By Jeff Lyons on Sep 5, 2008 in Daily Distractions, Music, Tech, Television, Videos | 0 Comments
Quite Possibly, The Greatest TV Show Ever: Tim & Eric, I mean “Jim and Derrick,” are all Turbo Fueled up and are X-tremely in your face with their tats, trucker hats and mad piercings… “Hey G4 and Fuse, you can suck it! There’s a new graphics-heavy, stoner-hip-hop-skater-slacker tech culture show in town!” View this: Awesome [...]
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By Jeff Lyons on Sep 4, 2008 in Podcast | 0 Comments
Guest: Nicole Brewer from CBS3 Philly! Interview: El Vez. Topics: Dated Olympics Talk, Stormtrooper Eating Habits, “Beauty Contests,” Geekadelphia, New Facebook, Philly Accents, Russ’s Africa Trip, Small Audiences, Todd’s Hair Update, Cologne, Polyphasic Sleep. Playlist: Bound Stems, Jukebox the Ghost, Spoonfork, El Vez, Johnny Foreigner.
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By Jeff Lyons on Sep 4, 2008 in Art, Daily Distractions, Photography, Tech | 0 Comments
Sorry Firefox, There’s a New IE Hater in Town! Hey designers and developers, you thought checking your code for two browsers on two platforms was a pain? Let the CSS hacks begin!
Google Chrome hopes to be your new web browser and more importantly, the catchall utility to manage your web experience and your life. Do [...]
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By Jeff Lyons on Sep 3, 2008 in Free MP3s, Music, Videos | 0 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElwMp0qK1xc
If you dig really sweet songs and enjoy videos of the whimsical nature featuring a wooden lumberjack, this one’s for you.
Download Free MP3: “Restless”
More Langhorne Slim:
Kemado Records
MySpace
UsedWigs Interview
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By Jeff Lyons on Aug 29, 2008 in Art, Daily Distractions, Free MP3s, Music | 0 Comments
Photos: Stunning imagery of Rage Against The Machine and the Iraq Veterans Against the War at the DNC.
Punk: If I wasn’t so lame, I’d book a flight to Chicago in October to attend Riot Fest and enjoy some killer bands: Lawrence Arms, All, Bosstones, Big Drill Car, Paint It Black… very impressive.
Web: Sorry kid, [...]
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By Jeff Lyons on Aug 29, 2008 in Unearthed Videos, Videos | 0 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa0OuPCtKCQ
Have a good weekend.
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By Jeff Lyons on Aug 27, 2008 in Daily Distractions, Tech | 0 Comments
“Right Turn, Clyde!” I usually forget everything I read at night by the time I wipe the morning sleepies from my eyes, but here’s a little tidbit on primate intelligence that stuck with me:
“There is a saying among primate keepers that if you give a screwdriver to a chimp, it will throw it at someone. [...]
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By Jeff Lyons on Aug 27, 2008 in Music, News | 2 Comments
It’s no secret the UsedWigs staff is a bunch of cranky older gents who don’t get out of the house enough, so we wisely decided to bring in some fresh blood. Please welcome Amy Grimm to the team with a big old cyber group hug!
Amy will be our “NYC Music Correspondent” (like that fancy title!). [...]
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By Jeff Lyons on Aug 25, 2008 in News | 1 Comment
[beep]… “Um, hey (cough cough), I’ll be taking a sick day today. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks and I put in a lot of serious O.T. with the “big show” and I’m like, just really wiped out, ya know. If I see another firework or drum or that Misty May whatever, I’ll seriously [...]
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