Music-Related Links for Friday, May 22, 2009

Justin — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:32:09 +0000

12 Videos of People Smashing Guitars on Peoples’ Heads | Listicles
12 Videos of People Smashing Guitars on Peoples’ Heads
(Via listicles.thelmagazine.com )

Albini that for a dollar | MetaFilter
“In 1997 Steve Albini produced a re-recording of Cheap Trick’s In Color album. It is suspected that it was released by a disgruntled employee. It contains an awesome version of Lennon’s I Want You to Want Me even though Yoko didn’t approve “
(Via www.metafilter.com )

Review: ‘Dark Night Of The Soul’ By Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse With David Lynch : NPR Music
‘Dark Night Of The Soul’ Finds The Light Of Day
(Via www.npr.org )

9 Soundware Releases Heartbeat EXS24 Instrument – 9 Soundware – 2009-05-22 | Harmony-Central.com
An EXS24 Instrument sound set constructed from samples of human heartbeat recordings — and enhanced for drum-like punch. For people who “lub dub”, perhaps?
(Via news.harmony-central.com )

TuneCore, Amazon Set to Unveil On-Demand CD Sales | Epicenter | Wired.com
“Tunecore will charge just $31 a year in upfront fees to handle a 10-track CD from pressing to delivery, passing all other costs through to the buyer. In other words, the service promises to remove nearly all of the risks of short-run CD manufacturing, which can cost musicians hundreds or even thousands of dollars for discs that rarely sell enough to cover expenses.”
(Via www.wired.com )

Arts + Letters Links for Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Justin — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:47:07 +0000

Stream Dark Night Of The Soul – Stereogum
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s Dark Night Of The Soul project includes contributions from Black Francis, Julian Casablancas, the Flaming Lips, James Mercer, Iggy Pop, Vic Chesnutt, Gruff Rhys, Jason Lytle, Nina Persson, and Suzanne Vega — and some visuals by David Lynch.
(Via stereogum.com )

“Xtra Salty” R. Lee Ermey Military 12 inch figure
Having trouble staying motivated? Until the “Mickey Goldmill Alarm Clock” gets released, tide yourself over with an “Xtra Salty” R. Lee Ermey Military 12 inch figure (you filthy maggot).
(Via Amazon.com )

Top 5 David Lynch Mashups: Pics, Videos, Links, News
I would have rather seen the David Lynch Version of “Dirty Dancing”…
(Via www.buzzfeed.com )

A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy
Attractive things may actually work better.
(Via www.alistapart.com )

Justice Department Probe Slams Bush Lawyers Over Torture Ethics
A new Justice Department report about Bush lawyers who legitimized torture techniques is “devastating”.
(Via The Daily Beast – Blogs and Stories )