Archive for August, 2006

Wired on Music

Monday, August 28th, 2006

If you have not picked up the latest issue of Wired, you should. There is a interesting article titled "No Suit Required" about Nettwerk Music Group push to put power in the hands of bands. Obviously the industry is going through a massive overhaul from the broken model to a new innovative one. Nettwerk Music [...]

My Space Magazine?

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Does the world really need a print version of Myspace? We alreay have a blog about MySpace. Geez.
MySpace is in discussions to launch a magazine, according to a brief article in AdAge (the image is totally fictitious, since the real MySpace Magazine would be much uglier).
The
ink-on-paper publication would feature interesting MySpace members, as
well as features [...]

Tokyo=Hectic

Friday, August 25th, 2006

The creator placed a still camera in various spots around Tokyo, shot lots of
timelapse photography, and stitched it into a short video. Worth the 1:49 minutes. YouTube - tokyo - hectic

Pluto, no longer a planet?

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

via Ad Freak.
Pluto’s not a planet anymore?
When did that happen? And why? Some mumbo jumbo about its “oblong
orbit.” So, it’s a celestial free spirit that plays by its own rules—is
that so wrong? I don’t recall Neptune complaining. I learned in school
that there were nine planets. It was public school, and I was out sick
a [...]

Vans+Velvet=Mmm so Soft

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Vans is about to release
a series of Velvet sneakers in a variety of colors. The slip-on model looks like the unofficial
Hugh Heffner sneaker. Vans took the slip-on and
the SK8 Hi and covered them entirely in soft smooth silky velvet. Keep an eye out for them.