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Re: 8 blogs you should be reading

Ross — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:51:19 -0000

Though I'm taking a bit of a break (hey it's the end of summer.. what can I say) I've still gotta say thanks for the mention :) And I totally agree w/ you re: Lifehacker - that's my only "must read" blog too.

Re: Facebook Now Giving Users A Vanity URL, It’s Just So Old School

Ross — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:30:33 -0000

I'm happy about it just to boost name searches, I'd rather someone find my facebook landing page than some random last.fm or (in my case) my downloadsquad posts (a site I worked for, for only about 2 weeks).

Re: My Own Hype Machine

Ross — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:39:29 -0000

Ben Harper @ World Cafe Live - http://www.spacecaptain.org/?p=111

Ross

Re: How to buy tickets from Ticketmaster

Ross — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:12:43 -0000

zzyzx,

You're welcome.

Justin,

Seriously, thanks for the link :)

Ross

Re: Open Thread: What’s going on this weekend?

Ross — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:19:52 -0000

Pretending that I'm back @ Red Rocks (last weekend). And listening to a lot of moe as I finally get a to see a good show in Vancouver (next Thursday). In other words, nothing.

Ross

Re: Jam in the ‘Dam 2006 vs. 2007 Thoughts

Ross — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:46:10 -0000

To be fair, I consider DSO a tribute band, not a cover band. And though I've only seen them once, it was a retardedly good time. I'd go a lot farther than across the street to see them, but like you, not to Amsterdam.

Now, the upcoming Jam Cruise.. holy crap am I drooling over that one...

Re: Let’s the New Year’s Eve Planning Begin

Ross — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:19:43 -0000

The Mule in NYC. I was 2nd row dead center for The Black Crowes @ MSG last year, and I still regret not seeing Gov't Mule instead (though I did see them on Dec 30th, the night before).

Re: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals | Nemo Festival 2006

Ross — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:22:10 -0000

The first time I saw GP&tN; was when she opened for NMAS in Philly. After that I saw her (them) 7 times in 3 months, and EVERY show was great. You can't go wrong going to one of their shows.

Re: Hump Day Open Thread

Ross — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:36:12 -0000

Umphrey's McGee @ The Electric Factory (May)
Gov't Mule @ The Bowery Ballroom (H&M; release party)
Gov't Mule @ The Commodore Ballroom (2nd night)

All 3 were equally amazing, I think. It's hard to pick :)

Re: Phish Saturday | Old School

Ross — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:41:39 -0000

not at all related to Phish:

Justin - did you go to Gov't Mule this evening?

Re: Podcast #051 - The Raconteurs at Vegoose ‘06

Ross — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:08:57 -0000

Not watching football (sorry I'm Canadian hockey is really the only sport that matters) - but I really did enjoy that podcast. Well done.

Re: Full RSS Feeds on Music Blogs and Sites

Ross — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:18:22 -0000

Yeah JamBase was also one of the WORST offenders for the longest time - their RSS feed would often have nothing more than the article title and a link. Huge kudos to them for the new/fixed feed.

Some of the bigger tech sites are starting to offer 'ad-sponsored' versions of their feeds - the feed that has full articles also has ads. The feeds that are just partial content have no ads.

Re: Gov’t Mule Sells One Million Digital Tracks

Ross — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:04:20 -0000

What Billboard left unsaid, is that the Mule also offer each and every show in lossless .flac format as well (for a couple bucks more). Talk about REALLY knowing your audience.

Re: Taste of Chicago 2007 | Music Lineup Announced

Ross — Tue, 01 May 2007 19:19:00 -0000

f*** me running - those are free shows? I gotta tell you, Chicago seems like a great city..

Re: Someone’s Got a Case of the Mule Mondays

Ross — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:04:29 -0000

"similar to what we do every Friday around here, i.e. Phish Fridays" is putting it very nicely. A more honest way to phrase it would have been "blatantly ripping off the Phish Friday idea" - which I 100% admit to doing. But it's really a case of imitation being the most sincere form of flattery. Cheers!

Re: Blog PSA: Take Our Survey

Ross — Sun, 13 May 2007 15:00:01 -0000

Not to discourage others from filling out that poll - because Justin deserves it so DO IT, but man that thing was long. And there were some entertaining/weird questions in there (do you believe in UFO's??)

