DudeAsInCool

Mod controls are different than member controls - maybe she is thinking about the controls she had as a mod?

A tip of the hat to Stereogum for the head's up.

Game's not over bunchofrogsounds.mp3

Ribbit B)

Sending/Posting Large Files Great for mixtapes, etc. Filedropper Store up to 250 gb ADrive - Store up to 50 GB! http://www.refrozen.com/ - 20 MB Limit http://www.rapidshare.de/ - 50 MB Limit (split-archives allowed) http://www.megaupload.com/ - 500 MB Limit (servers are a bit slow though, expect only 15-30 Kb/s) http://www.spread-it.com/ - 500MB Limit http://upload.xs3.com/ - No Upload Limit, No Bandwidth Limit http://www.rapidupload.com/ - 300 MB Limit http://www.ihud.com/ - 50 MB Limit http://www.zupload.com/ - 500 MB Limit http://www.uploadraid.com/ - 2 MB http://www.sendmefile.com/ - 50 MB http://www.upshack.com/ - 20 MB http://www.yousendit.com/ - 1 GB (has download limit -- 7 days or 25 DL's) http://turboupload.com/ - 70 MB http://www.ultrashare.net/ - 30 MB http://www.mytempdir.com/ - 30 MB http://www.uploadhut.com/ - 50 MB http://www.sharebigfile.com/ - 1 GB http://www.uploadtemple.com/ - 30 MB http://www.updownloadserver.de/ - 250 MB (in German, but it's usable) http://www.bonpoo.com/ - 250 MB http://www.sendspace.com/ - 1.2 GB http://www.transferbigfiles.com/ - 1 GB http://www.savefile.com/ - 60 MB http://www.senduit.com - 100 mb (You set time limit) http://sharebee.com/ http://www.xtraupload.de/ - 500 mb http://www.webfilehosting.com/ - 1000 mb http://www.hyperfileshare.com/ - 250 mb http://www.sharelor.com/ - 100 mb http://www.x-fs.com/ - 500 mb http://www.badongo.com/ ZShare MassMirror.com FileFactory.com Sharebee.com Mediafire.com Box.net Drop.i.o - Private filesharing. No signup necessary. 4Shared.com - Has a clever feature which also posts links to related songs by the artist for download

Are you up to the task?

Fixed!

Converting Audio Files Switch audio file converter is a sound file converter for Windows or Mac. It can convert audio files from many different file formats into mp3, wav and many other file formats. Zamzar - Can convert many audio files. Limited to 5 free conversions a month FLV To - Online conversion tool that converts Youtube videos to MP3s Apple's Quicktime can convert both AIFF and MP3 Files Free MP3 WMA Converter - Freeware utility converts audio files among four popular digital-audio formats: WAV, MP3, WMA, and OGG. AudialHub (for Macs) - The audio companion to Techspansion's Visualhub, this will sent you back 18 bucks, but it can trim music, and convert "dozens of audio types to popular formats like AAC, MP3, WMA, AIFF, WAV, Apple Lossless, 3G (cell phones), Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and even Audio and MP3 CDs!" I bought it sight unseen based upon my experience with Visual Hub. The creator has given the app to the open source community. Find it and use it! Convert Videos For Your IPod Zamzar ISquint (for Macs) - The creator has given the app to the open source community. Find it and use it! Handbrake - HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. VisualHub (for Macs) is a step up from Handbrake and costs a few bucks, but its well worth it. It is the most versatile video conversion tool in the marketplace. The creator has given the app to the open source community. Find it and use it! Audio/Video Converter MediaCoder - MediaCoder for Windows, is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices. MediaCoder's Devices tab makes converting videos for your iPod, PSP, smartphone/PDA easy.

'Ready For The Floor' is the first single from English electronic pop band's forthcoming album, 'Made In The Dark'. Hot Chip's previous album, 'The Warning', received a Mercury Award Nomination last year. Watch It Here. Also, if you go to the Youtube website, you can download another cut of the album, courtesy of the band. Enjoy.

