Technology
Many New Topics to Discuss…
Just a quick FYI… I’ve been jotting down ideas for upcoming posts for this blog and the list has now exceeded over 100 things I’m ready to write about. I have a huge range of topics I want to discuss but I think the first items I am going to focus on will be free and open [...]
Nine Inch Nails is at it again!
Less than two weeks ago I wrote about Trent Reznor giving away his latest single for free… well, he has officially “one up’d” himself by giving away his new album for free. Yup, that’s right… the techno-sexual known as Trent Reznor has taken it upon himself to “repay” his long-time fans by giving away his new album “The Slip” completely free of charge, he simply states “this one’s on me” in the announcement from his official website. By going to theslip.nin.com and registering via a valid email address you receive the option of downloading the file directly in MP3 format (including a PDF art book) or you can download high quality loss-less audio formats via BitTorrent including FLAC, M4A and WAVE.
Trent Reznor Releases New Single For Free
Trent Reznor the mastermind behind Nine Inch Nails has released a new song to the masses for free… yet another black eye for the old-school music business model. The song titled “Discipline” was mastered by Trent’s long-time producer Alan Moulder just 24 hours before the release to radio stations and fans across the world. By heading to the [...]
iTunes Losing Ground as #1.
A short time ago Amazon.com launched their DRM free MP3 Store offering over 4.5 million tracks from every major record label, and now after just six short months they are securely seated in the #2 position in digital music sales hot on the heals of iTunes. This undoubtedly makes Steve Jobs blood boil, which obviously makes me smile [...]
Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails
Recently Trent Reznor and company released a 36 track, 4 album experimental instrumental masterpiece simply title “Ghosts I-IV.” Stream it all through the flash player below… or get more information at ghosts.nin.com or read about all the news from the release at The NIN Hotline. This is one hell of a sweet deal… as you can download tracks for free or all of them in super-high quality for just five bucks.
Gravatar Comment Avatars…
I have installed a Gravatar Avatar comment plugin which allows you to go to the Gravatar website and setup an account which will allow you to use a globally recognized avatar at any blog you post at. The Gravatar website communicates with this one and others and as soon as you post it matches your email address [...]
Red Light Cams: The Real $tory
I’m sure most of my fellow Houstonians have heard or noticed by now that there are fifty brand-spanking-new red light cameras in and around the Houston area. If you haven’t heard, the cameras automatically send you a ticket of your pretty face and license plate in the amount of $75.00 for every red-light-running infraction. The [...]
WTC Disaster Models Debunk Myths
An extremely accurate and indepth computer simulation of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center has recently been released by University of Purdue researchers. The 3D computer simulation is part of a two and a half year study by the researchers that is extremely detailed. The simulation is so accurate that it [...]
Listened to Underworld Yet?
So, I know I’ve been bringing up the magnificent dance music duo Underworld a lot lately on my blog and in various MySpace bulletins, but I assure you I do so for good reason. As I’ve spoken to many of my acquaintances in the Houston dance music scene over the past couple of months it [...]
Underworld to NYC In September
If you are a friend of mine on MySpace you have probably noticed the multiple bulletins I’ve posted about Underworld coming to the states in September to play three huge shows in New York City, Denver and Los Angeles. If you are a fan of electronic music and you don’t know who Underworld is then [...]
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