Almost-daily ramblings, photos and links
http://www.soundplusdesign.com/?p=1621 Liking the idea of using twitter for exchanging sound designs. Pitty there’s not an easier way of hearing them than having to copy and paste into the application.
One thing that’s really begun to bug me in recent weeks is the lack of online access for most of the main classical music and arts publications. Take Classical Music magazine in the UK - a publication I’ve always enjoyed reading - or the excellent Gig Magazine, a source of useful information on the arts scene in the UK and Ireland. Both of these exist in hard copy only with no option to access the content online. Why? One would think that in 2009, the option of subscribing to these and other specialist music magazines...
via www.adaptistration.com All orchestra managers who’re contemplating less adventurous repertoire in these times should read this.
you really, really don’t want to put yourself in a position where you have to punish your economy in order to save your banks. Op-Ed Columnist - PAUL KRUGMAN - Erin Go Broke - NYTimes.com
I believe there is only one subject worth pursuing, and that is freedom. I think the only true freedom is fearlessness. Kevin Volans, composer (interview in Classical Music Magazine)
You can tell whether a person plays or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not. Then the way they talk and act. If they act too hip, you know they can’t play shit. Miles Davis (via musicthoughts)
Omnifocus - my second brain. Helps me realise how much I have to do Evernote - my third brain. Helps me capture random info Tweetie - the most amazing Twitter app. Have tried them all and this is the one I keep coming back to WunderRadio - really great streaming radio app with excellent directory Instapaper - for all those long articles I see yet never get the time to read
I prefer the term ‘lonely media.’ ‘Social’ makes it sound like you’re, you know, talking to someone. When, in fact, you’re totally alone. Scott Simpson (via merlin)