This is MP3Monster's blog. The blog covers music, technology, photography and anything else Monster considers worthy of blogging about.Massive Attack - new music news atlast
Posted by monster in Music
Massive Attack have announced a new EP - Splitting the Atom to be released on the 5th October which precedes the long awaited new album early next year. The new album this time around sees collaborations with Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tunde Adebimpe.
More information at http://special.the-raft.com/massive/ and http://www.massiveattack.co.uk
Splitting The Atom
The Delays - tour & American Alter Ego?
Posted by monster in Music
Great news The Delays are touring again this autumn - dates here. Hopefully we’ll see another album out soon as well.
In addition to that I checked out a recent Daytrotter session by a group called Copeland. It isn’t heard to imagine this as The Delays in a chilled out mood. worth checking out the session at http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/copeland-involving-us-in-their-autumn-concert/20030783-3738097.html
Radiohead free tracks being released and EP on its way
Posted by monster in Music
According to ateaseweb.com a Radiohead fansite Radiohead have made a new track freely available for downloading and there are strong suggestions of an EP to follow. Downloads can be found here (http://www.waste.uk.com/Store/waste-radiohead-twisted+words.html).
SOAPatterns Mind map
Posted by monster in Work & Technology
http://www.mp3monster.org/new/techie/MindMaps/SOAPatterns.shtml
SOA Patterns
A grand wedding entrance
Posted by monster in General
We picked this video up through a friend (which has most definitely gone viral). Given my little brother’s forth coming wedding, I think there is a challenge for him to rival this video:
Mindmaps
Posted by monster in Work & Technology
I use Freemind as mind mapping tool, and when reading technical books I sometimes make mindmaps as I go. My mind maps can be found here. As it happens I’m not the only one to have done this, and over at the Freemind wiki you can find lots of links to other people’s efforts including a brilliant set on Fred Brook’s Mythical Man Month and another on design patterns here.
My current on going effort is for OSGi and can be seen here. this isn’t complete yet, but well on its way.
Note there is a small gremlin with viewing these with Firefox which I will fix in the next day or so.
AJAX Resources
Posted by monster in General, Work & Technology
With WebUI’s getting more like thick applications as a result of the increasing adoption and sophistication of AJAX use I came across a website that does a good job of pulling together AJAX lessons, examples and tips tricks called www.ajaxlessons.com. Its a link’d recommedn adding to any web developers list of dev resources.
Moby freedownloads
Posted by monster in Music
Moby - Mistake
There is a remix of Moby’s next single (Mistake - out in September) freely & legitimately available from the RCRD LBL website here.
MySpace.com Blogs - Howie Day MySpace Blog
Posted by monster in Music
New Album Out September 8
Epic Records is proud to announce the September 8th release of Howie Day’s highly anticipated third studio album, SOUND THE ALARM. It’s been close to six years since the singer-songwriter released his last album Stop All The World Now which spawned the massive # 1 hit single, “Collide” and went on to sell over 1 million copies worldwide. The album is a stunning collection of the kind of emotionally resonant, melody-minded pop-rock gems that have earned Day a legion of devoted fans over the past 10 years.
via MySpace.com Blogs - Howie Day MySpace Blog.
San Fransisco
Posted by monster in General
Having had a brief business trip to Palo Alto - I had a couple of hours with colleagues in San Fransisco itself. I managed to snag a few snaps before enduring a return flight with United.
Weather as you can see wasn’t great in the city itself although down the coast in Palo alto the weather was lovely. Apparently every July/August the city and coastal areas suffer from regularly fog that can last all day.
Photography published again
Posted by monster in General, Tappers
More of my photography has been published. This time as part of the support to the Basingstoke Tappers I did some photography at their Summer Show. The photos have then been used by a local paper (Basingstoke Gazette) who published an article about the show. The annoying thing is that they have assumed copyright on the photos given to them for the article and are now trying to sell them depriving a not for profit oranisation of income and failing to accredit the rights to the photos correctly.
Photos from the show - with the Gazette's copyright watermarking
