Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
And in other news...
In the past couple weeks, I've been back in touch with my friend from Wayy back in the day, Matt Lieber. After listening to what I've been up to, he sent me what he's been up to. Of course, it's nothing short of genius.
Here's some more:
vetran.
kissing book.
another day at the office.
Here's some more:
vetran.
kissing book.
another day at the office.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
It's friday and what the hell? No. 4
so i uploaded this last weekend, to let a few people hear it and get a good idea for sequential order. its far from finished, theres a lot to be done so if anything, this is the order of the songs. drunk and stoned i sent this to Magic Marker, after some support, with the words 'i will do better' in the subject heading. they better listen to that shit, id be a good investment.
the album rules. you just gotta fill in the blanks, look past some bruises and stretch your imagination a little.
http://www.mediafire.com/?0tiflhwam0m
Record One:
side a.
Games
Everyday
Beast of Nowhere
Days Gone By
side b.
I came
Queen of the mountain
Greenpoint
King of the land
Record Two:
side a .
shark test
Rocks
Carrie
For Sarah
side b.
knightrider
beercanhands
slow-wave sleep
...headlights
for me its when knightrider starts up the fourth side. and rocks right after shark test, thats key. butt its not about me, any type of feedback is appreciated.
the album rules. you just gotta fill in the blanks, look past some bruises and stretch your imagination a little.
http://www.mediafire.com/?0tiflhwam0m
Record One:
side a.
Games
Everyday
Beast of Nowhere
Days Gone By
side b.
I came
Queen of the mountain
Greenpoint
King of the land
Record Two:
side a .
shark test
Rocks
Carrie
For Sarah
side b.
knightrider
beercanhands
slow-wave sleep
...headlights
for me its when knightrider starts up the fourth side. and rocks right after shark test, thats key. butt its not about me, any type of feedback is appreciated.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
It's still funny...
...to see them dance the same , haha!
Although I'm not seeing anyone pulling out "the Fatality!", whats up with that?
Saturday, January 19, 2008
(mixtape 001) test
OK, so here goes.
So... download the file this link will take you to, then i guess drag and drop it into itunes or winamp then hit NAME to order the songs in their correct numerical order.
As sequence becomes more important the order will mean more, right now its just a test in mp3 randomness. hit cmd-t.
some new bands some old, the finches call out, mandarin dynasty takes over, saturday looks good to me prove it again, the four seasons fight back, and hope sandoval sees a blue light or some shit. and if you're wondering how i grabbed the mp3s, scroll down. BAM! See, it all fits.
i wanna end up uploading albums, or uploading stuff you can hear only on records since there's so much lost in the revolving door between the two worlds, analog and digital. just trying to keep it warm in this digital ice age. igloo rock.
hope this test works!
17 songs, 11 bands, 60 megabytes, 60 mins. break out the vicodin.
(mixtape 001) test
http://www.mediafire.com/?d9iwi21luym
So... download the file this link will take you to, then i guess drag and drop it into itunes or winamp then hit NAME to order the songs in their correct numerical order.
As sequence becomes more important the order will mean more, right now its just a test in mp3 randomness. hit cmd-t.
some new bands some old, the finches call out, mandarin dynasty takes over, saturday looks good to me prove it again, the four seasons fight back, and hope sandoval sees a blue light or some shit. and if you're wondering how i grabbed the mp3s, scroll down. BAM! See, it all fits.
i wanna end up uploading albums, or uploading stuff you can hear only on records since there's so much lost in the revolving door between the two worlds, analog and digital. just trying to keep it warm in this digital ice age. igloo rock.
hope this test works!
17 songs, 11 bands, 60 megabytes, 60 mins. break out the vicodin.
(mixtape 001) test
http://www.mediafire.com/?d9iwi21luym
Thursday, January 17, 2008
I forgot...
about this song too. Holey Shit.
Wow the video seriously rules too. im into the stick figures.
p.s. see what i mean? they both die in the end!
Wow the video seriously rules too. im into the stick figures.
p.s. see what i mean? they both die in the end!
I didn't realize it...The Four Seasons are the SHIT.
I didn't realize it...
but The Four Seasons are the Shit.
