March 2010
44 posts
“By 2006, labels were asking artists for a “360 deal”: Instead of financing an...”
– From the NYmag Gaga piece — someone doesn’t know their band history/creation stories. Paramore was built around a solo artist, Panic didn’t have a MySpace following until Pete Wentz signed and pimped them. Suppose you can argue the majors didn’t throw full weight behind them...
Look, I don't usually link 'dirty' things but... →
Formspring.me
pick one: writer or photographer. why?
I’ve sat on this question for 2 weeks because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to say. Photography (and, to an extent, videography) is a much newer passion of mine. I was definitely a writer and storyteller since I was born, and I’ve primarily functioned within writing, but I don’t want to diminish the love I have for telling a story...
Listicle Without Commentary: The 11 Best... →
maura:
Never let it be said that I don’t know how to POWERBLOG.
(via alexbalk)
Our convo:
maura: http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/listicle-without-commentary-the-11-best-egg-shaped-easter-candies
rae WTF MINI EGGS ARE NUMBER 1
rae: HOW CAN YOU BE SO WRONG
maura: no!
maura: hahahaha
rae: THEY ARE THE BEST
rae: fuck now I need to go out and buy some
Passover in a few days. Where’s...
“Tumblr’s always been the blogging platform for America’s obsessive coastal...”
– Valleywag (via hotgaynerds) (via lanaloves)
“But there were obstacles. Google’s synonym system understood that a dog was...”
– Wired: “How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web” by Steven Levy, Feb. 22, 2010
Or how Ludwig Wittgenstein helped to improve Google.
First spotted via Kottke.
(via skandalon) (via pensandfeathers)
Mostly I wish kids didn't even have to ask to do... →
“So much of this season is like Hypothetical Idol. “In an alternate...”
– Joe R on TWOP about Idol last night.
Live from Austin -- AOL pop-up artists on The... →
Go check out the amazing stuff AOL/Spinner did at SXSW last week. Seriously. I was blown away by my own company, it was awesome.
“I am never not coming to SXSW ever again. Yes.”
– it is 2:30 p.m. and I have had a lot of free drinks to be polite.
Find the Bacon →
While awesome, I was really hoping it was about actual bacon.
urlesque:
COMPLETELY ADDICTING — this is about Kevin Bacon, not actual bacon.
The Underwire →
sarahspy:
“Support for women in industry” — new project spearheaded by Lindsey Weber & Andrea Rosen; sign up for launch updates.
I cosign this. Two awesome women, one awesome project!
formspring.me
why did you move to new york?
When I was 16 I had that suburban girl dream of moving to New York and being an “artist” (I am pretty sure that meant playwright at the time) and living in the Village, etc, basically the plot of RENT without the death and AIDs. And then I grew out of it, and though I would never want to actually live in New York ever, that it seemed dirty and expensive...
Ask anything. →
This week has been long already, it feels like it is Friday, so I say it’s time for formspring.
Alt Press: Famous People Are Just More... →
You should read both this Alt Press article and my ex-roommate Katy’s reaction to it below (and follower her awesome new tumblr, also). She kept me anon in her tumblr, but I am fine to say that I am the friend she was talking about. It was one of my biggest wake-up points as a professional in this industry: no matter how hard I work, no matter how good I am at my job, no matter how queer I...
“This nice weather is trying to trick me into something right? I’m gonna...”
WatchTalking about Idol (my love for Tim Urban, why I don’t buy Lily’s performance, etc) on the AOL SomethingPitchy podcast. Please excuse my hair all wacky under the headphones and also wtf my voice. Listening to yourself is weird.
formspring.me
What is the first record (or tape, or CD) that you bought with your own money?
I remember buying a selection of tapes when I was maybe 9? With money from a birthday I think? (Side note: I really could care less about music until I was much older, so most of my music consumption at a young age was weird). Tapes I remember in that haul: Naughty By Nature, Informer by Snow (that was just a single),...
Watchthedailywhat:
Movie Trailer of the Day: First full trailer for The Runaways, Floria Sigismondi’s loose adaptation of Runaways’ lead singer Cherie Currie’s autobiography, Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story.
The film, which stars Dakota Fanning (Cherie Currie), Kristen Stewart (Joan Jett), Scout Taylor-Compton (Lita Ford), Alia Shawkat, Stella Maeve (Sandy West), and Michael Shannon (Kim...
WatchBands I am excited to see at SXSW: Neon Trees. And no, it’s not totally because I have a crush on the drummer. Only in part.
"American Idol" Is Full Of Surprises →
I got to watch the live, making-of this blog tonight. Boy was it thrilling! (No, seriously.) Also I ate way to much thai food omg. Also I have an inappropriate crush on Tim Urban.
maura:
Tim Urban: I guess you can call it a comeback? The girls love him, at least.
Formspring.me
I haven’t seen you in a year and a half and I don’t think I’ll see you again. How have you been since then?
Let’s see, about a year and a half ago was Fall 2008, so since then I’ve been really good. In a lot of ways 2009 was my best year, which makes me feel bad because I know it was a hated year for a lot of friends. I settled into my job, took several trips...
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What would your perfect day look like?
This question is super hard!
I wake up well-rested. Surprisingly I’d actually like to go into work for half a day and have meetings where we come up with something brilliant, and then an artist I love (I’ll leave it to your imagination who I might choose at any given time) is in the studio and I get to watch the shoot. It’s sunny outside...
I forgot about this.... →
Ask questions. I will not auto feed to the tumblr, I’ll just dump answers here in big chunks. Promise.