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Friday, December 24, 2010

scott walker documentary

there’s a documentary about pop singer/artsy crooner/minimalist composer called . accurately described as “long-overdue”, the film debuts in europe in the next few weeks. although the web site doesn’t make it clear how u.s. folks can see the film, i’m sure it’ll make the rounds at indie movie houses and good dvd rental places. the looks amazing. check this track from mr walker’s recent album, drift.

scott walker “cossacks are”

make your own optimus prime


Ok its no and i didn’t make it. but until you find what you did with your original or until the movie comes out, this should give you something to play with.

iphone beat making challenge-current frontrunners

UPDATE–the winner is announced!

the amount of beatmakers on sneakmove is surprising–the entries we’ve gotten are all damn impressive. in addition to bomarr’s and quarterbar’s, here are our current frontrunners. still over 24 hours remaining (deadline is jan 25, 11:59pm pst) so get yours in!

iphony iphone mix by chesters kitchen (sweden)

iphone aesop rock remix by ster (seattle)

d’n'b iphone beat by martin (netherlands)

heavy marimba iphone remix by zephyr (madison, wi)

great review of sm’s rock drum breaks cd in xlr8r

we made it! a fantastic review of our rock drum breaks cd (listen to a sample of it here) in ‘s current issue. anyone that likes hot new music would be well advised to , at the least for the monthly cd compilation they send out…


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After printing up dope-ass Steven Colbert t-shirts and putting out 7-inches by Restiform Bodies and the like, the guys from blog/label Sneakmove.com bring you Rock Drum Breaks, a pretty self-explanatory selection of 21 obscure breakbeats. Clocking in at a total of 42 minutes, each break comes with a BPM value for detailed beat-matching. Are you (or anyone else, for that matter) gonna recognize any of these beats? Hell no. Will the creators of said beats care? Probably not. These beats were all culled from the Sneakmove guys’ garage-sale finds, but they’ve been skillfully harvested for maximum DJ use, perfectly looped into two-minute samples, nicely mastered, and near impossible to pin to any well-known drummer or track. A hilarious, Heavy Metal Parking Lot-esque listen for non-DJs, but a hot tool for producers and scratch masters. Derek Grey

(thanks, xlr8r.)

disco d, r.i.p.

rest in peace. your accomplishments were impressive and there are a lot of people who will make sure that your creativity and energy live on.

best animated gif of the week

i’m not sure but i think the text translates to “” — we love you too, www.o0ck0o.com.

quite a few other awesome sneakmove paper iphone photos floating around–i’ll try and post some real soon.

the altmann d.i.y. turntable and tonearm

inventor shows you how to build your own turntable and tonearm out of wood, harley davidson parts, wires, some other stuff, and good old-fashioned german ingenuity.

Check it out .

(thanks, brick.)

"poolside chats" with neil hamburger

for the past few months, ‘s been doing a live video interview/call-in show for . the show is called and it’s predictably hilarious and great. episodes have featured bonnie prince billy, kyle gass, and king buzzo.

you can watch all of the “poolside chats” episodes . or check out a short clip from the most recent episode, featuring , below.

junk mail, the paper kind.




yesterday when came home and pick up the mail all 11 pieces were junk, all went straight in the recycle bin. they have the for your telephone, is there one for unwanted postal mail? yes there is, these are the two of the best that i found. both claim to reduce junk mail by around 90%.
offer 3 levels of payment $3/month + credit card fees, $36/year or $360 lifetime membership. They will also plant a tree on your behalf ever month.
is a little simpler. for $41.00 it covers your entire household for 5 years, in addition half the profits from each sale go to not for profit organizations such as environmental organizations, local schools and youth groups.
i’m still undecided myself as to which company to use, but i definitely want to put an end to all the junk mail that is coming to my house.

horse head, the new beret?


attention throw away your beanies, truckers hats and berets, the new ironic head wear is here. the horses head is what its all about, i’m hoping the look is call “the dobbin”. (only uk sneakmovers will get that reference, its from an old kid show called )