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• 2010-02-05

  An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.

  — 

  Niels Bohr

  This is roughly the definition I use for expert, and this is why I try never to refer to anyone as an expert.

• Four Tet - There Is Love In You (2010) - “Angel Echoes”

  The multi-layered mixes Kieran Hebden assembles for this four minute track welcome you into this, Four Tet’s fifth album. Annie Lennox’s choppy chanting of “there is love in you” floats throughout the track, providing a digitized glue for the track. The vocals also lay a strong organic foundation to balance out the beeps and blips that get tiresome when overused in electronica, accentuated by the fact that her loop seems to be cut so it is never quite the same, even though it is. “Angel Echoes” presents a lovely tempo to lead into the rest of this great album.

• 2010-02-04

  So I went and sat down about a year ago with Garrick Van Buren to chat on his podcast, First Crack, about information security, usability, and how they should work in concert, yet so rarely do. I hope you enjoy.

• The xx - Crystalised

  So stoked to see these guys April 9th.

• 2010-02-03

  Die Antwoord - Who the hell knows what the song is called

  Quite unsafe for work. And beyond perplexing. South Africa…who knew?

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  Remember when the Vikings were playing football and they almost won? And there were all sorts of late hits on Favre that didn’t get called, but should have?

  Well, Favre’s ankle looked like an eggplant, as illustrated in the supposed photo of it. Bring Me The News and brung it. Sick.

• The White Stripes - You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)

  Rock your Wednesday’s socks off!

• 2010-02-02

  

  Twin Cities Maker is going to have a Mini Maker Faire at the Hack Factory on February 13th, 2010! Come one, come all! We’re planning to have the fun start at 2 PM with local makers exhibiting and playing in the newly acquired space. We will also have an Art Show and Party later that night for people to come and experience the space and have some refreshments.

  You might want to go ahead and plan on coming to this.

• 2010-02-01

  Megafaun - Impressions of the Past

  Groovy, groovy, jazzy, funky. Pounce, bounce, dance as we dip in the melodic sea.

• Megafaun and Bon Iver - Worried Mind in Omaha

  Jealous of the folks at that show. Beards, (and mic issues) indeed.