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Photoshop Express..
Well it looks pretty cool. Works pretty slick. Not full of bells and whistles like some others, but right off the bat, I liked how integrated it was with Facebook, Picassa and soon Flickr… You can do some pretty nice basic photo edits in no time. Uploading was a piece of cake. And it has some real nice gallery features as well. It’s fully a Flash/Flex app and I like that about it too… From what I’ve read, there’s like 2gb of free storage… So here’s my “quickie” gallery of photos… (Mostly stuff I had posted on my old blog…)…

ExpressAlbum

If you’re a fan of ‘LOST‘ and have tried like mad to figure out just what is going on, here’s a cool ‘theory’ on what could explain a large amount of the shows mysteries. It’s a cool read, and the author is very adapt at pointing out that this is just a “theory” and that there are some holes in it (although from what I read those holes are few and far between…).

Bella wanted in on the fun of Bitstrips…

What is Shoegaze? I’ll let Wikipedia explain it…

The List As found on Shoegazer Alive…

SHOEGAZER STYLES AND FAMILIAR SOUNDS (UPDATE) AND WEBSITES

1- Shoegazer Classic
* My Bloody Valentine
http://www.mybloodyvalentine.net/
* Ride (First singles, Nowhere and Going Blank Again)
http://www.rideox4.net/
* Slowdive (all, except Pygmalion)
http://www.musicstack.com/slowdive/index.html
* The Boo Radleys (Everything Allright Forever)
http://booradleys.co.uk/
* Lush (Gala)
http://www.curve.demon.co.uk/lush/
* Pale Saints (all)
http://www.palesaints.co.uk/
* Kitchens of Distinction (all)
http://www.stephenhero.co.uk/kitchens.htm
2-Post-Shoegazer (sounds made for Shoegazers Classic Bands
post-gazewave, and followers)
* Ride (Carnival of Light and Tarantula)
http://www.rideox4.net/
* Lush (all after Gala)
http://www.curve.demon.co.uk/lush/
* Slowdive (Pygmalion)
http://www.musicstack.com/slowdive/index.html
* Swervedriver (Ejector Seat Reservation)
http://www.swervedriver.com/
* Adorable
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friend
ID=48828581
* My Vitriol
http://www.myvitriol.com/
* Blind Mr. Jones
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/blind_mr_jones/artist.jhtml
* Daydream Nation
http://www.elephantstonerecords.com/daydream.html
* Bethany Curve
http://www.bethanycurve.com/
* Colfax Allbey
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,541995,00.html
* Monster Movie
http://www.monster-movie.com/
* Alcian Blue
http://www.elephantstonerecords.com/alcianblue.html
3-Shoegazer rock
* Catherine Wheel
http://www.catherinewheel.com/
* Swervedriver
http://www.swervedriver.com/
4-Shoegazer baggy (mix with indie dance)
*Chapterhouse
http://www.chapterhouse.info/
*Curve
http://www.curve.co.uk/
5-Shoegazer psychedelic
* The Telescopes (after Taste)
http://www.thetelescopes.com/
* The Verve
http://www.theverve.co.uk/http://www.myspace.com/thevervetv
* The Boo Radleys (after Everything Allright Forever)
http://members.tripod.com/~workshy/index.htm
* Loop
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifixqe5ldde%7ET1
* Revolver
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pfrxql5ldde
* Moose
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:g9fqxqw5ldde
NEW GENERATION
6-Shoegazer second wave - japanese style
*Cruyff in the Bedroom
http://www.onlyfeedback.net/cruyff/bio.html
*Honeydip
http://www.music.ne.jp/~honeydip/
*Luminous Orange
http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~luminous/english_.htm
*Dive
*Coaltar of the Deepers
http://www.musicmine.com/cotd/
*Hartfield
http://www.hartfieldweb.com/
7-Shoegazer second wave - north american style
*Astrobrite
http://www.myspace.com/astrobrite
*Fleeting Joys
http://fleetingjoys.com/
*The Meeting Places
http://www.themeetingplaces.com/
*LSD and the Search for God
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=26372884
*Readymade
http://www.readymade-yvr.com/
*Lilys
http://www.myspace.com/thelilys
8-Shoegazer second wave - south american style
* Resplandor (Peru)
http://www.resplandor.com.pe/
* Brincando de Deus (Brazil)
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=331463180
* Old Magic Pallas (Brazil)
http://www.myspace.com/oldmagicpallas
9-Shoegazer second wave - european style
* Air Formation (England)
http://www.airformation.com/news.php
*Malory (Germany)
http://www.malory-music.com/
*Polarkreis 18 (Germany)
http://www.polarkreis18.com/
*Ecstasy of St. Theresa (Czesch)
http://www.eost.cz/
*Pia Fraus (Estonia)
http://www.piafraus.com/
*Heaviness (Sweden)
http://www.heaviness.se/
*Sea Dweller (Italy)
http://www.seadwellermusic.com/
10-Nugazer
*M83
http://www.ilovem83.com/
*Mew
http://www.mewsite.com/
*Engineers
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=ENGINEERS&sql=11:0jfqxqraldde%7ET0
*Serena Maneesh
http://www.serena-maneesh.com/news.php
FRIENDLY STYLES
11-Dreampop
*Cocteau Twins (and the most of bands produced by Robin Guthrie)
http://www.cocteautwins.com/
*Galaxie 500
http://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/
*Silver Screen
http://www.myspace.com/thegreateststorynevertold
*Asobi Seksu
http://www.asobiseksu.com/
*A Sunny Day In Glasgow
http://asunnydayinglasgow.com/
*Drop Nineteens
http://www.myspace.com/dropnineteens
12-Space
*Flying Saucer Attack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Saucer_Attack
*Seefeel
http://www.myspace.com/seefeelmyspace
*Spacemen 3
http://www.spacemen3.co.uk/
*Spiritualized
http://www.spiritualized.com/
*Sonic Boom
http://www.sonic-boom.info/
*Spectrum
http://www.sonic-boom.info/
*Unisex
http://www.thetelescopes.com/
*Inner Sleeve
http://www.chapterhouse.info/
13-Noise Rock
*Sonic Youth
http://www.sonicyouth.com/
*Dinosaur Jr.
http://www.dinosaurjr.com/
*Jesus & Mary Chain
http://aprilskies.amniisia.com/
14-Post-rock
*Lights Out Asia
http://www.lightsoutasia.com/
*Mogwai
http://www.mogwai.co.uk/
15-New noisepoppers
*The Raveonettes
http://www.theraveonettes.com/
*The Dandy Warhols
http://www.dandywarhols.com/index.php
*The Brian Jonestown Massacre
http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/
*Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/
*Blackstrap
http://www.blackstrap.net/

