I Couldn’t Hit It Sideways Edition
Todays links of interest:
- Monkey News
Ricky Gervais is harassing Karl Pilkington again. Apparently, Karl is reluctant to do any more podcasts, so Ricky’s blogging about annoying Karl enough so that he will do more. ‘"We discussed the fact that with 2 fish and five loaves of bread the fish sandwiches would be very bready, but a miracle none the less.Then Karl said, ‘weren’t the disciples fishermen? Why only two fish? And where did all the bread come from. Who was the baker?’" - The Velvet Underground Live at the Gymnasium (1967)
Recently unearthed five-song Velvets boot that the scuttlebutt says has not only the first live version of "Sister Ray," but is also John Cale’s last performance with the original group! Maybe, but what is undisputable is yet another awesome arrangement of "I’m Waiting For The Man," and oh yeah, an BRAND NEW VELVET UNDERGROUND SONG!! ("brand new" being relative, of course). It’s called "I’m Not A Young Man Anymore," and do you even have to ask if it’s awesome? - WARNING !!! Ted Mosby is a Jerk!!
It’s stuff like this that makes us love "How I Met Your Mother" oh so very much. Remember how Lili Taylor’s character in "Say Anything" wrote 65 songs about one guy? This site has a single 20-minute song that is pretty what you imagined all 65 of those songs would sound like if they were rolled into a single, obsessive rant. - NBC Upfronts: Office Spins Off; Scrubs Scrubbed
Second Office series coming to a television near you. In 2009. - Rumors Of 3G IPhones As Older Versions Disappear From US Stores
Oh hell. Oh yeah! - Life Without the Print Edition
Not to sound all one-uppy or anything, but stay tuned for the Medialoper feature "Life Without The Print Edition AND Cable: Or, how we survived three months without a DVR." - Hulu Traffic: Strong Start, Quick Drop
Granted, it’s only been a few weeks, but the trend is, well, not good. Makes you wonder what marketing piece the braintrust behind Hulu aren’t getting right. Okay, doesn’t really make you wonder — it’s pretty easy to figure out. - A top Google techie joins EMI
Didn’t lope this last night because I was sure it was an April Fools stunt. Apparently it’s for real. The headline should probably read "multi-millionaire techie looking for a real challenge, has nothing to lose". - U2’s concert deal illustrates new face of music industry
Funny quote: "The contracts indicate the direction in which the music industry is heading. As income from CD sales declines and pirate downloads eat up profits, artists are starting to realise that the money lies in touring and merchandising." Starting to realize? Uh, pretty much every band on the planet knows this. - Senate seeks to counter FCC
Those media ownership rules that nobody liked except big media? The Senate’s trying to restore sanity and, yes, diversity into the marketplace. - Castro reforms: DVDs, farms for Cubans
Next up, Zunes for every Cuban citizen. - TargetCast: Network TV’s Prime-time Spot Cost Drops 12%
Who didn’t see that one coming?