize the Modern Hipster.

Sleeping Pillsner, All My Friends Are White Ale, and more

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Apr 17 2008

Daily Link Dump for Apr 16

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

The Homestar Runner crew gets their own video game series on the upcoming WiiWare service for the Nintendo Wii.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Phonelopie: A Proposal for Independent Record Stores and Labels

Phonelopie: A Proposal for Independent Record Stores and Labels

Should record stores sell downloads in addition to CDs? This article makes a good case in favor of the idea.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Apr 16 2008

Daily Link Dump for Apr 15

Jug Hero

Jug Hero

It’s like Guitar Hero, except for jug band music. You play the jug!

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Trapped

Trapped

A condensed look at Nicholas White’s forty-one-hour elevator ordeal, as captured by the McGraw-Hill building’s security cameras.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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The FIlter

The FIlter

Sign up for The Filter’s private beta here. It’s a new recommendation service (backed by Peter Gabriel apparently) that looks to be taking the concept of sites like Pandora and Last.fm and expanding it beyond just music.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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