This article compares and contrasts The Four Seasons with The Beach Boys
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fuxqq5ldte~T1
I was just reading this article and remembered how someone said that the 50s ended when JFK was shot-63, and I believe musically this is true as well. Basically before 63: when the Beatles landed, was one side of the line and After they did is, well, the 60s.im talking about the U.S. 60's of course. This period, right at the end of 'our 50s' stands as a sort of pre-sixties-60s and the last few years of an era. the era of singles. this is before the concept of The Album As Statement. like the article says, 'if you didn't have an album, you were just a singles act.' so a type of hierarchy started to form. these days we just take albums for granted but back then it was a singles world.
and some of the shit the singles talked about was dark. the obvious one is the Crystals singing phil spector's 'He Hit Me and it Felt like a Kiss', but 'Ragdoll' and 'Dawn' are kind of deep bummed out songs for what I think of the 50s being. Dawn? That shit is depressing, 'Dawn go away I'm no good for you' cause I'm poor as shit and couldn't even begin to make you happy ...damn. thats some hard teen shit. Meanwhile The Ronnettes were dark in that they were fuckmachines. well its really just ronnie. not since helen of troy was a girl this hot. 'baby i love you' is the marching anthem to Complete Fucking Take Over, you came you saw you conquered. listen to it and dont think about fucking.
The sound of music in the end of our 50s was kind of intense, its what they colored within the lines of incredible restraint. its the dark teen soap opera that shadow morton wrote for ronnie spector's enemy no.1, mary holyfuckthisgirlishot weiss to sing with the shangri-las like 'Out in the Streets', '(Remember) Walking in the sand' and of course 'Leader of the Pack'. 50s-noir pop music.
i dont think the era died a natural death either, like ronnie spector says in Girl Groups: a Sound, the british invasion happened over night and boom out went the girl groups. personally, i wonder where this was going, if anywhere. i mean you go from 'Ragdoll' and 'You Don't Own Me' to 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice?'. the 'Dawn' situation is heavier than 'Caroline, No'. Caroline cuts her hair and the guy gets bummed out- big deal. there's a certain complexity in mainstream pop music before the british invasion. it's a prologue world before bands wrote their own songs, its the end of the 50s right before the big british bang, before the album became Statement, and basically and simply, before the beatles; Thats the shit. reminds me of american new wave cinema and punk, in some cases borderline no-wave in its content, before the 80s and new wave. cycles.
but The Four Seasons are the Shit.
This article compares and contrasts The Four Seasons with The Beach Boys
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fuxqq5ldte~T1
I was just reading this article and remembered how someone said that the 50s ended when JFK was shot-63, and I believe musically this is true as well. Basically before 63: when the Beatles landed, was one side of the line and After they did is, well, the 60s.im talking about the U.S. 60's of course. This period, right at the end of 'our 50s' stands as a sort of pre-sixties-60s and the last few years of an era. the era of singles. this is before the concept of The Album As Statement. like the article says, 'if you didn't have an album, you were just a singles act.' so a type of hierarchy started to form. these days we just take albums for granted but back then it was a singles world.
and some of the shit the singles talked about was dark. the obvious one is the Crystals singing phil spector's 'He Hit Me and it Felt like a Kiss', but 'Ragdoll' and 'Dawn' are kind of deep bummed out songs for what I think of the 50s being. Dawn? That shit is depressing, 'Dawn go away I'm no good for you' cause I'm poor as shit and couldn't even begin to make you happy ...damn. thats some hard teen shit. Meanwhile The Ronnettes were dark in that they were fuckmachines. well its really just ronnie. not since helen of troy was a girl this hot. 'baby i love you' is the marching anthem to Complete Fucking Take Over, you came you saw you conquered. listen to it and dont think about fucking.
