Tim Grahl has really been making some waves in the past few weeks. Just one week ago he launched The Outthink Group and was educating the masses of Central Virginia on how to use New Media to help their businesses. And then this week he’s posting on lifehacker regarding how to use web-based software. This is some great info and you should probably check it out.
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From the Official Press Release
The production of the MACRoCkumentary has been completed by the James Madison University’s School of Media Arts and Design and is now available on DVD! Over 70 students, friends, and alumni worked throughout the Spring semester of 2006 to produce this DVD. The DVD is available for sale at $14.95 plus shipping from our University bookstore. Proceeds from the sale of the dvd will go to our School of Media Arts One Day One University Scholarship Fund and Macrock.
Twenty-eight DV cameras, four venues, two days, and the recording of 15-30 minute music sets from some of the coolest independent bands in the country. The dvd includes a 26 minute documentary and 10 fully-edited, multi-camera performances from bands such as Man Man, The Wrens, The Walkmen, Shapiro, and many others.
Do not miss out on this chance to get a copy of MACRoCk history as this DVD gives you a peak at the conference from behind the scenes over the past ten years.
I’m sure you’ve felt the same way….. Darn You, Vlasic!
From the weird video file comes this Gem courtesy of Glumbert.com I’m pretty sure Maury Povich producers went to an all time low.
…and right now you’re saying, “Is that even a question?”
Fine, you’re right… Let me tell you about a site to solve your musical woes.
Indiechristoph.blogspot.com
I’m not kidding that this is exactly what you need, well thought out daily downloads. Each mix given a theme or a just cause. I recently came across this site via The Best Week Ever Blog who regularly highlights the site. Since finding out about it, I’ve started suscribing to it in my Bloglines account and it is a welcome pick me up to my day.
Leigh Nash’s first Solo project, Blue On Blue is an incredible effort. Her collaboration with Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan, Rufus Wainwright) is something of real beauty. Listening to the album straight through, I get a real sense of calm before the storm, and by storm I mean the all out blitz to scoop up these songs for movies, shows and commercials (this means you music directors for Grey’s Anatomy, Smallville and The OC). Since that fateful day in 1993 Nash and Sixpence None The Richer Co-conspirator, Matt Slocum have been on my radar and I got bit by the bug. As Sixpence they had several lineup changes but there was always strong writing with complex musical parts. Thankfully that has remained true with this effort.
For the track lineup, this is a very strong album front to back. Taking cues from Sir Paul McCartney and the mid-Beatles work the instrumentation sets the canvas as Nash’s voice soars, painting pictures of fresh emotions and expressions of new life with her husband and first child.
Since the fans of Ms. Nash have become rabid with desire, One Son (Nash’s Label) in conjunction with Nettwerk have released a single EP with 4 racks until the August 15th release of the full album. If you’re crafty, you can listen to this full album at Download.com and you can get a lot of info on this album straight from Leigh Nash herself. Click here to download and interview with her, she talks about recording in Canada, new experiences and what she’s been up to for the past two years.
