January 2010
57 posts
Khodorkovsky: A Time and a Place for Russia →
Thoughts on iPad
Some quick, top-line thoughts on the iPad:
This doesn’t strike me as a mass-market product. Rather, it is a luxury; something that I think the Apple aficionados and a segment of the creative class will take to quickly. It is important to remember that not everyone is an early adopter, and this device does replicate a lot of the functionality that an iPhone or Touch has, albeit on a much...
Guardian editor hits back at paywalls →
britticisms:
“Music Sounds Better With You” by...
Hermès : Window Installation | Fubiz →
Fubiz:
Une magnifique installation du créatif et designer japonais Tokujin Yoshioka. Une opération d’illusion visuelle présentée sur la vitrine de la Maison Hermès au Japon, jusqu’au 19 janvier 2010. A découvrir en images et vidéo dans la suite de l’article.
The music of The xx : The New Yorker →
““I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made...”
– Brian Eno in The Guardian
unconscious repeat →
One of the best music blogs ever, written by my friend Nate. Described as music that is “the warmth of the sun, disintegrated calm, heartsick at dawn, infinite space, liquid phase, melted tape, swampy tremolo, underwater echo, old circuits exposed.”
“For all their production nous (BoC records just leap outta the speakers at you,...”
– Jess Harvell on Boards of Canada- Geogaddi
The Jellies- Jive baby on a Saturday night
Hudson Mohawke- Fuse
The Detroit Experiment – Think Twice (Mark E...
The XX- VCR (Matthew Dear remix)
Otl Aicher 1972 Munich Olympics →
Eight Ways to Kill an Idea →
Why cable companies bundle their channels: The New... →
On gospel, Abba and the death of the record: an... →
By Foot to the Base of K2 in Pakistan →
The Black Pearl
From Claridge’s Bar, London:
Fresh blackberries and blueberries, muddled with Zubrowka bison grass vodka, chamord, creme de cassis, pink grapefruit and lemon juice.
Unreal.
“Covetous readers are advised to act quickly, brace themselves for a steep...”
– Fantastic Man
A lot of people wrote and mentioned how much they...
Circlesquare- Sub Reminisce (Deeper)
Hot mix alert: Ryan Elliott presents- The R...
The Wire: Kode 9 Interview →
Q&A with Nite Jewel →
Darkstar- XXJFG mix
1. Charles Dodge – ‘When I...
Ivan Smagghe - Resonance Festival, Avignon, France...
Del Shannon- Gemini (Pilooski edit)
I described...
Osborne- Wait a minute (Extended mix)
Frampton...
Loneliness in Numbers →