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Cry Baby, the Movie
Mar 11th
Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World from Joey Tosi on Vimeo.
Believe it or not, back in the day, the Cry Baby Wah Wah Pedal was a high-tech piece of equipment. You need one if you play an electric guitar, end of story. Sure, they got to be a bit corny after awhile, just like the tremolo bar. Like most things they’re best used in moderation. Buy one here and tell ‘em Zoinks sent ya!
Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact of the pedal on popular music and demonstrate the various ways it has been used, as well as how its evolution has improved the ability of artists to express themselves musically. The film features interviews with Brad Plunkett, the inventor of the pedal, plus many other musical luminaries such as Ben Fong-Torres, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Buddy Guy, Art Thompson, Eddie Kramer, Kirk Hammett, Dweezil Zappa, and Jim Dunlop. These professionals explain how a musical novelty transcended convention and has become timelessly woven into the fabric of modern pop-culture.
Win This Website! SRSLY
Feb 28th
This is a serious contest. SRSLY
Answer these three questions about the above video and I will gladly transfer all ownership of the domain name, all files, and the remaining couple of months on the hosting plan to the winner:
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Void where prohibited by law and common sense. Certain restrictions apply. For an official copy of the rules regarding this contest call (323) 666-1187 and ask for Jumbo. Hurry contest ends at 9pm Pacific Standard time, tonight! Send all entries to patrick@zoinks.tv.
The Fastest Train in the World
Jan 15th
The golden age of high-speed rail travel is now in China. Check out this fascinating video taken by a rider on the fastest train in the world, which flies on the rails between Guangzhou (Canton) near Hong Kong to Wuhan. Enjoy the soothing piano music and a box lunch in the first class coach! I like Chinese Chicken Salad.
Why fly when you can travel the 1000km between Guangzhou (Canton) near Hong Kong to Wuhan – which is halfway up China on the Yangtze River – in about three hours. The journey can be done in luxury and costs about $115. A very nice way to go. The electric trains are hypermodern, the ride is so smooooth and they even feed you en route.
Oxford’s Word of the Year: “Unfriend”
Nov 17th
Thanks to Facebook, “unfriend” will soon be appearing in what has long been considered the ultimate reference work in American English lexicography. The New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen to legitimize the once grammatically-questionable word by naming it the 2009 Word of the Year. A verb, “unfriend” is defined as “to remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.” 300 million Facebook users can’t be wrong!
The Beatles Go Digital!
Nov 4th
The Beatles are releasing a limited edition apple-shaped USB drive containing pretty much their entire catalogue just in time for Christmas. The release marks the first time Beatles catalogue has been sold legitimately as digital, non-CD files. Vinyl versions of the reissues are expected to be announced shortly.
Visit The Official Beatles Shop for all the details and to pre-order.
Apple Planning Subscription iTunes TV Service?
Nov 3rd
According to ChannelWeb, Apple is looking to do to the television business what it has done with the record industry – take it over!
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) is pitching TV networks about a new service that delivers TV programs via its iTunes software and store across a wide range of hardware via a $30-per-month subscription service.
The networks are both intrigued by and wary of the new potential service, according to a Monday report in The Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital blog.
Rather than tying such a service to its Apple TV box or a rumored table device, Apple would make the TV shows available for subscription via iTunes as early as next year, wrote Peter Kafka in the All Things Digital blog.
Read the rest of the article HERE.
Slayer Take Over MySpace!
Oct 30th
Happy Halloween! Slayer plan to spend the holy weekend dominating MySpace. Starting tonight at midnight, the band will hijack the site’s Music homepage and new Music Video homepage for the entire weekend. Lot’s Of surprises in store, I’m sure.
Not only that, Slayer are streaming their new album, World Painted Blood, in its entirety all weekend on their MySpace page.
Foo Fighters to Play Live Gig on Facebook!
Oct 29th
Foo Fighters will release a deluxe CD/DVD retrospective package, creatively-entlted Greatest Hits, on Tuesday, November 3rd. As part of the promotional blitz surrounding the album’s release, the band will perform a live show on Facebook Friday, October 30th at 7PM PST. Details are available at this location.
This is Your Brain On Drugs
Oct 27th
National Geographic’s Explorer presents “Inside LSD” on Tuesday, November 3rd. The show will take viewers inside the human mind during an acid trip. Wow, dude.
Psychedelics over-stimulate serotonin receptors in the brain, resulting in a blissful experience or a horrifying one.
