Where I’m from here in Moscow, Idaho there is a great local concert promoter called StereopathicMusic. Since I was trying out of some new stuff with Adobe Illustrator, I decided to use them as a project. Here’s a logoish thing I came up with. I got the idea for the red/blue record from stereoscopy. Afterwards [...]
Categories: Creativity,Graphic Design,Music
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein What is a good way to improve your communication? The best way to demonstrate to someone that you have mastery or understanding of a particular thing is to show that you can communicate it concisely. Next time you seek to [...]
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Tagged: brevity, communication, creativity, editing, einstein, revision, simplicity
Two great things have converged for me. Tomorrow I receive the iPhone 4 in the mail (my first iPhone) and tonight I came across news that NPR Music has just released an iPhone app. Looks and ‘sounds’ to be a match made in heaven. From the NPR website: Engage, explore and discover new music of [...]
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Tagged: All Songs Considered, Exclusive First Listen, iPhone, NPR Music, Tiny Desk Concerts
The Seattle Music Weekly posted a write-up on Moscow and it’s musicians. “Even when I’m here in New York, the city is compressed down into a little village, a Moscow-sized place with the places I go and the people I know,” Ritter says. “Maybe there is something in the water there. It’s probably better than [...]
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Tagged: Finn Riggins, Horse Feathers, Idaho, Josh Ritter, Justin Ringle, Moscow
I’m a goal oriented person. Since I didn’t start this blog with a concrete goal in mind, it ended up sitting inactive for long periods of time. Consider this an effort to remedy that. I’d like to state exactly what I hope to interact with on a regular basis. Here we go: I’d like to [...]
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Tagged: Blogging, Books, Graphic Design, Lifestyle, Music, Productivity, Technology
Grizzly Bears latest Veckatimest, is terrific. Check out ‘Two Weeks’. Grizzy Bear Myspace Grand Archives plays great tunes. Their self-titled debut is great from beginning to end. My favorites are Torn Blue Foam Couch & Sleepdriving.Grand Archives Myspace
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Tagged: Grand Archives, Grizzly Bear, Music