Last year I was involved in the Green Homes Tour and received a heavy dose of sustainable resources and alternative wood choices knowledge and since then, this sort of furniture has continued to catch my eye. While at BKLYN Designs…
Continue Reading →While we cover some eclectic music on this site, the focus on Latin sounds is rare (save for my most recent post on Los Amigos Invisibles). It's a shame really because not only is there original Latin-inspired sounds coming from…
Continue Reading →I'll say it out loud: the days of mangled html, annoying embedded media, and gawky community sites are numbered. Audience participation is most definitely Web Two-Point-Oh and any site that can deliver what consumers want in clean fashion will stand…
Continue Reading →Formed in 1991, Los Amigos Invisibles was the first and currently the best Venezuelan dance band to be formed. The band's fifth album release "Super Pop Venezuela" showcases the group's distinct style, merging dance, electronica, and Latin music. The band…
Continue Reading →Last year I wrote about the Invisible Children in war torn Uganda. Josh was moved and immediately pledged his support. On April 28th, in 15 cities across the U.S., thousands of people are leaving their homes for camps in a…
Continue Reading →I have plenty of creative and talented friends and I've expressed to a few of them that they are are lucky in that if they ever wanted to do a personal project or or focus on a cause, they could…
Continue Reading →Just like your wheat grass this morning, this is juiced (well, Joost really, but pronounced "juiced"). It's coming to us from Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennstrom and his Danish partner Janus Friis, the guys behind Kazaa and Skype-- which as many…
Continue Reading →If you're anything like me, you thrive on accumulating massive amounts of information and data. I can tell you how much I spent on gas in March 2005. While sites such as del.icio.us help you aggregate bookmarks, and programs such…
Continue Reading →It started with voice recognition and most recently, multiple sensor touch displays on the iPhone showed us how to quickly and intuitively zoom in and out of an image. No matter what the R&D grant money produces, a vast majority…
Continue Reading →I've been sitting at the keyboard for the last 10 minutes trying to put the Deerhoof experience into words. Let's start with the basics. In 1991, Greg Saunier joins a goth/metal band in San Francisco and a series of events…
Continue Reading →