Roqbot: The New Jukebox?
What CAN’T we do with our smartphones these days?? I just heard about a new app that makes standing at a jukebox and pouring through heaps of outdated songs… a thing of the past. Roqbot; has just...
View ArticleTwo Experiments With Modern Life
I saw this really clever digital short on Vimeo about a guy who’s constant texts, bleeps, email alerts etc. turn into music. It serves as a clever showcase for his obvious talent but it’s also a...
View ArticleGen X Anthem
There’s a video going around that has been re-posted by so many of my Gen X friends that I had to take a closer look. It’s part of Yahoo’s in-house Sketchy comedy series- which explains the high...
View ArticleMaking Beautiful Music Together
As the stigma of internet dating is wearing off, we are seeing so many niche dating sites pop up. This is often the case when something starts out as an emerging trend. Over time, it mainstreams, and...
View ArticleSounds Weird
Adult Swim, the kings of weird late night TV, have launched their annual Singles Program. No, I don’t mean some kind of dating service (although that could be a fun idea!) It’s free downloads of music...
View ArticleThe Mainstreaming of KVLT
KVLT has been around the underground side of black metal for a while. Utilizing a more medieval feeling of the word “cult”, the sub genre embraces limited edition culture with a mix of pagan, occult,...
View ArticleSlow, Awkward and Overdue: The Nostalgia-Inducing Death of Adult Contemporary...
Recently, I ran a few errands with a friend of mine, and he needed to run by his local bank branch to make a deposit. Not wanting to sit and swelter in his car, I followed him in to sit awkwardly in...
View ArticleThe Rap Album the Internet Deserves
(Slightly NSFW) Everyone knows that if the Internet were a nation, its main export would be cat memes. Cats have long been the unofficial mascot of the web, giving rise to things like Caturday, Nyan...
View ArticleEmerging Evidence: The New Underground
In the 90s, people used to talk about underground movements a lot. Underground music, underground art, underground gaming—the moniker was a term used to describe independent or lesser-known...
View ArticleOwnership and Material Value
More and more consumers are valuing stuff less. When I say “stuff,” I mean all the stuff that clutters your room, or apartment or house; materialism as a gauge of standing and wealth in general are...
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