The sound of music in the end of our 50s was kind of intense, its what they colored within the lines of incredible restraint. its the dark teen soap opera that shadow morton wrote for ronnie spector's enemy no.1, mary holyfuckthisgirlishot weiss to sing with the shangri-las like 'Out in the Streets', '(Remember) Walking in the sand' and of course 'Leader of the Pack'. 50s-noir pop music.
i dont think the era died a natural death either, like ronnie spector says in Girl Groups: a Sound, the british invasion happened over night and boom out went the girl groups. personally, i wonder where this was going, if anywhere. i mean you go from 'Ragdoll' and 'You Don't Own Me' to 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice?'. the 'Dawn' situation is heavier than 'Caroline, No'. Caroline cuts her hair and the guy gets bummed out- big deal. there's a certain complexity in mainstream pop music before the british invasion. it's a prologue world before bands wrote their own songs, its the end of the 50s right before the big british bang, before the album became Statement, and basically and simply, before the beatles; Thats the shit. reminds me of american new wave cinema and punk, in some cases borderline no-wave in its content, before the 80s and new wave. cycles.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
(This is a Program...) test
called Wiretap Studio .
with it you can record ANY sound your computer plays.
i use it to record songs on myspace you can't download, or real audio streams like interviews. you can use it for 30 days with unlimited usage, im trying to find the serial number to crack it, once i do ill post it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?fcsdxulityx
with it you can record ANY sound your computer plays.
i use it to record songs on myspace you can't download, or real audio streams like interviews. you can use it for 30 days with unlimited usage, im trying to find the serial number to crack it, once i do ill post it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?fcsdxulityx
Monday, January 14, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
And In Other News... (2)
My downstairs roommate can get a little crazy sometimes, don't we all?
Anyway, last night she decided to do some Spring cleaning early this year starting around 10 pm, and now I know it takes about two and half hours to clear an entire room of its contents out the window.
Anyway, last night she decided to do some Spring cleaning early this year starting around 10 pm, and now I know it takes about two and half hours to clear an entire room of its contents out the window.
In Code
Here's the code to remove the top 8 feature in myspace pages. Now that I have it, I'm still on the fence about using it. Maybe I'm against top 8 in spirit rather than in code.
And here's the code for embedding music files for now.
I used two sites, but I'm sure there's an easier way. First, i uploaded a song at Boomp3.com, free file upload and they give you the player. Then I went into the code and changed the href link from "Listen" (which brought you to their homepage) to "Download!" (think homestarrunner saying it, ha) and linked that to a downloadable mediafire file.
It's probably messy and filled with problems but it works! though, dont copy and paste this - the mp3 id will be different every song, but refer to it when changing the boomp3 html code they give you, ie changing the button and creating a working downloadable link.
Also, can i give a shout out to View Source! Helll yeah!
example.
DOWNLOAD!
And here's the code for embedding music files for now.
I used two sites, but I'm sure there's an easier way. First, i uploaded a song at Boomp3.com, free file upload and they give you the player. Then I went into the code and changed the href link from "Listen" (which brought you to their homepage) to "Download!" (think homestarrunner saying it, ha) and linked that to a downloadable mediafire file.
It's probably messy and filled with problems but it works! though, dont copy and paste this - the mp3 id will be different every song, but refer to it when changing the boomp3 html code they give you, ie changing the button and creating a working downloadable link.
Also, can i give a shout out to View Source! Helll yeah!
example.
DOWNLOAD!
Friday, January 11, 2008
add sequential videos weekly to tell a story in two separate entries in this environment. so all you need to do is update the entry with embedded video code for each new video, the most recent shown at the top. much like a serial novel and makes the blog work more like a webpage. tie together separate entries/ stories at the end.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Abigail's Video Mixtape #3
...Third Song, pretty important. to the cohesive structure, pace, and sequence of the album, its really 2 3 and kill em at 4, you know the roll with it-wonderwall-dont look back in anger sort of arrangement. so with that said, here's no. 3
Web Trends
This gif is not match for just clicking the link below, so do it.
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/ia-trendmap-2007v2
This is interesting too.
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/trendmap3-countdown-internet-2008-predictions#more-455
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
And in other news...
Ok so Gene Defcon went ahead and made a movie ?!
like 'What's New Pussycat?' but its Gene fuckin Defcon.
i cant wait to get my hands on this little number, I wonder if he'd trade me for those phil spector bootlegs I was supposed to send him like 30 years ago. Hmmm...
For those of you who forget gene defcon, press play - you can also download!
DOWNLOAD!
FUCKKK YEAH!!!!!
And in Other other news... I uploaded another transfer on youtube.
