You down with LHC?
Be afraid:
It’s Joss Whedon, and It’s “Dr. Horrible”
A musical about a super-hero and a super-villain brought to you by Joss Whedon and comprised of 3 10-minute-ish acts, available on July 15, 17, and 19 and disappearing from the web on July 20th. I guess there are some good side effects to last year’s writer’s strike.
Episodes available:
http://www.drhorrible.com
Trailer:
Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.
I know some cool people …
Dancing with the Stars, eat your heart out:
Rockin’ Out in the Caribbean
I’m in the Caribbean again for work and apparently there are only so many days that you listen to resort cover bands, and 14 is way past my limit. So I was very happy to find this post on Wil Wheaton’s site for a very cool LA HD radio station which is also online:
KROQ – The ROQ of the 80s
Enjoy!
I’ve actually decided that there are big holes in my iPod selections that need to be filled after listening.
Jonathan Coulton Rocks!
I was introduced to this guy via TWIT 133. If you like “They Might Be Giants” you’ll like his music. If you finished Valve’s The Orange Box:Portal you are most likely already a fan.
Here is a “music video” someone threw together of one of his popular songs, “Code Monkey”:
Jonathan Coulton’s home page is here. Why don’t you head over there, listen to some songs, and maybe buy a non-DRM’s mp3 or even a CD or 3.
360 D Radio Dallas
A friend of mine has started producing a podcast that covers the local R&B and Hip-Hop scene here in Dallas, TX. Each show is about an hour long and includes much local music as well as some good old fashioned radio “topical” banter.
The show is pretty good and is getting better with each successive podcast so without much further ado why don’t you just go and check it out :
http://www.360dradio.com/
I am told that the Web Front is still very much under construction but it seems pretty functional as-is to me.
The podcast can also be subscribed to via iTunes just search for “360 D Radio Dallas” in the podcast section of the iTunes store. Or just click here.
Enjoy!
A little Radio, A little NFL
Seems like the new law that effectively makes internet radio stations pay more than their terrestrial counterparts for music has also had an ill effect on National Public Radio. NPR has now “released the hounds”:
NPR fights back, seeks rehearing on Internet radio royalty increases
The NFL seems to have gone a little DCMA happy, and seem to have violated the DCMA themselves:
NFL fumbles DMCA takedown battle, could face sanctions
Tango Fu
Very cool. Here is a video of a friend’s dance coach :
Dance, Dance, Evolution
I seem to be on a YouTube kick recently. Saw this video over the weekend and thought it was pretty funny. So here it is, the “Evolution of Dance” :
Happy Mornings
I really like this Folgers ad :
Net Neutrality : God Save the Internet
SaveTheInternet.com has officially introduced us to “The BroadBand” a group of 3 singer/songwriters who have composed a song which is titled “God Save the Internet”. So head on over listen and download the song, and then take a few minutes to look through the site and tell your congressman your views on this issue.
Recent Net Neutrality News :
MarketWatch
CNET News.com
A musician to check out – Luthea Salom
You may want to check out “Luthea Salom”, no relation, at least that I know of at this time. Salom is the equivalent of Smith on Mallorca. Stumbled onto her site as I was looking at some of the statistics for this blog. You can check out her music on her site : www.lutheasalom.com Can’t hurt to refer to her even if not related, its not bad, pretty good in fact.
Now Reading
Planned books:
None
Current books:
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The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, Book 4) by Robert Jordan
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) by George R.R. Martin
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1776 by David McCullough
Recent books:
- Lamb by Christopher Moore
- The Demonata #6: Demon Apocalypse (Demonata) by Darren Shan
- A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) by George R.R. Martin
- The Demonata #5: Blood Beast (Demonata) by Darren Shan
- Demonata #4, The: Bec: Book 4 in the Demonata series (Demonata) by Darren Shan
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