Published on November 12, 2009 at 11:47 pmComments
the genius of michael stipe is especially appreciated when he participates in music outside of what has been crafted as his own. tonight’s example is his collaboration with dashboard confessional on their emo/hipster tune “hands down”. (tune and video available here)
once you’ve heard the stipe-infused-duet, the original track finds itself screaming demands for stipe’s baritone influence.
enjoy “hands down” by dashboard confessional featuring michael stipe (track available on iTunes):
all of this being said, no one can question Chris Carrabba’s ability, inspiration or command. compare, contrast and enjoy:
my friend, keira-anne reminded me on the twitter that this video existed while simultaneously reminding me why canadians are the coolest of all north americans.
so here’s video of Buster tearing up a bone while I record his antics with the all new iPhone 3G S. Conditions were low light (only one cfl was running) and the subject was a tan puggle, lying on tan carpet covered by a tan blanket right next to a tan bed. also, the youtube-compressed-version compares fairly with the original quicktime .mov file but there is noticeable compression artifacts in the YouTube version as compared to the original.
One last observation is the audio quality…it is superb. In all of my recording tests, the audio proved to be excellent. In this video, I’m playing “lonesome train” by ben harper and the sound is more than acceptable considering that buster’s bone-chomping is very distinct from the background audio.
still, having a video camera of this quality with one-touch publishing to YouTube made the iPhone 3G S’s cost of entry well-worth it for me…and Buster.
Verdict of iPhone 3G S Video Recording:
Video Quality = 7/10
Audio Quality = 9/10
P.S. Look at me! I’m like those kids from Engadget!
so the buzz surrounding the new ’star trek’ film is reaching epic proportions, however, there’s one group that thinks the new flick blows andorian space balls:
stumbling around youtube will consume your life if you’re not careful…tonight i’m letting it.
here’s a great video featuring Billy Preston aka The Fifth Beatle (may he rest in peace) sitting in on the studio recording of “get back“.
billy preston sat in and contributed keyboard tracks for the White Album, Abbey Road and Let It Be; he was one of george harrison’s best friends and contributed so much of what we love about these records. if none of this beatles talk rings a bell, billy wrote/composed “you are so beautiful (to me)” which joe cocker made famous.
billy preston IS “the 5th beatle” and frankly, Ringo needs to watch his back b/c 4th place is up for grabs.
oh, and yeah, the video i embedded is from MySpace b/c the MARKETING GENIUSES over at Universal Music Group decided that they would post the video to this little known tune on YouTube BUT DISABLE FUCKING EMBEDDING.
why would they NOT want me to talk/blog/share this video? could someone slap me on the head when big media finally gets it that an artist like ryan adams THRIVES on this type of sharing (read: publicity).
i’ll resist getting started on the idiotic logic of publishing a corporate-approved/sponsored video to YouTube without allowing said video to be embedded in situations such as this.
un-be-fucking-ievable.
my advice to the suits? get your deal together quickly and join our quickly changing world or get left behind at an even quicker pace.
as is often the case, the white headphones crammed into my child-sized-ears are playing ryan adams. tonight, i’m enjoying “goodnight, rose” from the ‘easy tiger‘ album.
Goodnight, Rose…we’re going to win… Put your troubles behind you, and go on to bed. Let go of the worry, there’s so much nobody understands…
i saw this video on sarah’s blog and felt like it was made just for me and just for today.
too many times in my life, i’ve fallen victim to the tragedy of living for the goal instead of for the moment. in fact, the biggest mistakes i’ve made in the past 31 years can almost always be attributed to not living a waking life.
today, i find myself in an all-too-familiar situation, but this time it’s in my professional life.
my goal moving forward and for the immediate present is to be here, singing and dancing.
if you see me doing otherwise, kick me in the face.
today, funny or die brings us this video gem from hayden panettiere (the cheerleader from heroes).
included in this clip is her smiling face, an endorsement for john mccain and multiple instances of the f-bomb…in other words, it is my favorite internet video of all time.
Somewhat jazzed about my downtown Phoenix accomodations...especially considering the hospital is footing the bill and throwing in a per diem [jeffcarter]
Hotel reservations for my week in Phoenix have been made...no thanks to the efforts of @hotels_com wildly incompetent/rude customrer service [jeffcarter]
Irate with @hotels_com after spending 1hr+ on the phone to be told that while my price match qualified, the lower price was TOO LOW to match [jeffcarter]
