Follow the link and click around the pics to discover a little bit about the top design products that came out this year. The picture above is of an alarm clock that wakes you up by sending a vibration to a ring that you wear. The wearer can kick in the snooze feature by shaking their hand, but for it to keep working they need to shake more and more each time, effectively causing them to awaken.
That man with the funky band will hit Portland on Wednesday, ready to bring his musical sunlight to the Wonder Ballroom. I'm going, Siri's going, and the kids in the know are going. If I was a wiser man I'd be picking out some dancing shoes right now, but for now I'm just going to watch this video Pitchfork had up of Jamie doing "Figured Me Out" live. Check out the breakdown around the middle.
Here's another one from Siri. Some couple in KC, MO, loved robots so much that they decided to rustle up a bunch for the world outside. They seem to be one of ones, so act on the impulse if you want to bring it home. Samples above, more below in the link.
Recently, 184 glowing sculptures were implanted into the Pentagon lawn to honor the 7th anniversary of 9/11. Interpretation of the slightly winged shaped structures, like most modern memorials, is supposed to be left up to the viewer. From the pictures it looks like it would be an eye-grabber. You can check out more pictures and more story in the link below.
The Lights In The Sky Tour is pulling ecstatic reviews wherever it goes, in large part, because of the amazing light and multimedia set-up Reznor and his current cohorts are lugging around the globe. Here's an article detailing what's going on behind the curtain.
One of the lame things about the music industry's output nowadays is how rampantly over-compressed the music is. Below, you'll find an article about how the new Metallica album, Death Magnetic, is compressed to a point where all the dynamic tendencies of the notes have been vaporized. The article also talks about how the the studio that does Guitar Hero is re-cutting it for the next game in the series, adding all the dynamic qualities back into the album. There's even a suggestion that someone should rip the Guitar Hero version and let fans download and keep that copy. Hey Metallica! What you should do right now is remaster the album and give the fans a choice on the website of which version they want.
P.S. Shame on you Rick Rubin, you should know better.
From the VMA's. I like it. I don't love it, but I think its a good middle of an album type of song. I'm surprised he brought it out because I'm not sure its a single. Or atleast not in line with the powerhouses he usually drops for singles. However, it's still pretty cool and I get the feeling that the more I listen to it, the more I'm going to jump on it's bandwagon. Something about it is already burrowing in. Well done Yeezy.
Update: I do love it. Its still BEGGING for a rap verse, though. Probably only one.
For those that don't know, Banksy is touring America, tagging it for all its worth. This image was done in Birmingham, Alabama and got removed, quickly. Guess they couldn't swallow the truth. Found on hypebeast.com
This is one of those things, that is so pure, that it can dive inside and take hold, whether you understand the words or not. I have no idea what he's singing about, but it doesn't matter, the emotion translates.