bbluesman=Mark Forman

OK  I know there is no shortage of narcissism or self promotion here on the Net. You need to work with me on this one. I was chatting with a friend that blogs for some Web App company and giving him so feedback on how to create some fresh and exciting media for his community. While we were brainstorming he mentioned a domain name he had that he might do a new project with. I though project sounded good but wasn’t 100% on the name he proposed. At that moment I flashed on another name that would be perfect for me. Ready? Sure now? OK:

BIGIN.ASIA

Will probably tie in with business projects more than media but you never know. These things seem to be merging more and more and that fine white line that once seemed so clear is starting to blur…

Anyhow, sure love the name!

Received by Justin a friend from SL. I’ve played musi of theirs before on GLU-worth checking out folks.

REDZONE are releasing their 3RD album, ABSTRACT REVOLUTION, on 20th JUNE. HANDCRAFTED SAMPLES created from ORIGINAL MATERIAL performed on REAL INSTRUMENTS bridge the gap between electronic and concrète genres. HEAVILY processed ethereal FEMALE VOCALS, rock beats and HIPHOP drums integrate with TEXTURAL SWIRLS of ELECTRIC violin, DOUBLE BASS and ebow GUITAR. The LYRICS explore DEATH, criticize MEDIA, challenge PREconceptions and MOURN the future. AMBIENCE and EXHILARATION in equal measure. Join the ABSTRACT REVOLUTION!!

Check out Ami’s weekly video blog on YouTube www.abstractrevolution.info
Get the inside story on how some of the new tracks were composed, performed and produced, and what they are about, plus the latest REDZONE news.

We’re probably going to release this album in download format only, but it’s still possible that we’ll cave in and duplicate some CDs

Ami + Justin
REDZONE
www.redzone.tv

Are you a music freak. I’m not usually susceptible to cutesy,cutesy. yes, My Hello Kitty collection is nil. Hello Kitty Hell probably more my speed. However I saw this photo over at my buddy Carrie’s blog-and it made me grin big! Since I am a music freak how could I resist. Cool toy expo if you are in the YongHe area!

Was gonna embed Rick James-Super Freak video at youtube but Universal won’t allow. Dummies-more people promoting for free and they pull that dinosaur anal reflex move-oh well. Here is link any way because Rick was one big freak.

This is a screencast I did outlining some concerns I have over Adobe Photoshop Express online image service Terms of Serivce(TOS). The key is section 8 here on this page. Please read it carefully and voice your concerns to Adobe as needed. Basically, love the product as I do most of the Adobe products, but would like to see some Creative Commons licensing brought into play or at least a statement from Adobe saying they will not take our work without prior approval or negotiation to make money off of it.

Thanks to my research buddy Paul fro digging out TOS.

Update: I have been using the Photoshop Express tools on my photos from over the weekend and I’m really tickled over the result. I have been eliminating my pictures from their site once I’m done processing them. Don’t know if this will help safe guard against any possible issues mentioned/questioned in there TOS section 8 but… Just thought you should know.

Final Update: here’s to all of the folks on the internet that cried,”foul” over Adobe TOS issue-the recapitulated. You can see new terms here relinquishing ownership claims to rightful owners-content authors.

Sure the name: Phixr is standard Web 2.0 corny but I was pleasantly surprised by how easy to use, how quickly application cycled, and by the robustness of the tools (a couple of dozen or so) offered for a free application. You don’t even need an account. It’ll let you use guest account for up to 2 hours. I have been using Picknik as a specific photo formatting tool. I like Picnik but the free account is limited in tools and the flash interface has the typical flash weakness of being slow on refresh time. There are many of these type of tools online check them out and see what you think.

News Flash: as I was writing this I was thinking and wondering when Adobe would finally unveil their long awaited Photoshop Express online site. Lo and behold-they did today. Now this is what I’m talking about! Confession-I’m a long term PS user.

PS: Hope you like the new lay-out of the site??

Well Twitter has 140 characters as it’s limit and The Morning News has Paul Ford and his 6 word interviews of all the mp3 files featured as part of this year’s SXSW music festival. 6 Word reviews? Yep-and some are pretty damn funny. Check them out for yourself and maybe download the whopper of a bit torrent file of all the songs reviewed. The reviews all offer links to the bands covered. Nice job Paul.

Very psyched about this(psyched is an old Brooklynism when you’re really excited). NIN major domo Trent Reznor is asking people to submit videos to tie in with music from Ghosts. Sample for free there and if you like it buy download album,cds or deluxe package. Perfect project and so web community friendly. Trent’s web chops excel once again. I was going to do some video featuring Ghost music anyway so good serendipity value below. Will do a podcast in the next day or so featuring some of this music as well.

Update-This from a link pointed by my man Deadpan Jack Trent Reznor audio commentary on Ghosts and Radiohead’s In rainbows projects.