The Song Tapper is a neat web application that can help identify a song that maybe stuck in your head, but maybe you don’t remember the name of it. The way it works is to just tap the spacebar to the rhythm of each syllable in the lyrics of the song you want to identify and then the server returns several possible names and artists. It’s fun and surprisingly accurate.
White Stripes Music Video: Denial Twist
Enjoy the neat, if at times extremely strange, special effects in The White Stripes music video Denial Twist.
Flickr Video
A folk/rock singer named Jonathan Coulton has created a really cool music video using Creative Commons licensed Flickr photos. It’ll put a smile on your face.
Jonathan Coulton’s Flickr.mov
Update: here is the big 17mb version Flickr.mov
Jean Baudin Plays Mario Theme on an 11 String Base
It’s impressive that he can play anything on such a huge instrument.
jeanbaudin_mario11.mov (21 MB)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ – Maps – Music Video
I can’t put my finger on why, but for some reason I’m mesmorized by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ music video Maps (45mb mov).
Don’t "Steal" Music
I took this screen shot from the help screen in iTunes 5.0 this morning.
It irritates me that Apple doesn’t know the difference between theft and copyright infringement. They are not the same thing – I’m not saying that copyright infringement is ok, but I am saying copyright infringement does NOT equal stealing, and people shouldn’t equate it with theft.
Here’s a little analogy I just came up with – I don’t know how good it is, but here it is: If someone were to steal your homework and hand it in – that would be theft. You would be left without something that you previously had. Infringement, on the other hand, is more like – if that same person copied your homework and handed it in. You might not like it, but you wouldn’t have been robbed of anything. There is a big difference.
Plastic’s Perfect Album: The Follow-up
Two weeks ago I posted about Plastic.com’s story on the perfect album. Some guy has tabulated all the albums mentioned in the comments and placed them online.
The Perfect Album
I came across a thread on Plastic today about the perfect album.
“[The perfect album is one] in which every track is great, each one worthy of being a hit. An album with not a single song I would skip past and nothing mediocre or even average.
Here’s my list of perfect albums (I included soundtracks because though they are not really albums, when I listen to them I don’t hit the skip button once):
- Radiohead :: Ok Computer (such a great album, though I have to admit I have been known to skip ‘Fitter Happier’ on occasion)
- Weezer :: Blue Album
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Soundtrack
- Counting Crows :: August and Everything After
- Smashing Pumpkins :: Siamese Dream
- Garden State Soundtrack
- Barenaked Ladies :: Maroon (I don’t know why I just love this album)
- Led Zeppelin :: Led Zeppelin IV
Any others that you think I missed?
Sharepod
Lately, I have been using a great program called Sharepod to copy songs on and off of my iPod onto computers that don’t have iTunes installed. I have tried some other software to do the same thing, but this one works just fine. You can even run the software right off your iPod — no installation necessary; best of all — it’s free!
Quick Trip to Banff
On Wednesday night I drove to Calgary and then just for kicks we headed out to Banff to see King Muskafa play at the Rose and Crown Pub. We had a pretty good time, especially because we got to meet the band before they went on and with a band as much fun as they are, a good time is just bound to happen.
One of the more vocal patrons became very obnoxious when he started asking if the singer would expose herself for his viewing pleasure. I didn’t see the bouncers remove him, but as we left shortly after we saw him talking to his friends outside; this is what he said, “You just don’t piss people off. That’s what I learned.”
They are playing at the Rose and Crown all week so if you’re in Banff today I recommend going and checking them out — it was well worth the trip.