The pop reviewers over at the UK Telegraph have put together a list of their favorite albums. As usual, feel free to give your thumbs up or thumbs down... or add your own. BEN THOMPSON'S TOP 30 Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland (1968) Fela Kuti - Music is the Weapon (1999) Kraftwerk - Radioactivity (1975) Janet Jackson - Damita Jo (2004) Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou - Éthiopiques 21 (2006) Various Artists - American Primitive Vol II (2005) From the spooky harmonies of the Nugrape Twins to the downhome hum of Pigmeat Terry, this consistently astounding selection of pre-Second World War US blues and folk remnants is the gateway to a lost world whose familiarity is as compelling as its strangeness. Palace Brothers - Palace Brothers (1994) The Shangri-Las - Teen Anguish Vol II (1980) John Betjeman - Betjeman's Banana Blush (1974) Beyoncé - B-Day Deluxe Edition (2007) Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986) The Impressions - Definitive Impressions Vol 1 (2002) Various Artists - The Soundtrack to Rushmore (1999) Ghostface Killah - Iron Man (1996) Minor Threat - The Complete Discography of the DC Punk Band (1989) Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II (1984) Neil Young - On The Beach (1974) Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot (1972) Prinzhorn Dance School - Prinzhorn Dance School (2007) Various Artists - The Forgotten Guitars of Mozambique 1955,56,57 (2003) Moondog - Moondog 1&2 (1969/1970) Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album (1996) Lee Perry - The Upsetter Boxed Set (1972/1974) Cymande - Best of Cymande (1992) The Specials - The Specials (1979) Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner (2003) Karen Dalton - It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best (1969) Miles Davis - In a Silent Way (1969) Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Barafundle (1997) Various Artists - Never The Same (2005) Three of the most remarkable voices this country has produced (Lal Waterson, Dick Gaughan and Nic Jones) join in a joyously tear-sodden wake for Britain's unfulfilled hopes of a brighter yesterday. JAMES DELINGPOLE'S TOP 30 Radiohead - OK Computer (1997) Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (1970) Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way Baby (1998) Logh - Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings (2002) The Divine Comedy - Promenade (1994) Neil Young - Harvest (1972) Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By (2001) The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986) P.J. Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (2000) Portishead - Dummy (1994) Goldfrapp - Supernature (2005) Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (1974) Johnny Cash - American III (2000) The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) Moby - Play (1999) Pet Shop Boys - Very (1993) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (1985) REM - Automatic For The People (1992) Led Zeppelin - IV (1971) Velvet Underground and Nico - 'Banana album' (1967) Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998) Love - Forever Changes (1967) Underworld - Beaucoup Fish (1999) DJ Shadow - Endtroducing (1996) Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express (1977) Human League - Dare (1981) Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Aphrodite - Aftershock (2002) David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971) Tindersticks - Second Album (1995) PAUL MORLEY'S TOP 30 Bob Dylan - Shot of Love (1981). Japan - Tin Drum (1981) Brian Eno - Another Green World (1975) Magazine - The Correct Use of Soap (1980) The Velvet Underground - 1969 (1974) Björk - Debut (1993) The B52's - The B52's (1979) Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica (1969) Television - Marquee Moon (1977) Neil Young - On The Beach (1974) Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) Family - Music in a Doll's House (1968) Todd Rundgren - Todd (1974) Morrissey - Viva Hate (1988) Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (1991) Cat Power - The Greatest (2006) This Heat - This Heat (1978) Murcof - Martes (2002) Groundhogs - Split (1971) Richard and Linda Thompson - I Wanna See The Bright Lights Tonight (1974) Kevin Coyne - Marjory Razorblade (1973) Roy Harper - Stormcock (1971) Soft Machine - Third (1970) Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971) Aimee Mann - Bachelor Number 2 (2000) Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974) Billy Fury - Sound of Fury (1960) The Rutles - the Rutles (1978) Public Image - Metal Box (1979) Joy Division - Closer (1980) The greatest second album of all time - the tragically glorious, glamorously introverted 'Closer'. Other seconds: Bob Dylan - 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', Smiths - 'Meat Is Murder', Velvet Underground - 'White Light/White Heat', Roxy Music - 'For Your Pleasure'or James Taylor - 'Sweet Baby James'. CLASSIC ROCK: THE TOP 10 1 Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965) 2 Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966) 3 The Beatles - The Beatles (1968) 4 The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968) 5 Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1969) 6 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969) 7 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975) 8 The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks (1977) 9 Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) 10 The White Stripes - Elephant (2002) Read the full reviews at the UK Telegraph Also, check out the Reader's Comments

Michelle, from some Single's Site B)

Snapshot of Earth from Space

The Kings Of Convenience - Sing Softly To Me (from their cd, 'Quiet Is The New Loud' (2001)) The Kings of Convenience are a Norwegian duo comprised of Erlend Oye and Eirik Glambek Boe. They are often compared to Belle & Sebastian or Simon & Garfunkle. They make nice music.