Re: Monolith Festival 2007 | Lineup Announced

Ross — Tue, 22 May 2007 16:09:27 -0000

hahahahha man that's AWESOME the very first thing I thought while glancing through that lineup was "wow Das EFX that's really cool". So I'm not the only one that likes then. I actually have "If Only" on my MP3 player - it's one of those timeless songs (for me).

Re: Monolith Festival | 2008 Lineup Announced

Ross — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:10:05 -0000

Heh I scrolled to the lineup right away, and the first thing I thought was "wow, indie-hipster dream festival". Then chuckled at your second sentence.

Re: Editor’s Note: BLOGGER FAIL?

Ross — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:10:55 -0000

It sounds to me like you need a good musical kick in the bum-bum. Which is why I implore you to purchase a ticket for one of the Gov't Mule shows in SF this Nov. If you walk out of the Filmore that night without a shit-eating grin on your face I will be nothing short of amazed.

But I can relate. I just saw the Black Crowes for the umpteenth time, and even though it had been 2+ years since I've seen them, and I was literally 6 feet away from Luther, I walked out of the venue going "yep.. another BC show.." If it wasn't for Luther (my first show seeing him as a band member) I might very well have left half way through. That and I was a bit determined to get my $80+ worth of the show (I didn't).

Re: Umphrey’s McGee | Fall 2008 Tour Dates, New Year’s Eve

Ross — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:36:35 -0000

I'm psyched they're coming back to Vancouver. Already got my ticket, and Richards on Richards is a very small club. I'll be there early in line so I get a spot in front of the stage.

My current dilemma is if I should go to Galactic the night before Secret Machines (both also at Richards on Richards). SM is a no-brainer, but w/ Galactics current 'rap phase' I'm torn. I applaud them for branching out and doing something different for a while, it's just not my thing. Decisions decisions.

Re: Heady Links

Ross — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:53:20 -0000

Actually Mule are doing 2 dates at the Hammerstein, and 2 (acoustic) at the Angel Orensanz Center. 27th and 28th at Angel, 30th & 31st @ Hammer.

Re: Umphrey’s McGee | Fall 2008 Tour Dates, New Year’s Eve

Ross — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:27:29 -0000

Justin -

Oh I really like both bands (Galactic and Secret Machines). I've only seen SM once tho, and it was a short set @ the "On The River" thing in Philly. The last time I saw Galactic I had an insanely good time tho (ALO opened which made it that much more fun).

I'll probably do both. It's not so much a "opt out of some" issue here in Vancouver, there are SO FEW good shows that you pretty much take what you can get. But its been very consistent here - months and months go by w/ nothing interesting at all, then in a couple week span there are a bunch of shows. One of those "when it rains it pours" kinda deals, which only makes sense, since it rains here 7 months of the year.

Re: Bridge School Benefit Lineup Announced

Ross — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:07:37 -0000

Not in Cali, not going to make the trek, but if you've never been to a Bridge School Benefit, it's a lot of fun. One of those "you gotta do it at least once" deals. They're a bit more fun when PJ is part of the lineup, because everyone goes nuts, and they really are great acoustic. Saturday looks like fun, I'd choose ZZ Top and Sarah (remember I'm Canadian) over Groban and the Pumpkins.

Re: Phish Wish: Sign the Petition to Get a Simulcast Scheduled

Ross — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:34:03 -0000

Not even a phan, but I signed he petition for you guys. Happy as hell for you folks that got tix, hope those of you who didn't are somehow able to get in. Remember, keep trying. Ticketmaster will be putting tickets up as credit cards are declined.

Re: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam | 20th Anniversary, Lineup

Ross — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:07:31 -0000

John Paul Jones (!!), Coheed & Cambria, Roosevelt Collier & Audley Freed were all added to the lineup earlier today.

Re: TechMeme, not quite Google News

Ross — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:00:00 -0000

I agree wholeheartedly. More and more as I skim over TechMeMe I think "I've already read that today (or yesterday) via Google News".

Re: Firefox on Macs giving people fits

Ross — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:25:17 -0000

BonEcho/optimized Firefox/whatever you want to call it - http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2007/03/29/f... is the reason I still use Firefox on my Mac. I don't know how anyone can use the non-custom builds and enjoy FF on a Mac. Greatest thing since sliced bread.

