Blog is a Mix Tape

Bonus Beats: The Makeover

2006-12-31T01:59:35Z

As Melissa noted earlier today, we're all about this Mark De Clive-Lowe remix of Watley's Midnight Lounge. The rest of The Makeover is pretty great as well. It features remixes and re-imaginings of some Watley classics and some of her favorite son...

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One Line: Dreamgirls

2006-12-31T01:06:23Z

...as with The Color Purple, none of these weaknesses will stop black moviegoers from loving Dreamgirls to pieces. I was going to write a proper review of the film but despite my lack of love for Beyonce's performance, I think Steven Boone wrote ...

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Books: The Power of Now

2006-12-31T00:37:36Z

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library, 1999). Books were a major part of my gift giving this year and, being slightly amazon.com obsessive, I used their gift guides to inform my purchases. The gu...

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Vox Hunt: I'll Never Forget This

2006-12-30T18:29:14Z

Show us an unforgettable memory from 2006.

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One Line: The Daddy

2006-12-30T17:52:54Z

You figure Shaq's idea of a really good time is dangling refrigerators outside a second-story window, perhaps sipping tea with his free hand.

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Speakeasy: No Way

2006-12-30T06:58:51Z

At around 3:40, Hudson screams, "I'm staying, I'm staying, and you, and you, and you, you're gonna love me!" and the band bursts into full power right here with the song's main musical motif - a simple but incredibly effective melodic passage that...

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Mashable

2006-12-29T19:33:02Z

Just go get it. It's free. You too can party like I party on the first Saturday of the month. And when did this become a strictly music vox?

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One Line: Web Design Ish

2006-12-29T16:03:04Z

Web design disasters and HTML horrors are legion, though many usability atrocities are less common than they used to be. Note: These are the issues I deal with with my clients every day. It is hard balancing usability and guest experience with th...

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Bonus Beats: You Don't Know My Name

2006-12-29T07:34:57Z

So, yesterday we hit Melissa with a counter-measure to "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys. Today, let's look at some remixes. I'm not sure how I feel about this one: It's passable but doesn't really do much with the original beat except fl...

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Counter-Measures: What's Your Name?

2006-12-28T05:46:43Z

While I love Alicia Keys's "You Don't Know My Name" and it's nearly perfect companion video, I always think of this Leon Ware track as the appropriate response to that record with it's chorus, "What's your name? Does it really matter? Would your ...

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