Archive for March, 2007
I’m outta here! I’m on a layover and headed to Europe!!!! So excited! I won’t be back till the 8th, so be good and I’ll try to update while away……..
LCD Soundsystem Remixed
The remixer is getting remixed. It’s Friday (it’s early, but still) and I leave out of the country, I’m excited!!! I have these butterflies in my stomach, much like when you were 10 year old going on the BIG roller coaster and the train cart is slowly inching its way to the top and the anticipation is slowly eating at you while the moment of exhiliration would meet you at the bottom of the tracks…. These two cuts were the ones that stood out most, and keep in mind that these songs didn’t need much chopping or screwing…
LCD Soundsystem-All My Friends (AMIGAMAN Remix)[mp3]
LCD Soundsystem-Get Innocuous (Geek Chic’s Harm-Free Retouch)[mp3]
Art Brut – It’s a Bit Complicated
I listened to some of the teaser of this album, and it’s vintage Art Brut. These guys don’t have to change. Is it too early to pencil in Eddie Argos for President? The album, It’s a Bit Complicated will be released Jun. 26th…
Art Brut-It’s a Direct Hit[mp3]
You can watch the video here!
Thanks Steve!!
This chapter focuses on another part of the decision-making process — the context in which a judgment is made. Gladwell employs a number of examples and case studies, most of which are drawn from the world of marketing and focus groups. His chief contention is that in many situations, people will make the wrong snap judgment if they are being asked to decide something that is outside of their range of knowledge. Also, Gladwell demonstrates that removing a problem from its normal context makes it very difficult for people to make accurate decisions.
In short, he argues that focus groups often fail to return accurate assessments because they both stretch the limits of the participants’ expertise and remove the product assessment decision from the normal context in which it would be made. In two instances that Gladwell cites — evaluations of musician Kenna’s potential for Top 40 radio success and the infamous blind taste tests between Coke and Pepsi — focus groups and experts reached starkly different conclusions in different settings. He asserts that to be effective, market research must match as closely as possible the environment in which the consumption of a product — whether it is rock music or soda — will actually occur.
Air in Denver??!!
I heard from a little bird that some of my favorite Parisians will be hitting making a pit stop in Denver. You can take it with a grain of salt, but if it happens, how sweet would that be?
Air-Mayfair Song[mp3]
Tour Dates
04-21 Vancouver, British Columbia – Richard’s on Richards
04-22 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
04-23 Tacoma, WA – Pantages Theatre
04-24 Denver, CO- Ogden Theatre
04-25 San Francisco, CA – Nob Hill Masonic Center
04-26 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint04-27 Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee
04-29 Indio, CA – Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-02 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
05-04 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
05-05 Toronto, Ontario – Kool Haus
05-06 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
05-08 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
05-09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
05-10 New York, NY – Theatre at Madison Square Garden
Bright Eyes -Cassadaga
In what is to believed to have been written in Mr. Saddle Creek’s travels across the land of US of A brings his new album of brilliance to the masses. His new album is pretty flawless and I don’t see this album getting below a 9.2 from Pitchfork. Oh, and the album is being released April 10th and you can buy it here
Bright Eyes-If the Brakeman Turns My Way[mp3]
