September 2008
44 posts
I just learned that French Rapper veteran Rockin'...
and the son of French actor Jean Pierre Cassel…It’s funny, I always wondered why this rapper had been hiding his face in his music videos and shying away from the media for the past 20 years, now I know. But anyway, it doesn’t change anything, this guy used rocked my teenagehood with tracks like this one:
with his brother and Joey Starr when they were kids (ils ont quand...
“My fear is that taxpayers will be left with the mother of all debts, the federal...”
– Jeb Hensarling, Republican of Texas, said he intended to vote against the package.
WatchAn amusing rap made to popularize the CERN particle accelerator
“The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a...”
– John McCain during the presidential debate, and apparently it’s true
WatchGood (& kind of awkward) band ? Francis & the Lights - I am not totally convinced that it’s worth Prince (it’s very similar)…but it’s fun to watch!
“The choice is you got a guy that’s worth $150 million with 12 houses against a...”
– Chris Rock (not KID ROCK, PERRY) about Mc Cain vs. Obama. hehe…
“Henry M. Paulson Jr., literally bent down on one knee as he pleaded with Nancy...”
– New York Times - pathetic…The Republicans are stuck in an ideoligical dilemma which might cost them the election: support the Bush administration bailout plan or stick to non-intervention policies? Whatever side McCain will support (it’s still quite unclear to me), he is bound to...
I LOVE BURAKA SOM SISTEMA! →
A group promoted by Diplo and M.I.A. straight from ANGOLA!!!
WatchThis one’s fun too!
WatchI like that music video from French band Naive New Beaters :)
WatchI just can’t get enough of vimeo and the type of creative visual experiences people publish there…it’s just insane!
WatchAnother great vimeo vid…all in stop motion!
Video description:
This music video is an abstract journey in our everyday surroundings, illustrating moments of life in a continuous way. A trip into 4500 still photographs, a travel where urban landscapes meet pastoral scenes to create a whirlpool around the theme of the video: the subjective point of view and urban life. This video was...
MySpace Music to launch tonight
Finally it is arriving…After much buzz and anticipation, Techcrunch reports that it will launch tonight! Now the labels have their “online MTV” to sell their crappy preformatted music to the masses…and helped Amazon become a strong competitor to iTunes! Divide & conquer :)
but the real question is, is it going to save the music industry? I personally believe that we...
“I am not young enough to know everything.”
– Oscar Wilde
WatchChildren KEEP OUT! This is a great porn cartoon, a totally new genre :) No I don’t have the original footage…
WatchSome outtakes of Institubes US tour on the road for those who like the Parisian electro scene. Shot by PARA-ONE.
“No Candidate With More Than 50% Support in Sept. Has Lost Presidential Race...”
– Stephanopoulos. Finally some reinsuring news for Obama! Current lead: 52/43
“in judging whether corporate America is serious about reforming itself, C.E.O....”
– - Warren buffet. And of course, when you look at how much Chuck Prince and Stanley O’Neal made during their years of failed leadership, it has not passed it.
Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator →
Sarah Palin is not only known for hating polar bears, being a former beauty queen, having a 17 year old pregnant daughter and running for Vice Presidency, she is also known for naming her children with names like Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow, and Piper.
What would your name be if Sarah Palin were your mother? This is what this blog is trying to answer with the Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator.
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WatchI just tried this service that the webosphere has been buzzing about called Animoto.
I must say I’m impressed by the visual result but not sure I would pay for it! Anyway, nice viral growth with 752,662 monthly active users on Facebook and about 100k on their site.
Fluokids →
The Paryorker Hipster blog. These young geezies have been generating a LOT of buzz lately! The new hipster/tastemakers have arrived :) Death to Teknikart and Inrocks, vive FluoKids!
For cool NYC/Paris/LA/Miami/Vegas party pics in this fashion, check LastNightsParty
A really cool agency reel →
the reel of Factory Labs design, a Denver based company founded by the founder/CEO of Beatport!
WatchA classic…the video made by the Connected Ventures staff (College Humor, Vimeo, Busted Tees.
Everybody’s young, hip and happy, and now part of IAC (Barry Diller bought them out) :) Hehehe! This reminds me of why I chose working in new media!
WatchMade with Processing. Audio by The Flashbulb (Kirlian Isles III from the Kirlian Selections album). Pure beauty….
WatchMade with Processing. Audio by The Flashbulb (Kirlian Isles III from the Kirlian Selections album).
WatchMan on a Wire
“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would only be capable of...”
– Unknown
WatchThis is the future: spatial geotagging…Couple that with image recognition and your real environment becomes the web!!! That means, you just have to look through your phone at real objects to get information about this object….
We’re so lucky to live in the 21st century!!!
WatchThis is dumb but I thought it was hilarious!
WatchThis is cool. the guy is called Edison and he also produces good hip hop