these informal are great. why don’t i have an iphone yet?

sneakmove ultra pal has a brand new website and to celebrate he’s offering a fantastic mixtape. on the creatively titled , nanf selects the finest latin soul, rap, and dance jams for one and all to enjoy. it’s a grabber-while-it-lasts-lasts-er.

aspiring sneaker designers will be interested to hear how , exclusively available at jc penny.

interesting trend by these ballers to release “affordable” sneakers to discount chains, although . but look, i just want something that won’t give me blisters, ankle or knee problems.

anyone who’s had a layover with a laptop and their cell phone knows the frustration of wandering the airport concourse, circling pillars and looking behind the desks at the gates, all for one thing: a place to charge up.

microsoft employee addressed this problem in a very techie way: he created the .

This wiki is dedicated to helping you find power while travelling at airports around the globe. We also have please link back to this Wiki if you post a photo to the Flickr group.

Getting Started:

• Add your airport, sorted by city name.
• Include the airport code (if known) for quick searching.
• Please following existing formatting.

there are a lot of airports already on the list. here are a few that i’ll find useful:

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

• United : T-Mobile WiFi
  • Gates 84-88 : On the pillars between the seats and the walkways
• Free WIFI at the Peets Coffee shop

Burbank, CA (BUR) Bob Hope Airport; aka Burbank, Hollywood, Glendale Airport

• Terminal 1 (UA, AA, DL) Poweroutlets near gate 1. WIFI also available
• Two outlets next to payphones opposite gate B4

Boston, MA

• Logan has several phone card vending machines which are plugged into dual outlets. The second AC jack is exposed, but you may want to bring a thin extension card because a blocky power adapter won’t fit.
• There are some tables with outlets near the wall in the dining areas (near Sbarro, Starbucks, etc.), but the cord will go across a walkway, so make sure it’s long enough to lay on the ground so you don’t trip anybody.
• If your flight leaves from a lower level terminal (i.e. near the ground), there are a couple plugs behind the rows of seats. You may have to push the seats out a couple inches to get to them though.

John F. Kennedy – New York, NY (JFK)

• Free WiFi throughout the JetBlue terminal.
• At the end of the main part of the JetBlue terminal, there is a ring of plugs.
• In the secondary part of the JetBlue terminal, there are plugs randomly scattered about on the walls.
• Outlets along the tables outside the International Food Hall in front of Gate 9
• In the center of each pod of gates at T6 is a large circle bench around a central stairwell. There is generally abundant (though akward) seating and power outlets along the top.
• Lots of outlets in T7 down by the departure gates and cafe bar areas.

Providence, RI (T.F. Green State Airport / PVD)

• Many power outlets are hooked up to columns around gates 1-6 (main terminal) and I am assuming the other half has them as well.

is happening tonight at in silverlake. join us! there’s a great blurb about it in this week’s .

featured presenters:
* ’s founders will talk about the wide variety of cool projects they’re involved with. we’ll be recording live audio from the crowd and using it to create loops for , the remixable art and music project dublab and creative commons are jointly producing.
* renowned programmer, musician, and web theorist will talk about his work, with a focus on the economics of net music labels.

as always, the event is totally free and open to the public. there will be free drinks (beer, mostly) and interesting people to talk to. tell your friends and come hang out!

cc salon
tuesday, november 11, 2008 (tonight!)
7:30pm-9:30pm
@ found gallery in silverlake ()

dublab is in the midst of its twice-yearly , an effort to raise $18,000 from listeners to help out with operating costs. visit the site, check out the great premiums you can get for contributing, and make a donation! in support of this fundraising effort, and i programmed a dublab session last week. here’s our playlist:

odd predicament by eric steuer and cameron parkins (recorded 11-05-08)
01] “snoopy vs. the red baron” – hot shots
02] “pink frost” – the chills
03] “sentimental lady” – bob welch
04] “age ain’t nothin’ but a number” – chi-ali
05] “the vulture” – labi siffre
06] “fortune teller” – benny spellman
07] “bang bang” – b.a. robertson
08] “spring and by summer fall” – blonde redhead
09] “ordinary joe” – terry callier
10] “dirty hands” – the black lips
11] “nothing ever happened” – deerhunter
12] “blank generation” – richard hell & the voidoids
13] “shack up” – a certain ratio
14] “he’ll have to go” – jim reeves
15] “straight to hell” – the clash
16] “planet health” – chairlift
17] “the hold” – aceyalone
18] “the 15th” – wire
19] “operation” – charlotte gainsbourg
20] “where do you run to” – vivian girls
21] “sheltered life” – erlend oye
22] “everybody’s got to learn sometime” – the korgis
23] “trouble” – lindsey buckingham
24] “i talk to the wind” – king crimson

the session is available now in the along with sets by a wide variety of other dublab dj’s.

every tuesday for the past four weeks we’ve visited with ryan, the creative force behind , as he gave us a peek into the diary of his album recording process.

in week one he discussed introduction, inspiration, and instrumentation.
week two was laying down tracks and using effects.
week three: adding the bass and transferring the analog tapes to digital.

in the final installment, ryan goes over the midi components, mastering the songs, and where he’ll go next with this project. thanks for reading!

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this dude is a big, big fan. major props for jumbling the lyrics and film themes – keeps you on your toes.

check this 1976 spacey drumless disco track from (aka ash ra tempel). the band is lead by guitar pioneer .

ashra “deep distance”

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has put out another great lp. on avalanche kiss, paul gonzenbach, formerly of the , leads the band on 11 beautifully simple and inventive songs. piano, strings, guitar, and drums back gonzenbach’s elegant singing. fans of morrissey, clinic, and xiu xiu will want to .

baby panda “i seldom do”

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and check a track from baby panda’s first lp here.

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