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February 18, 2006February 21, 2006

Pillow Fight!

Pillow fighting is the new moshing…
Over a hundred people showed up for a pillow fight at Union Square. It was a ton of silly fun. There were just as many cameras as pillow fighters. People were dressed up and armed with all sorts of pillows (including a couch cushion). The event lasted over an hour and I was surprised how tired I got from swinging and getting pummeled with pillows. I was armed with a nice feathery one and a camera and took the following shots.

Pictures here:
Video I took here

links:
cool photo montage.
I’m on Rocketboom!
another video

February 16, 2006February 17, 2006

Notorious B.I.G. Raps in Bed-Stuy (1989)

Most of the videos and content on these new video posting sights are usually a waste of time. But every once in awhile you get a gem like this. Makes the internet all worthwhile. Biggie freestyling in front of a bodega– he was only 17 years old when this movie was made.

Click here for the video link.

February 15, 2006February 17, 2006

video links

So it’s been a slow music week (which is ok cuz there’s a ton of good shows coming up). In the meantime, check out these videos. Click on the images to launch a new window.

February 13, 2006February 17, 2006

LED Throwies

Some pretty cool stuff coming out of Eyebeam and Graffiti Resarch Lab. Little balls of LEDs that can be thrown and stuck to walls.

Check out a VIDEO here.
Don’t like the fact that they totally ripped off the Sony Bravada commercial idea and yet another music instance of Jose Gonzalez.
http://eyebeam.org/

February 10, 2006February 20, 2006

Bishop Allen @ Piano’s

Bishop Allen is from Brooklyn and plays catchy Rock n’ Roll that you want to sing along to. Although the lead singer was arrested a few days before, he was luckily released just hours before the show. They seemed to have a really good time on stage (despite the sound problems they were experiencing). Their songs seemed a bit rough around the egdes and sometimes too simalar to Modest Mouse, but there could be some potential in their future output.

Bishop Allen

February 7, 2006February 11, 2006

Nada Surf @ Mercury Lounge

What a nice treat for Nada Surf to play a small initmate show before their big national tour. I’m glad they are still pushing their new(ish) album “Weight Is A Gift”. Although not as solid as their last, still a gem of an album. I’ve seen this band over a dozen times already, including acoustic and electric shows in the last few months. They seem to always be at ease playing in NY and this night was no exception. They played a lot of old tunes and all my favorites from all their albums. I was bummed they didn’t finish off their encore with “Meow Meow Lulaby” but still a great show.

Pictures from the show.