Apple announces it’s final MacWorld, aka “The Day the Music Died”. Taken from endgadet:
Apple has just issued a press release stating that this coming MacWorld in January will be its last, and Steve Jobs won’t be on hand to say goodbye. Instead, Phil Schiller will be heading up the proceedings, thus marking a quiet end to a conference that’s been the launching point of some of the most important pieces of consumer tech in recent memory.
And I never got to see the famed keynote speech… WHY STEVE WHY!!! Here is some choice clips taken throughout the years for your enjoyment:
I took this photo back in 2003 before I offically lived in San Francisco and thought nothing of it until someone, Schmap, contacted me to get permission to add it to their online map.
Sigur Rós played the Greek Theater on October 3rd. Great show. This was my first time seeing them and I was totally impressed with their sound and their stage presence. Given that the music is fairly calm and meditative most of the time, they showed tremendous energy.
The whole time everyone was praying that it wouldn’t rain and it didn’t. It was not until the last song in their encore, as if it was cued to the final crescendo, it started to rain. Awesome!!!
SET LIST:
1. Svefn-g-englar.
2. Glosoli. (Jonsi goes nuts on his e-bow)
3. Ny batteri.
4. Við spilum endalaust.
5. Hoppipolla.
6. Með bloðnasir.
7. Festival.
8. Fljotavik
9. E-bow.
10. Saeglopur.
11. Inni mer syngur vitleysyngur.
12. Haffsol.
13. Gobbledigook.
Encore = Popplagið. (it started to rain here)
David Byrne & Brian Eno have released a new album entitled “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today”. What I have heard so far sounds amazing, like a warm blanket or meeting a good old friend for a cold beer in a pub, sounds like home. Ok that was cliché, “Home” being one of the new tracks off the new album. Like most artist these days they are putting the album out themselves and is available for download on their website.
What I am even more excited about is hillmancurtis’s short film about this new album and their creative process. What you see here is a teaser. The full version is included in the deluxe CD/DVD package, designed by Stefan Sagmeister and available at www.everythingthathappens.com
The trailer was viewed at the Red Vic on Friday July 25th along with 4 other great trailers, thanks for everyone who was there and those who could not make it as well. All films will be shown from time to time instead of the classic “Dishes” trailer which normally plays. Great honor and lots of fun.
Special thanks to Oskar for being the first to tell me about the “contest” and Brian for having the hook up and pushing me to make it. Learned a lot and can’t wait to make another film.
I had the privilege of seeing Billy Bragg at The Fillmore here in San Francisco on June 11th, 2008. I had seen him briefly before at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in the Golden Gate park but nothing like this. This time I was right up front and center and it was amazing.
Billy Bragg is a new found love for me, I know there are die-hards out there that may say this show was too soft, well I dug it. His new album “Mr Love & Justice” is a great album and I especially like the solo acoustic version of the album you get when you buy the CD. Yes I bought music. Billy’s ability to tell a story through his lyrics and music is astonishing and his views on the world were also a delight and inspiration. There are not too many prolific song writers out there anymore and I consider him one of them.
For me what blew me away was here is one guy with a electric and acoustic guitar and he had the audience’s full attention. No band , no electronics, just pure song writing. This was an inspiration for me. I have been trying to put together a band for some time now, not making it my full mission in life but putting some time into it, with little to no success. This inspired me to maybe forget about the other players and just play myself. Take some singing lessons and get out there and whale.
I will let you know how this goes in the coming months. First goal is the start taking some singing lessons.