This is Caribbean Rhythms playing in Twisted Village, Boston 2004. zac kristen and mike
like 'What's New Pussycat?' but its Gene fuckin Defcon.
i cant wait to get my hands on this little number, I wonder if he'd trade me for those phil spector bootlegs I was supposed to send him like 30 years ago. Hmmm...
For those of you who forget gene defcon, press play - you can also download!
DOWNLOAD!
FUCKKK YEAH!!!!!
And in Other other news... I uploaded another transfer on youtube.
This is Caribbean Rhythms playing in Twisted Village, Boston 2004. zac kristen and mike
(mediafire) test
Heres a song from the lp 'Night Songs' by the band Stars from backkk in the day. I see their new records out a bunch at the shoppes, but i dont know their new stuff. I keep looking on ebay for this record so hopefully one day i can own it again. it was a decent record.
(and now for my mediafire test)
for the whole song, click this link.
http://www.mediafire.com/?avyto9y2zjl
more songs to come soon.
this is just a test and only a test.
(and now for my mediafire test)
for the whole song, click this link.
http://www.mediafire.com/?avyto9y2zjl
more songs to come soon.
this is just a test and only a test.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
double storied you tube videos.
since this blog is vertcially aimed, one youtube video on top of another, the way they stack now but have them interact or work together like stereo.
like stereograms. you have two cameras one filming the top of the the fish tank and the other one filing the depths. that sort of thing.
since this blog is vertcially aimed, one youtube video on top of another, the way they stack now but have them interact or work together like stereo.
like stereograms. you have two cameras one filming the top of the the fish tank and the other one filing the depths. that sort of thing.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
(1)video songs only, video with audio are sewn together
(2)==> to make an album of videosongs you can watch in a linear sequence or rearrange randomly. both linear and nonlinear.
(3)the audio only version if arranged a different way tells a different story for ears but not for eyes, the visuals wouldnt make linear sense while its audio would.
(2)==> to make an album of videosongs you can watch in a linear sequence or rearrange randomly. both linear and nonlinear.
(3)the audio only version if arranged a different way tells a different story for ears but not for eyes, the visuals wouldnt make linear sense while its audio would.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Dear Abby,
Question: If midget fucks a normal girl, will their kid be half midget?
Reminder: rent Karate Bear Fighter tomorrow
Reminder: rent Karate Bear Fighter tomorrow
I went out to go to B dalton's to see what i could get with my barnes and nobe gift card, sadly it was an experience not very memorable. took some pictures of downtown. i told myself ten ok pictures to choose from then ride back home. so here are some of the selections. these extend from the video idea ive been recording for the past couple years, scenes of exteriors with minimum human interaction.
on the ride home i got a flat and took the bart the rest of the way. had the tire fixed and looked at air pumps which i will buy in the next paycheck, its getting too expensive to pay for it when i could just do it myself. in the 30 seconds it takes to ride home from the bike store, my front tire popped as well. i get the hint; i'll walk. changed phone plans.
on the ride home i got a flat and took the bart the rest of the way. had the tire fixed and looked at air pumps which i will buy in the next paycheck, its getting too expensive to pay for it when i could just do it myself. in the 30 seconds it takes to ride home from the bike store, my front tire popped as well. i get the hint; i'll walk. changed phone plans.
Final Cut Pro 5 Free Tutorial Volume 2
(trying to organize these into sequential order is a prologue in itself)
Opening a Project File
Creating a New Sequence
Adding Clips in the Timeline
Assembling Clips with Snapping
Basic Editing
Trimming and the Selection Tool
Navigating with J, K, and L
Overwriting and Inserting Clips
Trimming Clips with the Blade Tool
Undo and Command+S
Timeline Priority
Using the Selection Tool
The Range Selection Tool
Ripple Tool
Opening a Project File
Creating a New Sequence
Adding Clips in the Timeline
Assembling Clips with Snapping
Basic Editing
Trimming and the Selection Tool
Navigating with J, K, and L
Overwriting and Inserting Clips
Trimming Clips with the Blade Tool
Undo and Command+S
Timeline Priority
Using the Selection Tool
The Range Selection Tool
Ripple Tool
Friday, January 4, 2008
i could probably stay up all night with this thing. i just spent the past evening watching steve jobs introduce apple innovations from the past ten years or so. dont even ask me why, but i looked upat the clock and now its 2 and theres work tomorrow but i want to do more. im trying to download an older version of imovie since imovie 08 is such bullshit. i bought an old version of ilife awhile back in binghamton but i dont know where thats disappeared to. oh the going it was much too slow.
