Archive for August, 2006

mtv adds atomfilms.com to its online roster

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

MTV now adds game sites such as Shockwave.com and AtomFilms.com, a pioneer in user-generated video, to its online offerings. The search for the elusive ex-tv watcher continues…..enjoy YouTube.com while it’s still an amateur-driven site. Read about the MTV/Atom Entertainment acquisition here.

the chicago heat made me do it

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

So I went to Chicago last Friday for exactly 9 hours to DJ at the Double Door. After setting up the decks I went for a stroll and found the subject of my video making his way down the street in just his tight shorts and a boombox. Wicker Park, Chicago, where it’s at brother…

inside a lebanese snow globe, looking out

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

©Tyler Hicks/NYT
It’s amazing how a photo can capture a seemingly serene moment yet the facts belie the image; no snow, those are propaganda leaflets being dropped by Israeli jets on Tyre in Lebanon.

avett brothers live at pickathon

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

my life online

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Today Sony introduced a rather cool new gadget, Mylo, a device that apparently allows you to do all you’ll ever want to do as you wander through your highly-connected world on a daily basis. Instant Messaging, photos, music, video, internet - it does it all, and it fits in your pocket. It’s a wireless broadband [...]

oil

Monday, August 7th, 2006

The operation at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, that BP said would be shut over the next few days because of deterioration of the pipelines.
This is why I bought this.

owl

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Trundling around Urban Honking I found a link to a new photoblog. Sarah Meadows…..

peaches plays portland music editor gets scared

Monday, August 7th, 2006

It apparently doesn’t take much to scare our local music press. I shared the stage with Peaches at this years SXSW music festival and we had a riot of a time. Meanwhile one male local music editor seems to have the hump (pardon the expression) about Peaches’ role in popular music. Well she doesn’t have [...]