Entries Categorized as 'Art'

“Air and Simple Gifts,” performed at the Inauguration of Barack Obama

Date January 21, 2009

Yesterday a couple of friends and I went out to lunch and watched the Inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Obama.  I had never actually watched an inauguration before, so it was a pretty cool sight to see; so many people, so much history, so much tradition.  I also thought Rick Warren did a great [...]

Ki:Theory – Holiday Heart Video

Date July 29, 2008

A few months ago I went and saw Ki:Theory play at Toad’s Place in Richmond, and I was quite impressed.  In addition to being a great musician, he’s crafted some cool music videos, as well.  Check out the video for Holiday Heart below; if you like what you hear, check out his music over at [...]

NoiseTrade.com – The Allens

Date July 13, 2008

Alright, my next recommendation off of NoiseTrade is the self-titled release by a band called The Allens. I’d never heard of them before, but after listening to a few of their samples on NoiseTrade, I shared the album with three friends and got their free download, and I could not be more pleased.  Definitely a [...]

NoiseTrade.com – Alex Mejias

Date July 3, 2008

I’ve been testing NoiseTrade for a few weeks now, and I’ve been rather impressed.  If you remember the FreeDerekWebb campaign, Derek gave away his Mockingbird album for free in exchange for sharing the e-mail addresses of three friends who might be interested in his music. NoiseTrade builds off of this experiment; a growing number of [...]

Paste Magazine: Name Your Price

Date October 30, 2007

(Via TheLongBrake on Twitter.) Following in the footsteps of Radiohead, Paste Magazine has decided to experiment with a “Name Your Price” 1-year subscription to their magazine. That’s right, you can name your price (anything $1 and up) for a 1-year subscription to their magazine, an offer that usually goes for $19.95 (11 issues). This will [...]