This brings me round about to Hype Machine. Hype Machine has been my dirty secret for a pretty long time, it’s fairly popular now I think, but I’ve been using since right after it’s launch in December of ’06 for finding new and remixed stuff. I highly recommend it.

So I’m working on this project for our PR company, to automatically read email to you in your car. I’m using Quartz Composer to build the interface, and a little bit of programming in Xcode. It’s shaping up nicely. I got the first proof of concept done in about 5 hours using QC, with some help from the super nice guys at Kineme.net. They develop some pretty awesome patches, filling in parts where QC is lacking. Anyways, I’ll post some development screenshots soon, but unfortunately I don’t think I can post the source. /shrug

[audio:paulnewman-plastic.mp3]

I don’t care if it rains and freezes
‘Long as I got my plastic Jesus
Sittin’ on the dashboard of my car.
Comes in colors pink and pleasant
Glows in the dark ’cause it’s iridescent
Carry it with you if you travel far.

So get yourself a sweet Madonna
Dressed in rhinestones sittin’ on a
pedestal, of abalone shell.
Going eighty I ain’t scary
’cause I got the Virgin Mary
Assuring me that I won’t go to hell.

Definitely one of my new favorite movies, this had some how escaped my notice for the past 29 years. Mind the audio, it’s a little loud.

We just finished a pretty massive import of MP3 albums into our store, giving us close to 200 full-length albums in the digital format! In case you haven’t noticed yet, we think this is pretty great. We’ll be working to add singles and EPs and fill the holes in the catalog in the coming weeks and months, and we have every intention of making rare and out-of-print titles available exclusively through our shop.

So take a look around and let us know how it works for you. For more details on the downloads and how the sales work, take a look at this longer and more detailed post.

UPDATE: You can now see all the mp3 downloads we have for sale in one place. Click me

Sub Pop has produced such greats as Nirvana, Hot Hot Heat, The Shins and more.

I’m attempting to drink some hot cocoa due to the cold weather outside. I forgot how much of a pain it is. It’s either too hot, scalding yor tongue, or it’s too cold and grainy. Ahh if only this was the extent of my life’s difficulties.

[audio:Ballad_Of_The_Beaconsfield_Miners.mp3]

Here’s a song off of the new Foo Fighter’s album, written for a couple of miners that when trapped in a cave-in were asked what they wanted to tide them over until they could be rescued. Their answer? An iPod loaded with Foo Fighters songs. So Dave Grohl wrote them this song, and sent them tickets to his show, and dedicated it to them. That’s such a cool gesture, very heartfelt. So enjoy the songs, and think of those guys rocking out to Foo Fighter’s while being trapped miles underground.

[audio:16_Jeff_Buckley_Hallelujah.mp3]

I’ve also got some Neutral Milk Hotel, who if you haven’t heard them are quite relaxing. This particular song has a very pretty theramin in the background, and some great vocals. Unfortunately they are on hiatus and haven’t released any new material recently.

[audio:03_In_the_Aeroplane_Over_the_Sea.mp3]

[audio:Geek_Squad_Speech_Miami.mp3]

Oh and be sure to check out the newly designed site. Most of the Agents featured are actually from Geek Squad City. If you’d like to have a sort of sneak peek into the City, check this out.. click on all of the tiles and just let it sit idle.

and…

Dondero makes truly bad rock ‘n’ roll almost listenable… almost. Dondero creates art out of nothing, whereas this aspires to something far greater than it can possibly be, and it diminishes itself and its source material in the process.

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