check out the new album, , on which sneakmove incredi-pal eriksolo (of ) exhibits his enthusiasm for rapping on “sharp drest,” a party jam that also features the homegirl .

mp3: mochipet f/ oonceoonce and eriksolo from meanest man contest – “sharp drest”

as part of the album’s promotional campaign, daly city records is hosting a . download the microphonepet a capellas and submit your entries for a chance to have your track included on an upcoming mochipet 12″, along with remixes by , , and .

has another great free album of songs available called . this time it’s downtempo electronic stuff from the brilliant label.

(pronounced ithrill) is midi software for the iphone. it’s free and it looks really cool. here a vid of it working with ableton live.

we got a request to post more 60s and 70s brazil songs and we’re more than happy to oblige. you can get all sorts of good stuff like this at .

paulo freire “saco de feijao”
dario “la la la”
caetano veloso “badaue”
joao roberto kelly “hippie do botique”
jorge ben “caramba”
paulinho nogueira “se acasso voce chegasse”
joao gilberto “farolito”
gilberto gil “vitrines”
baden powell “um abraco no codo”
marilia meldalha “deus me perdoe”
monarco “ingratidao”
os originais do samba “confidencias de um sambista”
erlon chaves “i love you baby – crying”

hilarious ipod cover, with perfect packaging.

(via )

i can’t stop watching this video where they solo the drums during a classic serge gainsbourg recording session. so awesome.

if you’re around los angeles tonight, come check out at in silverlake (1903 hyperion ave).

cc salon is a semi-regular event that brings together people who are interested in culture, technology, and intellectual property issues to give brief presentations about their work, hang out, and meet new people. cc salons are casual and totally free.

there are four great presenters booked for tonight’s salon:

* multimedia designers chris weisbart and michael wilson will demo a holographic projection system they’ve built into an interactive museum exhibit.
* rex bruce (los angeles center for digital art) will screen a video he directed using public domain imagery from the us military.
* holly willis (usc’s institute for multimedia literacy) will give an overview of art in second life.
* jack lerner (usc’s intellectual property and technology law clinic) will talk about his research into music sampling and music market defects.

more info at this event’s page.

funny that this list came out yesterday, as i was just talking about this same concept a few days ago. some pretty undeniable inclusions on the list, but i’d like to add primus (suck on this/frizzle fry).

anyone else that stands out?

av club:

come on out to on thursday evening for drinks and music. the event is put on by and benefits the san francisco youth photography program, . f.e. is trying to get funds together to take some promising local youth photographers . the trip is sure to provide the participants and all those who view their photos with a huge amount of insight about our world. sliding scale donation $10-20.

lost america has compiled a page of amazing shots of . afterwards, check out the other galleries which are all as haunting and wonderful. hats off to mr. troy paiva for his great work.

next full moon is this upcoming weekend april 19/20 — anyone want to join along on a midnight photo safari out to the desert?