Archive for the ‘music’ Category
Speaking of the iPod touch, if you are looking for a portable video and audio player that is not an iPod, Creative has one to consider — the Zen X-Fi. Some features of the Creative Zen X-Fi include:
Weight: 2.4 ounces
LCD: 2.5-inch TFT 16.7 million color LCD; 320 x 240 resolution
Storage Capacity: 16 GB (4,000 songs [...]
by Jon | Tags: creative zen x-fi, ipod touch, portable audio players, portable video player
Posted in accessories, music, video
Here is the “trailer” for Rain of Madness that is promoting the upcoming movie Tropic Thunder.
Starring:
Ben Stiller
Jack Black
Robert Downey Jr.
Buy:
Amazon | Amazon UK
Rent:
Netflix
Warning: this trailer contains material which may be considered “mature content”.
by Jon | Tags: Ben Stiller, film, funny, jack black, rain of madness, rain of madness trailer, Robert Downey Jr, trailers
Posted in film, music
Alesis has announced a new device called the ProTrack for recording stereo audio directly to an iPod. Alesis has dubbed their upcoming ProTrack as “the world’s first professional handheld digital stereo recorder for iPod”. While Belkin has their TuneStudio, it is not quite small enough to be considered a handheld device.
Key features of ProTrack include:
Integrated [...]
by Jon | Tags: alesis protrack, portable audio recorder
Posted in hardware, music
The Russian director of Night Watch, Timur Bekmambetov, brings us his first English-language film — Wanted. Wesley Gibson is a nobody who becomes a somebody when he is approached by a group known as The Fraternity of Assassins. Now Wesley tries to take control of his own destiny.
Starring:
Angelina Jolie
James McAvoy
Morgan Freeman
Rating: R
Release date: June 27, [...]
by Jon | Tags: Angelina Jolie, film, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, trailer, wanted, wanted tailer
Posted in film, music
Guitarist Bo Diddley passed away today at age 79 of heart failure.
The world-renowned guitarist’s signature beat — usually played on an equally distinctive rectangular-bodied guitar — laid the foundation for rock ‘n’ roll, and became so identified with him that it became known as the “Bo Diddley” beat. It was unlike anything else heard in [...]
by Jon | Tags: bo diddley, music
Posted in music
Very cool song and cool video. Internet aficionados will especially appreciate the video.
The song is available from:
by Jon | Tags: weezer's pork and beans video
Posted in funny, music, video
Did you know that Scarlett Johansson was a singer? I only just now found that out.
Buy Anywhere I Lay My Head by Scarlett Johansson from iTunes or Amazon.
by Jon | Tags: anywhere i lay my head, music, scarlett johansson
Posted in music
Here’s a very cool music video that involves Macintosh applications. [via Ninja vs. Penguin]
by Jon | Tags: again and again music video, bird & the bee, mac applications, music
Posted in apple, mac, music, video
Before Apple introduced the iPod Hi-Fi, Bentley had their own portable music player with speaker dock. Notice the high-end industrial design set to form in space-age black plastic and chrome trim. Two 6-inch woofers flank the dock opening that snugly encases the Super Deluxe AM/FM Stereo™. On the top of the portable Super Deluxe is [...]
by Jon | Tags: apple ipod hi-fi, bentley home entertainment system, bentley super deluxe am/fm stereo, portable music player dock
Posted in apple, funny, gadgets, music
If you like Nine Inch Nails, check out their freely downloadable new album, The Slip.
The album is available as:
high-quality MP3s (87 mb)
FLAC lossless (259 mb)
M4A apple lossless (263 mb)
high definition WAVE 24/96 (1.2 gb)
[via Ninja vs. Penguin]
by Jon | Tags: nine inch nails, the slip
Posted in music