Archive for March, 2009

Orchestral manoeuvres

While the internet is great for pornography, poker, time wasting and pop culture, there are more creative benefits of modern net usage. The internet has enabled the cross collaboration of likeminded artists who live thousands of miles away. Taking that idea and amplifying it is the Youtube Symphony Orchestra, a call for professional and [...]

Videos: Fianna FAIL, Bears Waving & Sexy Bundesliga

Youtube Webcam karaoke
You know those videos of people miming to popular songs on Youtube? I think we have a new champion.. Visit the D&N blog post to see why Keenan Cahill is the new internet kid..
RTE’s Fianna Fail Ard Fheis report
David Davin Power is welcomed at the hobbit and muppet convention with open arms. Has [...]

Linkage: The Best Job in the World and other stories

The Best Job in the World
The job as caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia is a tough one. Key duties include exploring the island and reporting back through blogs and videos. Meath’s George is in the top five for the job. Vote for him here - islandreefjob.com
Youtube and [...]

Sites of the Week

Blackout Ireland
An internet campaign has been set up to protest and spread awareness of IRMA’s plan to force Irish ISPs to block certain websites.
http://www.blackoutireland.com

Bad Paintings of Barack Obama
The United States of America’s first black president sure has inspired some awful art..
http://badpaintingsofbarackobama.com
Twitter Search
If you are looking for an accurate search result, Twitter’s search [...]

Band of Blogs: Alias Empire, The Harlem Shakes, Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, Kap Bambino

Dry County become Alias Empire
Dublin band Dry County have returned with a new name and a techno-rock sound ( It’s not as bad as it sounds I swear). A taster EP is available.
myspace.com/aliasempireofficial

The Harlem Shakes
Expect a buzz to happen very soon with this Brooklyn Band (yes, another) on the back of their Technicolour Health [...]

Youtube’s new mime King

Meet Keenan Cahill from Chicago, the internet’s brightest young webcam miming nerd. Start with this performance and then hit his Youtube page. He even takes on webcam karaoke royalty with his own admirable version of the Numa Numa song.

What is the best webcam karaoke video you’ve seen lately? Share it in the comments.

Spotify the difference

With all the negativity surrounding the music industry at the moment, it’s nice to be able to focus on a genuinely brilliant service that could do wonders for all spectrums of the music industry – from small, independent bands right up to the majors. Spotify is such a service. Put simply, Spotify is a huge [...]

Videos: Love Lockdown acoustic, Freestyle rap translated, Dubbed infomercials

Love Lockdown acoustic
It comforts me that Kanye’s emo song can be fashioned into a plaintive acoustic ballad with ease.

Freestyle rap translated
Beneath the bravado and braggadocio, freestyle rap is all very easy to understand really..