Absolutely pathetic advice from the Wall Street Journal on How to Create a Successful Web Site For…
Absolutely pathetic advice from the Wall Street Journal on How to Create a Successful Web Site For Nothing (or Almost Nothing). I love how the author refers to HTML as “essentially, a bunch of gobbledygook words and symbols” and adding a shopping cart to your site as an additional “flourish”. Totally clueless.
fyi.gmblogs.com
Just launched the redesign of GM’s FYI Blog: A Josh Weston/Matt Mayers/Dan Nixon/MS&L Digital joint.
Xiu Xiu - Boy Soprano
I know I’m just posting music videos lately, but whatever…
A fantastic video for anyone who had a Sega Genesis. Don’t know how this band slipped by me. I think I’d like to go check them out at the Crofoot next month.
How did I miss this? Karate Explosion. (via Matt)
How did I miss this? Karate Explosion. (via Matt)
Redesigned for no good reason
All right, for the thousands of you that only read this site via RSS (Hi, all five of you!), it’s time to have another look at Turbo Claw in your favorite browser (unless your favorite browser begins with “Internet Explorer”, which I can’t even be bothered to test in… unless I’m on the clock, of course!).
The new design, “3D!”, is a purely CSS-only redesign, Zen Garden style; I didn’t touch the markup a bit. As such, it’s not much more than fast-forwarding the old design a bit, rather than a total facelift.
Anyway, like it or not, blah, blah, blah… A style switcher is the next project.
Dan’s Sweet-Sweet-Ass Summer Jam Mix, Track #2:
The Go! Team - Junior Kickstart
In honor of their show tonight at the Stick, this week’s summer jam selection is Junior Kickstart by The Go! Team.
Download The Go! Team - Junior Kickstart (mp3, 5.6 MB)
“Ten years ago, a man wearing a plain V-neck tee and drinking a Pabst would never be accused of being…”
“Ten years ago, a man wearing a plain V-neck tee and drinking a Pabst would never be accused of being a trend-follower. But in 2008, such things have become shameless clichés of a class of individuals that seek to escape their own wealth and privilege by immersing themselves in the aesthetic of the working class.”
“we should befriend a powerful gang”
“we should befriend a powerful gang”
- Josh Weston, on the subject of skating in Detroit
Dan’s Sweet-Sweet-Ass Summer Jam Mix, Track #1:
Tim Armstrong - Into Action
Beth and I have been spending a ton of time on the road this summer, and consequently, listening to a lot of music. Our last road trip down south got me thinking about putting together a mix CD (Sorry, hipsters - I know a mix TAPE is much more authentic and meaningful, but welcome to 15 years ago and fuck off) of only the hardest summer jams.
Because I’m a music snob and totally convinced that my musical taste is superior to yours, I’ve picked the first track on your Sweet-Sweet-Ass Summer Jam Mix: Tim Armstrong’s Into Action. If you occasionally long for the long lost, 3rd wave ska filled glory days of the late ’90’s, like at least one of my pals, this is right up your alley… Only SO much more fun than you remember!
Download Tim Armstrong - Into Action (mp3, 6.7 MB)
“Blogs have taken over the web. In the future blogs could replace websites.”
“Blogs have taken over the web. In the future blogs could replace websites.”
- some dick commenting on a lame site that’s not getting linked here
Per a recent conversation about how every drink would be better in slushie form: Every Slurpee…
Per a recent conversation about how every drink would be better in slushie form: Every Slurpee flavor ever
Mighty Mighty Reunion
Live Bosstones shows (especially in the pre-frat boy yelling “play Knock on Wood!” era) have always been a special occasion. It’s tough to explain how great the early shows were to people that just know them as another late 90’s fad ska band, but they really were something special. I haven’t missed a Detroit area Bosstones show since 1993, so obviously I was beyond excited when they announced their reunion tour after a six year hiatus. Finding out that their reunion tour would be spent opening for the bland, psuedo-Irish, oi also-rans, the Dropkick Murphys was, to say the least, disappointing.
But, given the conditions, the boys played a great set, and it made me feel like a kid again to see them back in plaid! Here’s hoping for a headlining club tour later this year!
Trying to get back in the habit of posting more regularly… With the Olympics coming up…
Trying to get back in the habit of posting more regularly… With the Olympics coming up (AWESOME), here’s a set of Otl Aicher’s posters for the 1972 Games in Munich. Some of my absolute favorite design work. (via Coudal)