The Boat People are an indie pop group from Australia.

1/11/08 Boat People - Unsettle My Heart 1/14/08 Tjupurru - Unkol James Brown 1/15/08 Lizz Wright - My Heart 1/16/08 Sigur Ros - Staralfur Get KCRWs Today's Top Tune

Chan Marshall's (aka CatPower) sequel to her 'Covers' album (2000) is dedicated to the great vocalists who've influenced her over the years. Backed by Dirty Delta Blues Band and various feature guests, "Jukebox" includes covers of Hank Williams' "Ramblin' Man", The Highwaymen's "Silver Stallion," Sinatra's "New York, New York", and more - the full track list is below. You can listen to the full cd (while it lasts) courtesy of MuchMusic. Let us know what you think. Enjoy. And if you love it, you can Find It Over @Amazon.

Billboard has learned that "Coachella producers AEG Live/Goldenvoice will stage a summer festival with major headliners at Liberty State Park, just across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan. The event will not carry the Coachella brand. Liberty State Park has hosted a handful of concerts in recent years, most notably a Radiohead show shortly before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks." Read More (The poster is a fake that was published in the LA Times--but if someone wants to photoshop the Manhattan skyline, be my guest :) )

AlleyInsider reports that Ticketmaster has bought StubHub competitor TicketsNow For $265 Million. Would be nice if any of this corporate consolidation brought better service and better ticket prices for concert goers. Fat chance. "The acquisition raises potentially thorny questions for Ticketmaster, which has previously sued brokers who use automated programs called "bots" to scoop up tickets faster than regular fans can, and then resell them for big profits on sites such as TicketsNow. TicketsNow Chief Executive Cheryl Rosner said her site currently doesn't make any effort to keep tabs on how its 800 registered sellers acquire the tickets they sell. Mr. Moriarty said Ticketmaster would attempt to root out people who used technology unfairly, although he declined to give specifics. TicketsNow sold $202 million of tickets in 2006, Ms. Rosner said." Read More

Gotta love Derek Truck's slide guitar work on this song. Just sayin'.

Here is another female blues guitarist - a 17 year old from the Paul Green School of Rock All Stars performing Led Zeppelin's Traveling Riverside Blues at the World Cafe Live Show in Philadelphia on 8/13/06.

This mini-doc takes a look at the legendary jazzman Benny Goodman ...and a concert that took place 70 years to today. A tip of the hat to Fark for the find.

"On Monday, KTVU reported scientists have received an odd signal from space and some readers may have interpreted this as a confirmed extra-terrestrial contact. Scientists did confirm there was an anomalous radio signal and reported it late last year." Read more at KTVU.com

