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"I lost myself once, and I see that I was weak of heart.
And if you will stay here with me, we face the hardest part.
We will find out, as we change about.
Is this the last bout? Here is when we shout."
- Cut Copy
Little Big Planet + Daft Punk = Little Daft Punk. The skeleton costumes during Around the World are brilliant, as is the infamous Pyramid from Daft Punk’s 2007 tour.
Kanye West - Robocop (1988 import version) unofficial music video
Moby - Shot In The Back Of The Head
A conversation tonight with my friend Rich about the upcoming re-release of Capcom’s epic fighting game Marvel vs Capcom 2 and its awesomely bad character select screen music prompted me to skirt the thing I was supposed to do when I walked in the door and instead figure out a way to make that song my new iPhone ringtone.
The following will work to get any music or sound clip from YouTube into mp3 form, and optionally into an iPhone ringtone if you are using a Mac. The whole process should take about fifteen minutes.
Step 1. Select a Video
I, of course, picked Gonna Take You For a Ride. Copy your video’s URL.
Step 2. Extract the Audio as MP3
Go to vixy.net, paste in the URL of the YouTube video, select ‘MP3 (audio only)’ from the ‘Converts to’ dropdown, click start, wait, then download the finished file. Drag the file from your computer onto iTunes to add it to your library. Select the new song, right-click and choose ‘Get Info’, then set the proper song info.
Step 3. Create a Ringtone
Follow the Garage Band ringtone guide at tuaw.com. Sync your iPhone (make sure ‘All Ringtones’ is set in the syncing options). On your iPhone, go to Settings > Sounds > Ringtone and choose the new ringtone from the list, OR, edit a person in your Contacts and assign the ringtone specifically to them, which leaves the “everybody” ringtone alone.
Enjoy!
Tokyo Police Club at Lupo’s on 2/24/2009 (Providence, RI)
Harlem Shakes at Lupo’s on 2/24/2009 (Providence, RI)
Triangle Forest at Lupo’s on 2/24/2009 (Providence, RI)
Lupo’s, pre-Forest (Providence, RI)
Two-hundred and forty-two page auction catalog for Michael Jackson’s “Amusements, Arcade Games, and Entertainment” items.
The auction includes Sega demo kiosks for Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast, arcade cabinets for Jambo! Safari, the original Donkey Kong, and Sega’s Top Skater, and a pair of cabinets that many people would kill for — six-player X-Men Arcade and four-player Simpsons Arcade.
Even Kanye knows they’re awesome. Jen and I will be seeing the Forest rock their duel-synth and octopad-drums at Lupo’s this week. I can’t wait.
sitesakamoto.com says…
Commmons/Avex marketing Ltd. and iTunes Japan held a press conference in Tokyo … to announce the March 4, 2009 release of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s new original artist album, Out Of Noise, which will be followed by a Japanese tour.
Ryuichi Sakamoto also announced an unprecedented partnership with iTunes Japan whereby every concert on the tour will be recorded live and the live audio recordings will be available through the iTunes Music Store within 24 hours in Japan (worldwide service will follow accordingly). This marks the first time iTunes has ever embarked on a deal of this kind for the rapid dissemination of live music anywhere in the world.
Really cool idea. I’m looking forward to the US release of Out Of Noise, but given Avex’s track record, I’m really skeptical about a worldwide release of the live recordings.
Jason Mraz concert 2/12/2009 at the URI Ryan Center (Kingston, RI)
Jason Mraz concert 2/12/2009 at the URI Ryan Center (Kingston, RI)
What’s in my speakers? Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself
