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urlesque: Weird smoking dog Oh my god! When it ashes! HA!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:21 -0600

Weird smoking dog

Oh my god! When it ashes! HA!

“Baby” — Ghostface Killah Look, the harp is going...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:53:23 -0600

“Baby” — Ghostface Killah

Look, the harp is going mainstream! (Mainstreamer?) Now, where’s my harp cover of “Can It Be All So Simple”? Make it happen, Internet.

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Rybak declares Nov. 7 "Suicide Commandos Day" in Minneapolis

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:49:20 -0600

Rybak declares Nov. 7 "Suicide Commandos Day" in Minneapolis :

stuffaboutminneapolis:

We re-elected him and, in return, he gave us an official day to rock out. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced today that Saturday, Nov. 7, will be Suicide Commandos Day. The language from the official proclamation is too good to paraphrase, grammatical errors and all:

“Whereas, in the words of ‘indie’ music industry shaker and mover, Peter Jesperson at New West Records in L.A., ‘The Suicide Commandos are THE Granddaddy’s of the Minneapolis/St. Paul music scene that later bred The Suburbs, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Soul Asylum and The Jayhawks.’

Whereas The Suicide Commandos put the Minneapolis Music scene on the map; and

Whereas The Suicide Commandos carved a path where there was none before. Many of the Minneapolis bands that went onto big success may not have done so without the Commandos having done so.”

convincingindie: What kind of afternoon it has been: I read...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:59:01 -0600

convincingindie:

What kind of afternoon it has been: I read this article on earthquakes and aftershocks, and then immediately listened to the above track (Uncle Tupelo’s “New Madrid,” here performed by an early-edition Wilco) on repeat for about half an hour.

I think I’ve spent enough time with this song to offer it an official spot in my All Time Top 10. Momentous, I know.

Urlesque: Harp Cover Songs Are Gently and Sweetly Infiltrating...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:17 -0600

Urlesque: Harp Cover Songs Are Gently and Sweetly Infiltrating YouTube

Oh look, I wrote that. Do you want to know what “Stairway to Heaven,” “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “The Unforgiven” sound like on a harp? Admit it. You do.

From Craig Kilborn’s Late Late Show, possibly my favorite...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0600

From Craig Kilborn’s Late Late Show, possibly my favorite nighttime talk bit of all time: Sir Ian McKellen (you can just call him “Ian”—the rest of the segment is also fantastic) uses his best theatrical voice to read instructions for changing a tire.

[Conspiratorially]: “Affix the new wheel.”

[Update: I thought this clip included the discussion of whether Kilby should address him as Sir Ian, Ian, etc. but it doesn’t.]

experiment over.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:47:40 -0600

erinjoan:

We set out to play Farmville as a social experiment for the blog. It’s now ruining our friendship. Also, she’s hacked my Facebook before, so this is a very real concern.

++

Libby: hey hey hey you should send me a tree in farmville

Erin: hey hey why you do like farmville so much

Libby: BECAUSE IT’S LIKE FARMING. BUT ON YOUR COMPUTER. frick idk because now i’m invested in it. and i’m gonna have the best farm ever.

Erin: meh

Libby: lam your chicken’s ready

Erin: i can’t. too much of a commitment for me. you know how i feel about commitment

Libby: indeed. but lam i need gifts!

Erin: you can’t ask for gifts. that’s like, the complete opposite meaning of a GIFT.

Libby: I CAN. THIS IS FARMVILLE.

Erin: I’m Xing you out

Libby: LAM PLEASE. JUST ONE TREE. THAT’S ALL I NEED. don’t make me hack your FB
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ksPuVcLC5mM/Sgxc2QqQTiI/AAAAAAAAAmg/Qs2EcKIlR-E/s400/graduation-cat.JPG

Forget it, Erin—it’s Farmville.

kmase: I could submit iPhone app ideas to the AppIncubator all day long. Can’t wait to strike it...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:37 -0600

kmase:

I could submit iPhone app ideas to the AppIncubator all day long. Can’t wait to strike it rich!

Hamster Calorie Calculator! Random Twitter Spam Thought of the Day! Subway Map Kiosk Locator! (Augmented reality!) Prescription Drug Function Match Game!

This is addicting.

AppIncubator App Idea Generator!

Old-timey black and white video clips + Queen? Yes,...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:35:00 -0600

Old-timey black and white video clips + Queen? Yes, please!

(Update: I should probably mention that this is a bunch of seaside/beach/vacation footage set to “Seaside Rendezvous.”)

marrina: San Francisco (via Marrina) He really should be an...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:50:53 -0600

marrina:

San Francisco (via Marrina)

He really should be an unlockable character in DJ Hero, right? One of their locations has an elevator that’s actually operated by a person!

Oregon Trailings

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:35:13 -0600

Oregon Trailings:

How To See Oregon and Parts Thereabouts In 11 Days

My friend Ryan turned his notes from a nearly two-week roadtrip through the Pacific Northwest into this snappy minisite. The pictures from the trip are pretty amazing (fuckyeahsceneryofthewesternunitedstates), especially the stitched up panoramas that open or close the notes from each day.

convincingindie: Check out video from Urlesque and Know Your...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:57:08 -0600

convincingindie:

Check out video from Urlesque and Know Your Meme’s HallowMEME party from NYC. You’ll find a couple appearances of my ROFLcopter, as well as a keen interview with Ben explaining his costume!

Thanks again for the great time, Urlesque!!!

Seconded!

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:12:51 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

kellyreeves: memeparty: URLESQUE & KNOW YOUR MEME’S...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:50:04 -0500

kellyreeves:

memeparty:

URLESQUE & KNOW YOUR MEME’S HALLOWMEME PARTY

Pictures from Rocketboom.

Pictures from Nick McGlynn’s Random Night Out.

I’m LOVING all the pictures that are coming through so far from HallowMEME last night — I’m realizing all the amazing costumes that I didn’t see! Can’t wait to see our (Urlesque) photobooth portraits… coming soon!

Thank you, Internet, for coming out. Your costumes exceeded our expectations by far.

Yay! A good time was had by all.

Memes?! This seems like an appropriate store to happen upon this...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:38:16 -0500

Memes?! This seems like an appropriate store to happen upon this weekend.

Support Details

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:37:57 -0500

Support Details:

soupsoup:

matthewb:

Slick single-serve site — with nice interface touches — for displaying a user’s platform, browser, screen and window size, Flash version, JavaScript/cookie status and more. Perfect for giving to clients while troubleshooting.

Simple and genius.

This Thing Sounds Good: Devendra Banhart Edition

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:15:54 -0500

This Thing Sounds Good: Devendra Banhart Edition:

“Rats,” from What Will We Be

(via keggersofyore) When men were wolfmen and vampire...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:55:20 -0500

(via keggersofyore)

When men were wolfmen and vampire relationships were much easier to understand…

How to Choose the Perfect HallowMEME Party Costume - Urlesque

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:22:30 -0500

How to Choose the Perfect HallowMEME Party Costume - Urlesque:

(via memeparty)

Ben approves this message.

Confession

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:11:13 -0500

allovermanhattan:

I do not have a costume for the HallowMEME party this Friday. The one I am flying all the way from Milwaukee to New York City to attend.

I’ve decided the best way to tackle Internet-related costuming is to turn to the Internet itself.

That’s right: I’m crowdsourcing my costume.

So, Interwebz: WHAT MEME SHOULD I BE?

I vote for DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS.

Ingredients:

Pillow
Blue dress shirt
Bad khakis
Discreet spray bottle