PopMatters Most Anticipated Films of 2008 I've done a short edit to highlight their top pics - read the full by clicking PopMatters above: 11 January sees the JJ Abrams produced Cloverfield finally coming to a theater near you. This Blair Witch Godzilla, focusing on some found footage shot by young adults during a giant monster’s attack on Manhattan. Another well publicized possibility is Michel Gondry’s follow-up to his quirky and quite clever The Science of Sleep. Be Kind, Rewind stars Jack Black and Mos Def as video store employees who decide to replace their entire inventory with homemade versions of famous movies after all their tapes are accidentally erased. Maybe Will Ferrell can set things right. A week later, on 29 February, his latest collaboration with Old School writer Scot Armstrong hits. On the plus side, Semi-Pro promises to be a ridiculous, raunchy sports comedy... Speaking of something that will require a little karmic and creative support to actually work, Fox falls back on its stunt casting ways to turn their version of Dr. Seuss’s beloved tale Horton Hears a Who! (14 March) into yet another example of pop culture quipping 3D animation. Our excitable elephant is played by former flavor of the month Jim Carrey. The microscopic Mayor of Who-ville he indirectly interacts with is essayed by current comic go-to guy Steve Carell. Reading the cast list—Johan Hill, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Dane Cook—there appears to be a lot of heavyweight humor talent involved. George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, the football period piece Leatherheads (4 April) promises more pseudo-Coen Brothers riffs from the adept actor turned filmmaker. While the presence of Renee Zellweger is problematic (as is her obvious resemblance to a character played by Jennifer Jason Leigh in the Coens’ Hudsucker Proxy), this could be a sparkling screwball comedy. On the other side of the funny business fence is the Tina Fey vehicle Baby Mama (18 April). Ms. 30 Rock plays a 37-year-old business woman who, when she discovers she’s infertile, hires a working class gal (Amy Poehler) to be her surrogate. Could be interesting. Could be Juno meshed with Baby Boom. Jon Favreau’s intriguing take on the classic comic book hero Iron Man (2 May). From the novel casting (Robert Downey Jr., Terrance Howard, Jeff Bridges) to the intriguing premise, this could be a winner. Equally capable of lighting up the screen are Andy and Larry Wachowski. As their first film behind the lens since a little something called The Matrix Trilogy hit theaters five years ago, the 9 May arrival of their Speed Racer adaptation has fans of the classic ‘60s anime worried. Some have celebrated the cartoon look and eye candy appeal present in the recently released advertisement. Others wonder if the visual scope will undermine the title’s smaller pleasures. One things for sure, by 22 May no one will care. After a gestation period longer than any other title coming out (Last Crusade was 19 years ago!), and more questions about the cast and creators than should technically be allowed, George Lucas, Stephen Spielberg, and Harrison Ford are once again resurrecting the classic serial action icon, Indiana Jones. Steve Carell is back again, this time paired with The Devil Wears Prada‘s Anne Hathaway, for an update of the classic Buck Henry/Mel Brooks TV spy spoof Get Smart. While physical comedy and sight gags are usually reserved for the Epic Movie crowd, this one has possibilities. The already overhyped Wall-E (27 June - Pixar) has been stunning preview audiences with its 3D look at a lonely robot, and the alien visitors who suddenly soar into his life. This heavily guarded project, proposed long ago by the creative minds behind Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Cars, promises to be the movie of 2008. The geeks have already crowned it a must-see masterpiece without ever viewing a single fully realized frame, and with limited family friendly options coming to the marketplace during the season, this could be the biggest hit of the year as well. For those who want more comic book chaos, Guillermo Del Toro is back with the sequel to his spectacular Hellboy. This time around, the Hellspawn hero takes on The Golden Army, the rebellious forces of a mythical realm. With a bigger budget, and a lot more creative cred (thanks in part to the international acclaim for Pan’s Labyrinth), we could finally be witnessing the birth of another favored franchise. Similarly, 18 July sees the return of the brilliant Christopher Nolan and his continuing take on the Batman legacy, this time entitled The Dark Knight. After kvetching over the casting of Heath Ledger as the latest incarnation of The Joker, the trailer has proved that the British auteur knows what he’s doing. Once August arrives, all bets are off. Indeed, with the continuing effects of the writer’s strike still being assessed, what will and will not be released in 2008 becomes a question for a near psychic level of speculation. Another Judd Apatow produced farce, the stoner comedy Pineapple Express, promises to land on 8 August. In October, Ridley Scott is expected to deliver his latest, Body of Lies, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. November brings the return of everyone’s favorite boy wizard (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince) while David Fincher switches gears from 2007’s Zodiac to bring the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, The Curious Tale of Benjamin Button, to theaters. Oddly enough, the year ends where it began—with JJ Abrams hyping the hell out of his take on the Star Trek series. The unnamed number XI promises to look at the crew of the Enterprise during their Starfleet Academy days.

Joystiq.com compares the XBox Live and Apple TV for movie playing and rentals:

There's been a lot of discussion about the rock band Spirit over at the Lefsetz Letter recently. Spirit was an American indie rock band founded in 1967, and based in Los Angeles, California. The guitarist, Randy California, recently passed away, but you can get a sense of his genius, and the band's continuing cult status, in the following live videos. I Got A Line On You Nature's Way