The Wong Kar-Wai Calendar

A very cool idea:

A collection of monthly calendars. Each calendar contains visual elements sourced from and inspired by the work of filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai.

The calendars (Via Yahoo Picks)

1/30/69: They Did Pass The Audition

Just in time for the 38th.

January 30, 1969 was when the concert happened. But does this look like a band on the verge of a breakup?

And how stressful was it for Billy to sit between those two guys?

(Link via Metafilter.com)

So It's Not Just Show Tunes?

Is your favorite band on this list? If it is, proceed immediately to the Degayification Station. (They even have the good Pandit on the list!)

Yes, I am aware that the astute among you will notice the inclusion of Nickelback (speaking of whom - have you seen this?) and will probably make snide remarks about how the list suddenly seems to....make sense?

Shame on you :)

(link via I'mjustsayin')

"Endless Highway"

I know, tribute albums are not my thing either, but I will give this one a spin.

You can hear tracks on the record label's website. (My favorite so far: Gomez doing a tough, energetic version of "Up On Cripple Creek")

Meeting An Album Again

This blog has a good quality stream of four or five tracks from the album. (You can listen to the entire album on Napster.)

The Smithereens are not the first (and certainly won't be the last) band to cover an entire Beatles album, but their choice of material is interesting. "With The Beatles" (or "Meet The Beatles") may be considered a "light" album by some rock fans but the the vocals and the energy on the album is pretty darn heavy. (Is there a more thrilling count-in to any song in pop music than the one on "I Saw Her Standing There"?)

WaPo reviewed the album (as did the Times, but it's now a Times Select article. Link goes to Smithereens' frontman Pat DiNizio's website and it has the full text of the Times' article.)

While listening to these covers, I just realized I don't want more cowbell. I want more handclaps.

Because Spouses Don't Have FireWire Ports, That's Why

This research was definitely inspired by that super-lame Wife 2.0 joke. But look at what they found:

...the average American spends 12 hours each month addressing home computer problems

(I wonder how many of those problems were caused by browsing pr0n with bad browsers? Gentlemen, Firefox is good for browsing and your married life.)

The study does not apply to me, obviously. January has not even ended and I am already thinking about gift ideas for Valentine's Day. I want my Computer to know she will *always* be the one.

How Long Can We Go On Meeting Like This?

"Sunita chats with biologist 2 miles under Pacific"

Ur A/S/L? (link to Rediff. Site resembles a furious technicolor dreamcoat and has popups.)