Grant Robertson · new media superhero

“Where Sonic Youth makes me nostalgic for my youth, halfway decent covers of Sonic Youth just make me nostalgic for Sonic Youth, and that’s less complicated.” - Karina Longworth

Well put.

And the day bid a candy-colored farewell, by IrenaS.

You want to know why I hate you?
Well I’ll try and explain…
You remember that day in Paris
When we wandered through the rain
And promised to each other
That we’d always think the same
And dreamed that dream
To be two souls as one
And stopped just as the sun set
And waited for the night
Outside a glittering building
Of glittering glass and burning light…

Or loves another

We value your custom. You are currently in a queue., by Grant_Robertson.

Downloading the new Radiohead album, “In Rainbows”. The bits I’ve heard already are fantastic.

Thom Yorke was on Fresh Air the other day to discuss the band’s new album, and “revolutionary” new album sales strategy. Of course, thousands of artists have been giving away their music and only asking for voluntary donations for centuries; They’re called buskers.

Update: In Rainbows may be the best Radiohead album ever. Seriously.

Broken Hearted Saviour (B&W), by redmann.

He thought he was the king of america
Where they pour coca cola just like vintage wine
Now I try hard not to become hysterical
But Im not sure if I am laughing or crying
I wish that I could push a button
And talk in the past and not the present tense
And watch this hurtin feeling disappear
Like it was common sense
It was a fine idea at the time
Now its a brilliant mistake

She said that she was working for the abc news
It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use
Her perfume was unspeakable
It lingered in the air
Like her artificial laughter
Her mementos of affairs
Oh, I said I see you know him
Isn’t that very fortunate for you
And she showed me his calling card
He came third or fourth and there were more than one or two
He was a fine idea at the time
Now hes a brilliant mistake

He thought he was the king of america
But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams
A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals
The words of love in whispers
And the axe of love in screams
I wish that I could push a button
And talk in the past and not the present tense
And watch this lovin feeling disappear
Like it was common sense
I was a fine idea at the time
Now Im a brilliant mistake

Weathered Sunset, by Fort Photo.

Now that you’re older
Taking the time to look
Back over your shoulder
On the days confusion took

Now that you’re wiser
Surely you’ve learned to read it
You should know
No surface shines brighter
Than the light that burns beneath it

Never so sure
We always take more
Though we still don’t know what it’s for

Now that I’ve seen you
Stripped to the very core
I know that I need you
Less than I did before

Never so sure
We always take more
Though we still don’t know what it’s for

- Zero 7, “The Space Between”

Stomp 2006-04-13, by scragz.

Hit the Fox last night to see Stomp with the gang. What an amazing show. Not only is it chock full of jaw dropping precision percussion, but whimsical, witty and an amazing testament to non-verbal communication. Nearly two hours, and two standing ovations; completely worth the price of admission.

love after death, by tiwy_666.

Cut this picture into you and me
Burn it backwards, kill this history
Make it over, make it stay away
Or hate’ll say the ending that love started to stay

There’s a kid a floor below me saying brother can you spare
Sunshine for a brother, old man winter’s in the air
Walked me up a story, asking how you are
Told me not to worry, you were just a shooting star

I whipped this up on Sunday as an experiment, enjoy.

Ever wondered where to find all that great music used in the Lonelygirl 15 videos? Having spent months looking for songs featured in TV commercials, I totally feel your pain.

(Metric’s beautiful “Grow up and Blow Away”, which was featured for 15 seconds in a Polaroid commercial a few years ago, nearly killed me)

So, if your Jonesing for that sweet music fix you came to the right place. It appears that Lonelygirl15 (or her handlers… ??) provides titles, and sometimes a domain but, typically no link to the music she (they) use in her uploads.

So, here they are the “lost” songs of Lonelygirl15:

Beat Gorilla feat. Lisa Debenedictis - “Brilliant Daze”
(Music from My Parents… Let Us Go Hiking)

Beat Gorilla - “Razor Sharp”
(Music from “Mysteries of My Past… REVEALED!”

Pitx - “Good Morning”
(Music from He Said, She Said)

Victor Stone (Fourstones) - “Son Soo Treatment”
(Music from Purple Monkey)

MC Jack in the Box feat. Grant Schindler - “Remained”
(Music from Daniel the Neanderthal)

All of this music is available under the Creative Commons license, which allows you to share in the creativity. Remix, share, upload and download these songs, as long as you follow the simple rules in these licenses.

I can’t say I’ve been following the lonleygirl15 saga. I’m not a big YouTube user, as uncool as that might make me. So, you can imagine my surprise when I discovered this on The Reluctant Midwesterner, “I was recently surfing through the YouTube universe and came across a video blog by LonelyGirl15. The music used in this video is by Lisa DeBenedictis . I was absolutely and uterly transfixed by the vocals. Searching the web, I found the re-mix community”

I read enough Digg and Boing Boing to know the Lonelygirl15 “brand” (geez, that says something about the level of market penetration doesn’t it?). Turns out that this lonelygirl 15 video uses a remix of “Brilliant Day” by my pal Lisa DeBenedictis.

How’s that for the power of the internet? Lisa, a mostly self produced singer/songwriter who composes out of her bedroom, licenses music under the Creative Commons and becomes one of the most remixed artists ever. In turn, one of those remixes falls into the middle of the largest YouTube meme series yet, which makes the LA times when it’s (maybe) revealed that Lonelygirl15 is a filmmaking project, and not actually a homeschooled girl with parent issues.