by the way i forgot to link these videos. i uploaded them the other night and hopefully is a start. Dear Nora and Sightings. Boston.
by the way i forgot to link these videos. i uploaded them the other night and hopefully is a start. Dear Nora and Sightings. Boston.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
wow one from the winter of 2004, my 24th winter
this is walking from day street to the orange line and back everyday, returning to a heatless home, getting the phone call and wondering whats gonna happen today. after getting the encyclopedia of rock thrown at my head. 11:47 am, sunday morning, doing laundry - theres no other time to do it. riding to wei's on pond street. the bus heading towards
the end of work
the height of the day came at the end of work, i started my ride home, so effortless, it felt like sailing, coasting. my legs acted automatically, drifting around puddles, and breathing in the cool after todays rain. the thing about caifornia rain, versus portland or eastcoast rain is that the weather keeps its temperature and its not half bad walking or riding as it pours around you. but by the end of the day it had subsided and we were left with wet streets and dark puddles. then 'landslide' came on and things became surreal. the world went silent and i felt like everything was clearer and for the first time in a long time i wasnt glaring, so much as i was doing nothing. kind of like what they say in the books, don't do anything. so there i was doing nothing on my bike riding in auto and i went and got some cd-r's for some postcards ive been meaning to send for awhile now. riding down mission instead of feeling suffocated i felt like i did when i first came here in 2005. maybe its the night air, maybe it was the day and practicing my social skils. maybe it was the music that was playing as i rode Home. at any rate it was an involved enough a scenario that i didn't want to forget it. i remember riding down mission thinking: I am at the helm of my existance, there is nothing more i want. (wellll, maybe a couple more things) how much better can it get. after completing my errand, i got back on my bike and an ollld travis song from back in the dayy comes on and thats it, i didnt even want to keep riding: it was the perfect ending to the ride day tape.
epilogue: i got my paypal code in the mail today! which means i can unlock my account and use my new bank card to buy some new equipment in the coming months ~ super 8 camera, film, photo supplies
epilogue: i got my paypal code in the mail today! which means i can unlock my account and use my new bank card to buy some new equipment in the coming months ~ super 8 camera, film, photo supplies
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
abigail
i talked to my sister online today
hey abigail! hope youre reading this.
Binghamton, 2006.
love, ben
hey abigail! hope youre reading this.
Binghamton, 2006.
love, ben
mom + dog=
WOOOOHOOO im ok with the landlord, paid rent, got my bank card, paid the therapist and had an awesome day at work! i am on the brink of re growing myself on a level i never thought possible before. is there any kind of plant that goes underground during the winter and then sprouts in the spring time? is that probably every plant that exists? oh boy... my toes are surging with energy.
i didnt even mind cleaning up much.
the band: feeling fat
WOOOOHOOO im ok with the landlord, paid rent, got my bank card, paid the therapist and had an awesome day at work! i am on the brink of re growing myself on a level i never thought possible before. is there any kind of plant that goes underground during the winter and then sprouts in the spring time? is that probably every plant that exists? oh boy... my toes are surging with energy.
i didnt even mind cleaning up much.
the band: feeling fat
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
apple
Steve Jobs talks about:
(nyc store) http://youtube.com/watch?v=y6BFhRkUJEI
(before ipods) http://youtube.com/watch?v=y6BFhRkUJEI
(in the midst of...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GRv-kv5XEg&NR=1
(nyc store) http://youtube.com/watch?v=y6BFhRkUJEI
(before ipods) http://youtube.com/watch?v=y6BFhRkUJEI
(in the midst of...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GRv-kv5XEg&NR=1
"There's Enough of me for Everyone!", The Pee-Wee Christmas Special
in court
Nell in Court
http://youtube.com/watch?v=spjwSqTX-Kw
Punky in Court
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hOWUfbnmr1E
http://youtube.com/watch?v=spjwSqTX-Kw
Punky in Court
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hOWUfbnmr1E
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