Ooh ... shiny.

thegirlshateher: oxfordcomatose: WE HAVE A WINNER GUYS Justin...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:44:00 -0800

oxfordcomatose:

WE HAVE A WINNER GUYS

Justin Vernon is having a good laugh tonight. Maybe the next album should be named Bonny Bear instead of Bon Eye-ver.

I went to elementary school with a Bonnie Bear. For real.

The tunes that bind us

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:35:08 -0800

The tunes that bind us

nevver: Indeed I’m pretty sure I know some folks who...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:58:38 -0800

nevver:

Indeed

I’m pretty sure I know some folks who will want to print this out and save it for a rainy day.

Complete Shangrala discography for free

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:44:20 -0800

Complete Shangrala discography for free:

Shangrala was not only one of my favorite local (Jacksonville) bands, but also one of my favorite bands in all the world. They’ve made their complete recordings available as a free download. Please do me (and yourself) the favor of downloading them. For free. The ear you save may be your own.

customdrums: #SJC Custom Drums customdrums.tumblr.com It has a...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:58:26 -0800

customdrums:

#SJC Custom Drums

customdrums.tumblr.com

It has a bottle opener! Please try to tell me that’s not legit…

Now EVERYone’s going to want bottle openers on their snare drums. (I kind of want a throne that doubles as a mini fridge.)

thedailywhat: This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: Hamza...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:31:29 -0800

thedailywhat:

This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: Hamza Kashgari, a young writer for the Saudi daily newspaper Al Bilad who fled his homeland after being charged with offending Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, was seized upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and will be sent back to Saudi Arabia to face a possible death sentence.

Kashgari took to Twitter last week, prior to the anniversary of Muhammad’s birth, and wrote down a series of seemingly innocuous reflections.

“On your birthday, I find you wherever I turn. I will say that I have loved aspects of you, hated others, and could not understand many more,” the 23-year-old tweeted.

The response from tens of thousands of Saudis was immediate and unequivocal: Kashgari was a blasphemer and deserved to die.

He attempted to withdraw his comments and apologize — even beg — but the damage had been done. A short while later, King Abdullah personally ordered his arrest, and Kashgari became a fugitive.

He managed to escape Saudi Arabia, but didn’t get very far. “The Malaysian authorities are coordinating with Saudi Arabia to hand Kashgari over,” the Saudi newspaper Al Youm reported.

The country’s powerful Islamic Fatwa Committee has released a statement saying Kashgari must be punished in accordance with Islamic law. In other words: Execution.

[emirates247 / dailybeast.]

This is why we fight.

Soopy and co. playing Super Mario Bros. themes and more(This guy...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:06:04 -0800

Soopy and co. playing Super Mario Bros. themes and more

(This guy also makes a Pearl Rhythm Traveler kit sound good—no easy feat.)

nevver: Matt Owen A Reservoir Dogs live read sounds fun, and...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:51:16 -0800

nevver:

Matt Owen

A Reservoir Dogs live read sounds fun, and this poster is brilliant.

laughingsquid: Portlandia: The Dream of the 1890s is Alive in...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:22:43 -0800

laughingsquid:

Portlandia: The Dream of the 1890s is Alive in Portland

“So, from what you’re saying, it’s like President McKinley was never assassinated. It’s as if the twentieth century never happened.” I love the implication that McKinley’s assassination led to the twentieth century.

Also: Nailed it. Again.

thedailywhat: Music Video of the Day: For their latest music...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:20:41 -0800

thedailywhat:

Music Video of the Day: For their latest music video-slash-Chevy Super Bowl ad, OK Go drove down a two-mile stretch of desert lined with 1,000 instruments in a Chevy Sonic fitted with retractable pneumatic arms to perform a very complicated version of “Needing/Getting” that took four months to prep and four days to shoot.

[okgo.]

“Holy shit.” ~me, when I first saw the row of pianos. They’re the Evel Knievel of bands. Is “band” even the right word for what they are anymore? “Artists”? What amazing thing will they do next?

nevver: Social Media Explained (with donuts) I’ve never...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:01:41 -0800

nevver:

Social Media Explained (with donuts)

I’ve never seen this done with more deliberation, more exactitude, or more doughnuts. (Or, for the Twitter crowd, “donuts.”)

From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:32:43 -0800

From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches:

“The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network’s first headquarters made a smart bet. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth upward of $200 million when Facebook stock trades publicly later this year.”

Publishers destroy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark's amazing artwork

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:47:55 -0800

Publishers destroy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark's amazing artwork:

“But if your child couldn’t handle Gammell’s paintings, they’re certainly not going to be able to stomach a short story about a scarecrow who skins a farmer alive and dries out his skin sack trophy on the roof.”

thedailywhat: Early Bird Special: A NYC subway busker performs...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:54:37 -0800

thedailywhat:

Early Bird Special: A NYC subway busker performs the hell out of Adele’s “Someone Like You.”

[refinery29 / thanks anon!]

Stick around for the end.

Cheeky.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:44:20 -0800

Cheeky.

The Crowd-Choir Project

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:54:32 -0800

The Crowd-Choir Project:

CrowdChoir is a potentially cool sampler instrument that is being crowdsourced. When you visit the site, it gives you a randomly generated guide pitch. You record yourself singing the note (using “Ahh”) for at least ten seconds and submit your file. Every participant gets the sampler for free.

We are going to build a unique sampler instrument—a choir/vocal ensemble made with hundreds of voices from all around the world. We need a a minimum of 2,000 notes to layer in the instrument, so please help us if you can. Everybody that sends us a recorded note will receive the CrowdChoir instrument free, in Kontakt/EXS & Ableton Live format. The project will run for 2 months, until March 31st 2012

Star Wars Alpacas

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:42:11 -0800

Star Wars Alpacas

The Nightmare Before Christmas & Portal, together at last

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:14:06 -0800

The Nightmare Before Christmas & Portal, together at last

This might be my very favorite moment in the history of...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:38:26 -0800

This might be my very favorite moment in the history of television.

drummerthings: asiandrumma1: My percussion instructor showed...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:23:08 -0800

drummerthings:

asiandrumma1:

My percussion instructor showed me this… Actually our whole drumline.

In case you were wondering how it works

Hmm … this reminds me that there was something I was meant to be doing.