Archive for January 2009

links for 2009-01-28

In Links on 28 January 2009

These are my links for 2009-01-28 from 08:27 to 14:45

links for 2009-01-23

In Links on 23 January 2009

These are my links for 2009-01-20 through 2009-01-23:

• Kevin Kelly — The Technium
• Tascam DR-07 Portable Recorder
• The Mid-Century Modernist: Charade Film Titles and Opening Scene
• Flickr: The New Frontiersman's Photostream
• THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN
• Free Ambient Music Compilation Inspired By Director Michelangelo Antonioni
• nedwright.com
• THE NEW GOTHAMS: 46 New Fonts from H&FJ.

links for 2009-01-20

In Links on 20 January 2009

On Integrating Max and Live – Cycling 74’s perspective on working with Ableton
Alesis Intros M1Active USB Studio Monitors – I was looking for something like this a while back
THE NEW GOTHAMS: 46 New Fonts from H&FJ – still a favorite of mine, now with narrow, extra narrow and condensed weights
Rugged Handheld Recorder – metal chassis [...]

links for 2009-01-16

In Links on 16 January 2009

iZotope announces Ozone 4 – interesting audio mastering suite gets an upgrade
Ableton Live 8, Now with Grooves: The Top 8 New Features – new effects, instruments, editing, arrangement and collaboration features
Jazzmutant Lemur Software Gets Update, Features For Ableton Live – multi-touch control
Cycling ‘74 Reveals Max For Live: Make Max Patches that Integrate with Ableton – [...]

links for 2009-01-15

In Links on 15 January 2009

Akai APC40 Ableton Live Controller, in Detail – just announced, looks interesting
Extending Darwinism – on ’soft inheritance’ in biological evolution
‘A New Kind of Mind’ – by Kevin Kelley
First Look: Daylite Touch – business management software, from the makers of Billings
New LaCie cables designed to prevent cord tangle
Gerber Kick Axe – what can I say, it [...]

links for 2009-01-12

In Links on 12 January 2009

The Renegades at the New York ‘Times’ – while some newspapers slowly die, the NYT innovates and evolves
Free Lo-Fi Sample Library – generated with an Atari POKEY chip
Gorgeous Ambient Music Video Game – in the vein of Flow, Windows only
The Vignelli Canon – notes from a master typographer
“The Invention of Air” by Steven Johnson – [...]

links for 2009-01-08

In Links on 8 January 2009

The Book Cover Archive – for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design
Take iWork ’09 out for a spin – download a free 30 day demo from Apple
Art From the Middle of Nowhere – Paul D. Miller(aka DJ Spooky)’s work about Antarctica
Bug Labs Open Source Linux Hardware Gets a Pico-Projector Module, More [...]

Book bytes

In Reviews on 8 January 2009 tagged Art, books, comics, fantasy, fiction, graphic novels, reading, recommended, sci-fi

I had some time over the holidays to do a lot of reading, mostly short stories and graphic novels. Here’s a list of recommendations:

Pretty Monsters: Stories – terrific contemporary fantasy and modern fairy tales, by Kelly Link
The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet – collected shorts from the underground contemporary fantasy zine, edited by Kelly [...]

Wii open thread

In General on 6 January 2009 tagged arcade, education, entertainment, Music, Nintendo, video games, Wii

Oui, we got a Wii for Xmas (LOLz). Any notable games (besides Wii Music and Geometry Wars: Galaxies) I should check out? Leave your comments in the… comments.

January show

In General on 6 January 2009 tagged electronic, live, Music, performance

My next live performance is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 at 10:00pm. Join me for a drink while I kick out another set of my original tunes. View the event and RSVP on Facebook.

links for 2009-01-06

In Links on 6 January 2009

Record your own Vinyl Discs – the VinylRecorder T-560 turns your Technics SL-1200 or 1210 MKII into a high-precision master vinyl cutter
Stanza Turns Your iPhone into a Kindle – now you can buy commercial books in addition to reading free public-domain works
Elysium Generative Midi Sequencer

Intermorphic Mixtikl Arrives: Mobile and Desktop Generative, Creative Music Suite – [...]