Best Guitar Solo of All Time

Posted on June 8th, 2008 in Music | No Comments »

I'm gonna go ahead and nominate Free Bird from Skynyrd Michael Angelo- No Boundaries "Open Your Eyes" - Alter Bridge I would have to say "STRICKEN" by DISTURBED You're all wrong THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES by DRAGONFORCE Free Bird. Definitely. BUT Jimi Hendrix is the best guitarist ever. All his songs have amazing solos. Best baseline ever is Immigrant's Song- Led Zepplin. There's a live recording of zeppelin, jimmy paige whips out a violin bow ...

One Song, One Band, One Artist

Posted on June 7th, 2008 in Music | No Comments »

Name one song, one band and/or one artist that you think everyone should have in his or her music library. linkin park is a must have in a library, for rap eminem and jay-z song: bleed it out by linkin park Song: No Quarter by Led Zeppelin Band: The Beatles Artist: Regina Spektor One Song: This Is Absolution- Killswitch Engage One Band - Chevelle One Artist - Mika! Song: The Anthem by Rock N Roll Soldiers (for ...

Best Bass Solo

Posted on June 6th, 2008 in Music | No Comments »

Maxwell Murder by Rancid You've never listened to Charles Mingus or Paul Chambers. Portrait of Tracy by Jaco Pastorius Maxwell Murder is pretty ick ass but id have to say anything by Flea of the red hot chili peppers is the best! John Entwistle's My Generation or The Real Me, or Cliff Burton's Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth).

Defining Web 3.0

Posted on June 5th, 2008 in Technology | 1 Comment »

Artificial intelligence...not only do you interact within a site but the site actually interacts with you. Not exactly sure where I am going just rambling. Websites that sync with API's seemlessly would be 3.0 in my eyes. the site automatically changes aspects of a page based on what you are doing elsewhere on the web. The API is the next evolution of web design. One could also argue mobi is also ...

Fashion Trends You Love

Posted on June 4th, 2008 in Fashion | No Comments »

I'm loving the big belt buckles and those remade waiste pouches. loving the patent leather look & high waisted jeans. skinny jeans, oversized bags, oversized shades, high-waisted shorts, black nail polish, skull necklaces... patent leather heels, peek toe heels, colorful skinny jeans, colorful summer dresses, oversized bags and sunglasses. Oh! and white / pearl nail lacquer! black and white (anything) with gold jewelry Dresses (esp. bubble) Bright-colored accessories Wide Leg trousers Flats with EVERYTHING What fashion trends you ...

Inspiration in Graphic Design

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 in Web Design | No Comments »

For me it can be a nice song, a beatiful view, something funny that I see or a thought, or emotions that I feel like I must take out of my system, pretty typical stuff I guess. I go the sites like for inspiration and fun at the same time, such as: http://www.myoats.com - fun site http://spacecollective.org/ - keeps me active as a designer http://logopond.com/ - creative logos http://www.deviantart.com/ - always good stuff Sometimes ...

How to “fix” Banded / Pixellated Images?

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 in Web Design | No Comments »

I have an image that is slightly banded/pixellated, from poor compression I think. I want to be able to smooth it out a little. I have Photoshop CS2 - how do I do it? Basically the area on the right hand side shows 4 coloured bands, and I would like it to all appear as one smooth colour gradient. Give this a try: 1. Use the Eyedropper to sample the dark ...

Best Places to Buy Adobe Software

Posted on June 2nd, 2008 in Web Design | 1 Comment »

I found Adobe Software available online at the following prices. They are completely legal, but only students from certain California schools are eligible for these prices. I will list the schools of eligibility below as well. Let me know if you'd like more info. Software and Prices (Win/Mac unless specified): Photoshop Extended CS3 - $179 (normally $999) CS3 Web Standard - $214 (normally $399) CS3 Production Premium - $314 (normally $1,699) CS3 Master ...

Web Hosting Solutions for Web 2.0 Startups

Posted on June 1st, 2008 in Hardware, Technology | No Comments »

Check out Media Temple. I have been very happy with them. The advantage for us was that the server we started with completely bare so we could completely configure it to our specs. This allowed us to create a much more efficient server and in turn offer much higher page loading times. With video, it's most cost-effective to get with a content delivery network like Limelight. Regardless, hire ...

What is Your Favorite Drum Beat?

Posted on May 31st, 2008 in Music | No Comments »

"Cissy Strut" from the Meters. I would say either "I Feel Fine" by the Beatles or "Reflection" by Tool (intricate drumming is so cool). How about Bonzoo beat on "When the Leeve breaks" by zeppelin. Thats one of the most sampled drum beats of all time. pretty much anything by the wonderful Stanton Moore. New Orleans street-beat extraordinaire Anything by John Bonhan, or Carter Beauford!!! Crazy Army solo by Steve Gadd. Classic stuff battlestar ...