August 2008
94 posts
OBAMA →
make sure you tune in tonight to Obama’s big speech at the Democratic National Convention. he’ll be accepting his official nomination as the democratic presidential candidate. this is huge for the history of america.
MySpace.com - Cookin Soul - Download JAY Z vs... →
Harmonious 3-Wheel Motion →
some awesome olympics pics/recap from my older bro.
ASHer Roth - Morrisville, Pennsylvania - Hip Hop /... →
where’s eminem been? well…asher roth has been doing his thing apparently.
Romanian soccer player sold for a chunk of meat →
say what?!
“u can do it”
– mom (via her damn iphone)
Apes & Androids - Brooklyn, New York - Electro /... →
rad dude…radddddd
Andre Harris - 10 Things Not To Say To A DJ →
a song about 10 things not to say to a DJ. please listen. PLEASSEEEE! - thank you andre harris
whopper freakout →
this has been up for a while, and in doing some interactive “research”, I finally took a look. basically BK pulled a big prank on their customers and took the Whopper off their menu. they secretly filmed their reactions. hilarious. “if burger king doesn’t have the whopper…they might as well change their name to burger queen.”
ROI (aka CYA)
friend: i just got done presenting earlier this afternoon... and i'm going through the recommendations.. and i'm thnking like "okay... i know what these numbers mean, and why they mattter... but like... it's the actual content of the site that should matter to you.. not the fukin index
friend: it's all cus everything needs to show ROI, it's ridiculous
friend: all these numbers and metrics are just for ppl to cover their ass if something doesn't work out
me: exactlyyyyyy
me: there's no respect for taking risks and trusting instinct
me: there's no reverence of just good taste
me: and a gut
it’s hip-hop mondays I guess. here’s...
“Swagger Like Us (SLU)” - T.I. +...
Watchgreat video of Os Gemeos…these two brazilian street artists who are twins!
Cornell University Library’s Hip-Hop Collection →
new single from The Cool Kids “Delivery...
Watchnew official video for John Legend “Green Light” (ft. Andre 3000) - this dude went to UPenn!
“don’t worry how my wrist got so freeze. tell ya girl like doritos...”
– kanye west
Nike Sportswear - 21 Mercer Street Opening Invite... →
interested to see how the store looks. I hear the one in LA is pretty cool.
turntablelab on forbes.com →
one of my favorite record stores (although they sell clothes, books, computers, etc.) featured on forbes.com!
The New Jawbone: The Best Bluetooth Headset Just... →
fresh
'Junk Mail' to the Rescue in New Orleans →
pretty interesting article on how a direct mail communications company is helping nonprofits and the city of New Orleans rebuild itself.
KeepVid: Download and save any video from Youtube,... →
if you ever want to download videos from youtube or streaming video sites. check out keepvid.com
Madlib to Release WLIB AM →
am looking for some new material from Madlib. one of my favorite west coast producers/MC’s.
WatchPaul Mawhinney has the largest record collection in the WORLD. take a second and watch this video. it’s amazing. this guy’s collection is worth $50 million. he’s dedicated his life to collecting. makes you think about how little we value music “collections”. people shuffle songs back and forth, trade em on the interweb, cut and chop things up with total disregard...
10 Futuristic User Interfaces →
“Good user interfaces are crucial for good user experience. It doesn’t matter how good a technology is — if we, designers, don’t manage to make user interface as intuitive and attractive as possible, the technology will hardly reach a breakthrough. To gain the interest in a new product or technology, users need to understand its advantages or find themselves impressed or involved.”
What Would the Perfect Streaming Music Service... →
anybody else feel a little overwhelmed by the amount of music that’s at your fingertips? I feel like everytime I go to a music website I don’t know where to start or what to even listen to. there’s so much choice and option nowadays, it’s almost making life harder and more difficult. it’s almost like these sites are online music walmarts, just dishing out the...
ROCK THE BELLS. →
tuneage:
DJ Shadow - “Building Steam With A...
The Twenty-Five Most Valuable Blogs →
just add www.thebigasian.com to this list
google smartphone coming soon! →
Smartphone Is Expected via Google - NYTimes.com can’t wait for this phone to come out. I personally think this is the only phone and company that can give apple a run for their money.