Physical CDs- things of the past?
posted to MeFi Music by COBRA! at 11:22 AM on July 21, 2008 (17 comments)

I was walking around in the garment district at night on valentine's day years ago, and spotted a beautiful woman walking alone across the street. Despite being glamorously dressed up, she looked like she had lost all faith in men. She was carrying a heart-shaped balloon and huge flowers. This song is sort of about that.
posted to MeFi Music by edlundart at 8:26 PM on July 9, 2008 (8 comments)

Another demo for our album that is in production. Sung by my friend and drummer Neil who has recently found his voice. A song of regret and the often crushing weight of unconditional love.
posted to MeFi Music by dobie at 7:21 PM on July 3, 2008 (4 comments)

An arrangement of a Super Mario 64 song that I made with my friend Matt. Instrumental, two acoustic guitars.
posted to MeFi Music by danb at 10:19 AM on July 3, 2008 (19 comments)

Ever wondered what life is like on the International Space Station? Wonder no more.
posted to MetaFilter by oxford blue at 8:59 PM on April 25, 2008 (25 comments)

"The sort of artist who survives at the long tail is the sort who would be happy doing nothing else, who willingly sacrifices security and comfort for the chance to communicate something meaningful, hoping to catch the attention of those few in the world who seek what they also find meaningful." Musician Robert Rich on the new realities of making a living at art.
posted to MetaFilter by jbickers at 3:30 PM on April 24, 2008 (18 comments)

After indulging in the irrelevant excess of fashion week, something a bit more practical: the pursuit of the perfect tie knot.
posted to MetaFilter by merc at 7:16 PM on February 8, 2008 (28 comments)

The WGA strike has entered its third month. Since New Year's, Worldwide Pants, the Weinstein Co., and United Artists have reached interim deals with the WGA, with rumors of more to come. Microsoft announced new deals with Hollywood companies. And on Friday, ABC Studios terminated deals with more than a dozen writers. Tonight, CBS, NBC, and 20th Century Fox have followed suit. Names of producers, writers, and shows affected are still being revealed as letters are received. Force majeure.
posted to MetaFilter by Tehanu at 8:27 PM on January 14, 2008 (169 comments)

Chromatron 1, 2, 3 and 4 just became freeware. In these little standalone puzzle games for PC and Mac, you align splitters, benders, and mirrors to direct colored laserbeams into like-colored targets. Enjoyably difficult, and an example of great game design.
posted to MetaFilter by ikkyu2 at 5:28 PM on November 28, 2007 (20 comments)

How to Be a Good Graduate Student, How to Organize a Conference, Economical Writing: An Executive Summary, Why Don't Economists Believe Empirical Findings?, The Bankruptcy of Statistical Significance, The A-Prime, C-Prime Theorem, and many other articles in PDF format (scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the others) originally published in the very entertaining “Other Things Equal” column by Deirdre McCloskey in the Eastern Economic Journal.
posted to MetaFilter by Jasper Friendly Bear at 12:00 PM on December 15, 2007 (20 comments)

this is a new track from my new band. we don't have a name yet.
posted to MeFi Music by dobie at 2:03 PM on June 22, 2007 (3 comments)

Croc Bites Off Hand
posted to MetaFilter by Stynxno at 6:10 PM on April 13, 2007 (69 comments)

Say What Again [audio NSFW] Pulp Fiction dialogue done with motion typography. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by kirkaracha at 8:24 AM on February 23, 2007 (26 comments)

Another song by my band the christian science monitors. We are currently on hiatus as we live on different sides of the continent. I hope you like it.
posted to MeFi Music by dobie at 5:32 PM on February 9, 2007 (4 comments)

What's life like in New York City for families?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scrump at 2:44 PM on October 11, 2006 (35 comments)

DejaVuFilter: I dream events that will occur to me in the future, on a rather erratic basis. I recognize these dreams when they repeat in the real-world, and sometimes recall the rest of the dream, making it possible to change the outcome of the experience. Does anyone else experience this? Know anything about it? Opinions? [MI]
posted to Ask Metafilter by id at 7:09 PM on December 29, 2004 (57 comments)

How much money has New Order made from the song "Blue Monday"?
posted to Ask Metafilter by markmillard at 9:48 AM on September 19, 2006 (27 comments)

The Great War: "People at the time experienced it differently. We may think they were misinformed and deluded, and perhaps they were, or maybe we have become incredibly cynical and mistrusting. What were once considered to be civic virtues are now thought to be quaint anachronisms at best or grand delusions at worst. Things change." The site proffers an incredible variety of popular-press articles and imagery concerning the unfortunate European events of 1914 to 1918.
posted to MetaFilter by mwhybark at 2:58 PM on September 1, 2006 (40 comments)

social skills tips / resources?
posted to Ask Metafilter by GleepGlop at 1:48 PM on June 29, 2005 (20 comments)

My band, the Christian Science Monitors, will be playing it's last show on the 16th of July in Montreal. We recorded a few songs that we were pretty happy with, and will eventually finish an EP. Let me know what you think.
posted to MeFi Music by dobie at 8:06 AM on July 9, 2006 (11 comments)

Can'tWeAllGetAlongFilter: Do Asian people stereotype other Asians?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jason's_planet at 7:28 PM on June 20, 2006 (79 comments)

Fascinating photo set of North Korean life, as taken by a Russian tourist. The degree of "Big Brother" style oversight present via the photo narration is daunting.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson at 7:22 AM on June 14, 2006 (91 comments)

Oil spill in northern British.Columbia, nobody reports it.
posted to MetaFilter by angrybeaver at 1:11 AM on June 8, 2006 (15 comments)

Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga is a Smithsonian webpage (with a pretty cool Flash intro) about the Norse in North America. Along with highlights of the exhibit, there's also an interactive map of the Viking voyages. (Although L'Anse aux Meadows, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the only confirmed Viking colony in N.A.). The Saga of Eric the Red contains the story of the voyages and discovery, but there are other primary sources as well. The Viking Ship Museum has information on the famous longboats that made the voyages, which were as much a matter of luck as navigation. To mark the millenium, some crazy Icelanders sailed a longboat back to Norway (NPR story).
posted to MetaFilter by OmieWise at 8:38 AM on June 6, 2006 (27 comments)

I just found out our new neighbors are stealing our power. What to do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by radioamy at 11:24 PM on June 5, 2006 (66 comments)

For the would-be recording buffs: understanding compression. A three-part series which explains the workings and uses of compressors, limiters, expanders, and gates. Plus some thoughts on the modern epidemic of overcompression from the listener's perspective.
posted to MetaFilter by ludwig_van at 7:35 AM on May 27, 2006 (39 comments)

Mr. Rogers before the Senate in 1969. [video; YouTube]
posted to MetaFilter by Sticherbeast at 10:39 AM on May 25, 2006 (63 comments)