So this is my first Bitstrip Comic (starring myself, and Micheal Stipe…). Check out the site. It’s real intuitive and very slick. Who knows? Maybe I’ll get inspired to make a series?

Well, through the magic of Facebook, over the past week I’ve somehow become at least slightly re-acquainted with many persons from ‘back-in-the-day’… But that’s a tale for another post. Needless to say, today I heard from a friend whom I majored with back at BG. It was great to hear his successes, and he turned me on to this website (which he writes for) called popdose. I’ve only just gleaned the surface, but it looks like some interesting reading (especially to satiate the TV Geek in me)…

This is a great post putting an individuals perspective on some time spent with Obama into a clear chunk of text…

Looks like a pretty cool way to spend a Friday and Saturday… Plus attendance and speaking by lots of the biggest internet memes (I mean c’mon… The Brothers Chaps? How can you miss a chance to see the Brains behind Homestar Runner!)… Check their site for full info…

Listening right now to the Free portion of this new NIN release. 36 Instrumental tracks. So far, very cool. The free download on the site gives you the first 9 tracks. If you like any of NIN instrumental stuff, this seams like a good fit. I think I’ll be ponying up the $5 for the full 36 track download…

DA resigned. Er… I mean, re-signed…

Nice quote by Fox Sports Alex Marvez… :

“In my book, the Anderson and Lewis re-signings as well as the trade to acquire Green Bay defensive tackle Corey Williams makes — gasp! — Cleveland the team to beat in the AFC North. “