Links for 05-12-2007
Music reviews and interviews, web stalking 101, divorce is destroying the environment …
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1 – Interview: A Whisper In The Noise – West Thordson (composer and vocalist)
“As for working with [Albini], I’m not joking when I say he is extraordinarily professional … a true diamond of an engineer. Steve knows his shit and he’s brilliant. He also has an extraordinarily crude sense of humour, and I truly appreciate that.”
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2 – Album review: The Super Nashwan Kids – Turn On. Engage.
“Blending intricate progressive hardcore and funky metal melody into a sound that is as pop-savvy as it is political, they’ve transcended the tired sound of an over-commercialised scene to stand out like defiant sore thumbs.”
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3 – Album review: Milloy – More Than A Machine
“… no sermons on anarchy cribbed from Wikipedia, no hackneyed “Oi!†shout-alongs (yes, Gallows, I’m looking at you), and (most mercifully) no ska-by-the-numbers brass section. Score another point.”
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4 – Album review: Barzin – Barzin
“It takes close attention to reveal the attention to detail in Barzin’s words which, while melancholic, speak to the human condition as something to embrace rather than leave behind.”
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5 – Album review: Quarterblind – Bleeding The Guilty
“… there’s little in the way of let up. All the way through Bleeding The Guilty, it’s full-on brutality with a side-serving of shred.”
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6 – For the environment’s sake, don’t get divorced
“The environmental cost of a marriage splitting occurs because couples and their families move into separate properties after divorce.”
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7 – How To Win Jobs On Freelance Job Bidding Sites
“Avoid personal projects like the plague — these are often the lowest paying jobs and the project owner is less likely to take the project timelines and budget as seriously as somebody who is doing it for commercial purposes.”
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8 – User-generated content: the entertainment news of the future?
“According to a prediction from Nokia, up to 25% of the entertainment consumed by people in five years time will have been created, edited and shared within their peer circle rather than coming out of traditional media groups.”
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9 – Hawala – informal value transfer system
“The unique feature of the system is that no promissory instruments are exchanged between the hawala brokers; the transaction takes place entirely on the honor system.” Cheers, Tobias!
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10 – How to Track Down Anyone Online
“In the last two years, a handful of new people search engines have come onto the scene that offer better ways to pinpoint people info by name, handle, location, or place of employment.” Some good tips here. Get yer stalk on!
