Easy Pieces

Aug 19

“Reclaim Blogging”: Why I’m giving up Twitter and Facebook. | gapingvoid

Ian Bogost - Gamification is Bullshit

At 83, subject of ‘American Girl in Italy’ photo speaks out - TODAY People - TODAY.com

Aug 18

[video]

loopcam:

John, lover of GIFs
Posted by @nonimage

(Source: loopcam)

[video]

Jun 10

mp3: Beyoncé - Halo (How to Dress Well Refix)

disconaivete:

A lil’ uplifting weekend treat: How to Dress Well’s refix of Queen B’s Halo. Hope he’s going to refix End Of Time as well (guilty pleasure, etc).

mp3 Beyoncé - Halo (How to Dress Well Refix)

(via drownedinsoundcloud)

Jan 03

The New Stereo Mixtape - January 2011

The New Stereo Mixtape - January 2011 by nonimage

A rough mixtape I made of a some 7”s. Some are new, some just new to me. Straight from turntables, no real ‘mixing’. A bit off the cuff, and the first time I’ve done this in a long time. All to celebrate finally getting a stereo and turntable(s) set up in the ‘office’.

1. Aidan John Moffat - Number On My Hand
2. Panda Bear - Last Night At The Jetty
3. Les Savy Fav - What Would Wolves Do?
4. Banjo or Freakout - 105
5. Pocketbooks - Cross the Line
6. Allo Darlin’ - Dreaming
7. Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern - Calling Out Your Name Again
8. FOUND - Something Under The Bed Is Drooling
9. Yuck - Georgia

If you like something on there, go and buy it.

Dec 23

Music I’ve liked in 2010

Just as I did last year, I submitted my top 5 albums of 2010 to Peenko’s BAMS list. You can view the collective results of that list, of which some of my top 5 were featured. However, I’m not that keen on ranking records in order, so here are those 5 plus a bunch more, in absolutely no order (and apologies to the host of great records I will only remember to include once this is posted).

• The National - High Violet
• Best Coast - Crazy For You
• Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry
• The Japanese War Effort - I Will Leave You Now, And Two Loudspeakers Will Take My Place
• Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise 
• Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner
• Yusuf Azak - Turn on the Long Wire
• The Phantom Band - The Wants
• Field Music – Measure
• Mitchell Museum – The Peter’s Port Memorial Service
• Bear in Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth
• Broken Records - Let Me Come Home
• LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
• Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
• Errors - Come Down With Me
• Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
• Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
• The Scottish Enlightenment – St. Thomas
• Port-royal - Dying in Time (Yes, it was released in 2009. I don’t care.)
• The Unwinding Hours – The Unwinding Hours
• Sufjan Stevens - Age Of Adz
• Teenage Fanclub - Shadows
• Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• Wooden Shjips – Vol. 2
• Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
• Foals - Total Life Forever

You should go and buy some of these. Go on.

Dec 21

I finally managed to get our wedding photos online. You can find links to the proper photographer photos and a bunch from our camera over the weekend at andyandlois.com

Our photographers, Claremont Photography were excellent, and we would definitely recommend them.

(Source: Flickr / nonimage)