Re: Facebook wall update coming tonight

Ross — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:24:33 -0000

Robert,

They'll take the request from you more seriously than they would from me - please ask them to increase the customization for Facebook groups. It would be excellent to be able to add widgets/modules/apps whatever they're called today, to groups, not just individual profiles.

Cheers.

Re: Callwave will change your phone system

Ross — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:55:50 -0000

I'm curious if anyone else is unable to sign up. I've repeatedly received the error message "Sorry, please enter a valid mobile phone number" over the last hour. I've tried using Safari and Firefox in OS X, IE in Windows. The area codes are Canadian - 778 and 604 - neither worked.

Re: iPhone Screenshot Capture Utility

Ross — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:48:24 -0000

You're a savior for posting a mirror/hosting the file. It's no longer available via the TUAW link (or the file host they opted to use is down today).

Cheers!

Re: Rock the Bells Hangover

Ross — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:27:31 -0000

Gov't Mule, Dec 30th, 2005. Or maybe 10/18/2006. Or 5/22/2006. One of those 3 dates anyway. Gov't Mule is the most under-rated band currently playing.

Bands I'd like to see but haven't yet - Warren Haynes solo (he's the lead singer of Gov't Mule), The Brain Damaged Eggmen and/or Bustle in your Hedgerow are high on the list.

I've seen Metallica a number of times, but it's pretty unlikely I'll ever see them again (barring being given free tickets and not having anything better to do that night). The best show was by far the one on the Justice tour (I'm old..). That's a band that has long past it's prime. Cypress Hill I got to see on their very first tour (again, I'm old) and it was great fun. I'd absolutely see them again, just for the hell of it.

I've heard good things about the latest Chris Cornell CD, though I'm a bit ashamed to admit I still haven't given it a listen.

Re: Signed, sealed, delivered…I’m yours

Ross — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:02:53 -0000

Good for you. Sounds like it'll be cool, and it's very much in the field you're interested in. And even if it's not as great as you hope (which I kinda doubt, it seems like a cool atmosphere etc) - it'll only boost your resume that much more. I loved the "company was bought and repackaged" comment. That's a really polite way of saying "bought and totally ruined" - and this is coming from somehow who worked at the company that ruined it (though I had nothing to do w/ TechTV/G4/TechTVG4/Whatever-its-called-now aspect).

Re: Blog Statistics for October 2007

Ross — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:35:41 -0000

I'm curious - have you resubmitted your site to Google after removing the text link ads? I know a number of folks got their rank back right away after doing so...Good luck, you deserve better than a 3.

Re: How Do You Network on Different Social Sites?

Ross — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:43:48 -0000

Facebook is for "real life" friends only - even if I haven't seen them in 20 years. In fact for me, catching up with people I haven't seen in ages is one of the best aspects of Facebook. I have 2, maybe 3 "friends" on Facebook that I haven't met in real life. I only accepted their requests because we chat online frequently, and if I was ever in the same city, I'd probably meet up with them.

Twitter I follow pretty much anyone I find interesting. I don't get bent out of shape if they don't in turn follow me. I don't pretend to be interesting.

Last.FM I stick with people who have similar musical taste.

LinkedIn is strictly people I've worked with, for or had work for me.

Digg I blindly accept friend requests and rarely if ever pay attention to "shouts".

MySpace is a cesspool that I won't have anything to do with.

FriendFeed is on the verge of being annoying.

I gave up on MyBlogLog and Technorati. Ditto Pownce. Jaiku I have hope for, but rarely use.

StumbleUpon I blindly accept friend requests, but if I find I'm being sent to pages that I really have no interest in, I check to see who recommended it, and consider removing them.

When Friendster was popular I was too busy with a 9-5 to care.

Re: Twitter and FlashLite

Ross — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:54:45 -0000

I'm doing an article on mobile twitter clients - could you send me a few screenshots of your app? I can't install it as my device isn't flashlite compatible. Thanks!

Re: Twitter and FlashLite

Ross — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:59:16 -0000

If this is a double-comment I apologize in advance. I think the Internet ate my last try, but I might be wrong.
Could you send me some screenshots of your Twitter app? I'm doing an article on mobile twitter clients, and can't install yours on my device (not flashlite compatible). Thanks!