SimpleBitsHand-crafted web sites, pixels and text by Dan Cederholm.Listening, Too- June 10, 2008 I rarely find new music these days. I'll blame it on time and general lameness. But here's two new (to me) bands that are worthy of spreading the word on. Midlake: "Head Home". My pal Jeff turned me on these guys. Pure 70s smoothness. No one does vocal harmonies like this anymore. Their album, The Trials of Van Occupanther is an absolute gem. MGMT: "Time to Pretend". Could this be the Summer 2008 Anthem™ It'd probably need different lyrics. But regardless, this is one catchy...http://www.simplebits.com/notebook/2008/06/10/listening.html Build Guild- June 10, 2008 Live near Salem, Massachusetts You might be interested in the Build Guild: "... a monthly event (starting in July 2008, and occurring every 2nd Tuesday of the month) where folks in the web industry&8212;designers, coders, project managers, hobbyists, etc.&8212;can get together to talk web, debate industry topics, share ideas, make professional connections, land gigs, and discuss the real reasons why mustaches need to make a comeback." Is it just me, or is there a burgeoning North Shore web...http://buildguild.org Leo DiCaprio to play Atari founder- June 10, 2008 A Hollywood feature film about the history of Atari I must be dreaming (via).http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84376-DiCaprio-Signs-On-to-Portray-Atari-Creator dConstruct 2008- June 8, 2008 Brighton, England's affordable one-day conference is back. Great lineup. I also particularly dig their idea of mashable badges (add your own background image) to help promote the event.http://2008.dconstruct.org/ Embossable- June 5, 2008 The custom handheld embosser I ordered last week arrived today. I can highly recommend Acorn Sales, as the order shipped incredibly fast, the quality is great (feels like this thing was designed by the military, 50 years ago) and their customer service was excellent. I'm looking forward to impressing things that were previously unimpressed. Now to find some quality paper to brand...http://www.simplebits.com/notebook/2008/06/05/embossable.html |