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December 23, 2006

Started My Next Song, Finally

So, I finally started recording my second song on Thursday, and am incredibly psyched.  Not much, just the core "loop" I'll be using.  The song is called "Take A Stand". I wrote the lyrics back in April of this year... Read More

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December 21, 2006

The Diet Coke & Mentos Experiment Videos

I guess I've been on a viral video kick, lately... This series is fantastic, and I thought I'd post it for anyone that hasn't seen it yet.  The guys at EepyBird.com have taken the whole Diet Coke and Mentos phenomenon... Read More

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December 13, 2006

The McDonalds Drive-Through Rap + Lyrics

Awesome. These guys went to a McDonalds drive-through and rapped their order into the speaker. The lyrics and beatbox are pretty good, but what I love even more, is when the order-taker says, "I'm sorry, I only caught the cheeseburger;... Read More

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December 10, 2006

Christmas Carols Stop WWI Trench Warfare

I just finished watching Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas), a french movie based on a true story of soldier fraternization that took place in World War I trenches during Christmas.  Basically, Scottish, French, and German troops end up drinking together in... Read More

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December 07, 2006

Pandora's Music Theory Podcast

Pandora recently launched a podcast, with it's first episode, "The Basics of Vocal Harmony," a few weeks ago.  Tim (Pandora founder) explains:We're planning to do a whole bunch of these. The idea behind them is to provide some interesting, and... Read More

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December 06, 2006

Six Songwriters Collaborate 3000 Miles Apart

Gert is a band made of of six songwriting-musicians that lived a continent apart, but decided to make like Voltron and join forces online.This account of artistic collaboration includes audio clips and email blurbs that track the progress of their... Read More

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December 05, 2006

Interview With MC Frontalot, Nerdcore Hip Hop Playah

Take gangsta rap, replace the ho's, guns, 'n' gangs with computers, codes, and Star Wars references...whaddaya get?  Nerdcore Hip Hop is a growing sub-genre of hip hop where geeks bust rhymes about nerdy subjects.  It's awesome.  (Hit Wikipedia for a... Read More

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December 02, 2006

Free Music Downloads: How Not to Piss People Off

Bob posted about a seemingly (but not) cool Best Buy music promotion he encountered at Best Buy.  Basically, you're offered 14 free music downloads at the check out counter.  Cool, right?  To get them, you have to leave Best Buy's... Read More

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