3 Min in Bali

Before coming to Shanghai I stopped over in Bali for some meetings. We stayed at this great hotel. The weather was wonderful but unfortinately I spent the majority of my time in conference rooms.
Dinners where fun and I met some wonderful folks, however these pictures represent the bulk of my time in the sun. I did however make a point to swim in the Pacific. It was salty and very similar to the Atlantic.

Summer is here. Break out the Yellow Bat!

Really interesting article on the history of the wiffle ball (and bat)...

"What do you need? You need a Wiffle Ball, a bat, and another kid to play with," said David J. Mullany. "And really that's it."

Good Trade (for fans) - MMJ's new track for your email!

I am America. I am a Pickup Truck.

Winning

Slow Start to 2011 - here's a video

Mashed Up Album Art

Randomly typed this into Google and ran across this site... Thought it was worth sharing...


here is the artists story:

A little while ago I put a bunch of Wu-Tang (both group and solo) albums on my computer. 21 of them, in fact. I inherited some mild OCD from my mom, and as anyone who has seen my iTunes can attest to, it manifests itself in weird ways. I need to have decent-quality album art for every album on my computer, which currently equals over 90 gigs. The problem was that almost all of the Wu-Tang album art was horrible (ODB's two albums being the only real exceptions) -- no offense to the original designers, but as iconic as they might be they're looking pretty dated these days. So, armed with inspiration from what Olly Moss and others are doing (as written about by me here, and later by Kottke here) and a book of Blue Note Records covers, I set out to remake all 21. The first seven are here (click for full-view):

20 Years of Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune. Perhaps the label behind more CD's in my college collection than any other. Earth Rise remains to this day, on heavy rotation. From flavorwire, here are some video's a quick overview of the 20th anniversary box set.



"Including six CDs, six 7-inches, two posters, and a hardcover edition of the retrospective book Ninja Tune: 20 Years Of Beats & Pieces, the Ninja Tune XX box is a collector’s dream. The set features new tracks and remixes from Roots Manuva, Amon Tobin, Diplo, Gold Panda, Kid Koala, Mr. Scruff, the Orb, and a host of others, alongside classic tracks from throughout the label’s history."

"Stream the first compilation in full, visit the Ninja Tune XX website, watch the top 10 Ninja Tune videos of all time, read an excerpt from 20 Years of Beats & Pieces, download the official iPhone app, get the details on Ninja Tune XX events around the world, and buy the box set or the standalone compilations and book."

New Black Angels Descends on NYC

One of my favorite bands has an new album coming out and a show in November here in NYC....

Check out the latest new tracks: Bad Vibrations by The Black Angels

Trust me - these guys rock in a serious way!

Summer Sounds - Sonny & the Sunsets

Great summer beach music - I suspect this will be blowing up in August when the heat hits... Ummm... The heat already hit in July, so go get this...

World Cup - Extreme Vuvuzela

Hyundai is celebrating its official World Cup sponsorship with this 144-foot vuvuzela that was unveiled as the soccer tourney kicked off.

Sounds of Summer pt.2 - Ode to Billy

Put together a mix for my good friend Bill. Went back deep into the crates to dig out some of that '90's metal that helped me through some tough years. Music to keep you sane. Back then it sounded hard core - today you might here it on the alternative rock station.... Anyway, here are some highlights from that time... Enjoy.

Mix2 Billy's Metal 2 by cebo

Track - ARTIST - Album

1. Milk (Ode to Billy) -ANTHRAX - Attack of Killer B's
   
2. Don't Blow Bubbles - BAD BRAINS - Quickness
3. Squeeze My Macaroni - MR BUNGLE - Self Titled
4. Come as You Are - NIRVANA - Nevermind
5. 21st Century Digital Boy - BAD RELIGION - Against The Grain
   
6. Them Bones - ALICE IN CHAINS - Dirt
   
7. Down For Life -BIOHAZARD - State of the World Address
   
8. Vincent - NOFX - 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough
   
9. Drain You - NIRVANA - Nevermind
10. Epic - FAITH NO MORE - The Real Thing
    
11. Summer Breezes - TYPE O NEGATIVE - Bloody Kisses
    
12. Anesthesia - BAD RELIGION - Against The Grain
    
13. The Bag - NOFX - B Sides & Rarities
14. Easy - FAITH NO MORE - Easy EP
    

Mix # 1 - sounds of summer pt. 1

Here's our first mix... An eclectic selection of tracks for the car or ipod. Enjoy.
More summertime mixes to come.

Mix #1 5.27.10 by cebo

Track - ARTIST - Album

1. Back and Forth - UNKLE - Never Neverland
2. Be My Lover - ALICE COOPER - Killer
3. Summertime Clothes - ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Self Titled
4. This Whole World - THE BEACH BOYS - Sunflower
5. Have You Come To Realise - THE KLEPTONES - Yoshimi battles the Hop-Hop Robots
6. 10 Mile Stereo - BEACH HOUSE - Teen Dream
7. Kiara - BONOBO - Black Sands
8. Datascroller - APPARATJIK - We Are Here
9. Close Your Eyes - ALASKA IN WINTER - Holiday
10. Are You Lonesome Tonight - THE CANSECOS - Upper Class
11. The Only Living Boy in NY - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - Old Friends
12. The Good Life (live) - WEEZER - B Sides & Rarities
13. Down By the Water - THE DRUMS - Summertime

Summer Music Festival Line-Up

Flavorpill

Where Are You Now (advertising)

1979. It was a good year. And while perusing a booklet called 'Remember When', I ran across an amazing advertisement. Amazing because;
1) Its for SPAM - I didn't even know they advertised
2) The sexual innuendo is so over the top, yet remains somehow..... acceptable???

First off - what a headline!

And why can't they write copy like this anymore; (regarding their T-Shirt) "If you've got an eye for design, and you don't mind a few eyes on your design, send us your name, address, size and a check...."

AMAZING!!!

Midlife For Gen X

Gen X. Are we really the generation of "smoke weed, argue about Theory, sleep with one another’s girlfriends and boyfriends and wonder what was going to happen next"?

In a recent NYTimes OpEd, thats exactly how several new film makers describe us.... Disappointing. Maybe. Accurate - my wife and family think so...

So what does that mean for us - are we really the generations of do nothings? Is that why Gen Y or whomever has followed us are so over-ambitious?

I look around my office and one observation not noted in the article is that we may be the last generation to understand work - the fact that it takes time, perseverance, critical thinking and does not always require a computer... We maybe do nothings, but at least we know how to do something.

Whats on heavy rotation - Richard Hawley

A British crooner, I first heard Richard Hawley when I saw Banksy's 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' - his song 'Tonight the Streets are Ours' - see previous post. I think he's somewhere between Orbison or Elvis but modern.. Either way - I'm diggin' it... Here some recent video's.

'Exit Through The Gift Shop' - nice work

A great commentary about how art tries to brainwash us into believing the hype. Nice job bringing us back down to earth Banksy.... Funny, honest and interesting. A great art film, even if you hate Graffiti.

Smashing Watermelons

Mashup of Stephan Hawking and crazy lucho libre type slow-mo video... Interesting combination - maybe......



Thanks SDL for the spot.

Snookered on repeat

Feel the beat!