Archive for category Digital Share
#MashupMonday with Fissunix: Jimi Hendrix + The Supermen Lovers = “Starlight Traffic”
Posted by mistergroonk in Digital Share, Just Freaking Neat, Music on December 20, 2010
Not 30 minutes ago we were cruising GYBO for any sign of New Year’s Eve party mashups worth sharing with you, faithful reader. What we found instead was Fissunix’s “Starlight Traffic.”
And it was so wonderful that we felt compelled to share.
Acapella : Jimi Hendrix > Crosstown Traffic
Instru : The Supermen Lovers > Starlight (+ Jimi Hendrix guitar loop)
via gybo
#MusicMonday: Download Yourself a “Vigilante Christmas” by Kirby Krackle
Posted by mistergroonk in Digital Share, Holiday, Just Freaking Neat, Music on December 20, 2010
That’s Kirby Krackle greeting us with a holiday tune “Vigilante Christmas.” Which is a parody of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” People sure like singing that song the closer to C Day the world gets. It’s no wonder we need a year before we can stand to hear it again.
You can download a free copy of “Vigilante Christmas” by running over to KK’s official site and signing up for their newsletter.
Today in Star Wars: Lucy Ravenscar’s Crochet Mini-Ewok. Make Your Own!
Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Digital Share, Tutorials on November 19, 2010
Visit Ms Ravenscar’s Crochet Creature site or her Etsy to buy the patterns.
Wicket The Ewok Amigurumi
Download: the instructions
Good Morning, Recursive Colbert Costume. Keep the Fear Infinite.
Posted by mistergroonk in Digital Share, Intertube Madness, Just Freaking Neat, Tutorials on October 29, 2010
Redditor, Sirberus has prepared himself for the coming rally to keep fear and/or sanity alive. He has done what any mindful citizen would do before this momentous occasion in American history.
He made some neat swag.
We hear you, behind your respective keyboards, scowling and griping about not having a neat DIY shirt to wear to our nation’s capitol on October 30, 2010.
Well bitch no more, Internet. Sirberus has provided a link and kindly instructions on how to make your own rally shirt.
I’m trying to figure the best way to deliver this. I’ll likely host the high-res files somewhere and put a link up on my site with a step-by-step on how to make it. In total, it should only cost around $15 or so to make your own (I got my shirt for $3, a pack of iron-on’s for $7, and some card-stock paper for like $5). You can obviously make more for friends and such.
The Design: http://imgur.com/yiqRM.jpg
The Designer: http://imgur.com/RdJc4.jpg
The How-To’s: http://shaunsanders.com/colbertrallyshirt.html
#MusicMonday: From the Land of Ooo, The Songs of ADVENTURE TIME
Posted by mistergroonk in Animation, Digital Share, Music on October 18, 2010
Here’s a little known fact: All the music from Adventure Time is ear honey.
Every last one.
We’ve been collecting each song as soon as it’s heard. Then it dawned on us that others might want them, too.
From Rebecca Sugar’s Postereous, we got Marceline’s “Fry Song” featured in “It Came from the Nightosphere.”(see it above and sing it forever like we have been for the last week.)
Download!
Right-click then ‘save link as’ the song title to download. Left-click the ‘info’ to discover its background story.
Fry Song – info
Manlerette Party Song – info
Adventure Time Chiptunes remix – info
The Jiggler score – info
Ricardio the Heart Guy – info
Comics: Where to Download Public Domain Comics and Why Digital Comics are The Future
Posted by mistergroonk in Comics, Digital Share, Intertube Madness, The Future on October 15, 2010
Two bits for your consideration:
1) The Digital Comics Museum
The archiving of the Golden Age of Comics is well on its way. All of them fall under public domain.
2) ICV2 Explores the future of Digital Comics
Why Digital Comics Are Different (And Print Can Grow Too)
…awareness of many comic properties is very high. That’s because comic characters have been widely (and increasingly) used in media with mass appeal, such as TV, movies, and videogames, and because comics also pick up characters and stories from other media.This creates a huge opportunity for comic content to reach new audiences using digital delivery. Digital distribution also offers new ways for unknown properties to build audiences, reaching many more people than have ever been able to buy physical comics by new companies or creators.
Digital distribution can reach anybody with a reading device or computer, offering a much broader audience than a couple of thousand comic stores or even a few thousand bookstores can. The great news is that it appears that at least some of those new customers are moving to purchase comics and graphic novels in print as well.
via icv2, laughing squid
Overload: Awesome Reddit is Awesome. Gets a Thank You from Stephen Colbert.
Posted by mistergroonk in Digital Share, Intertube Madness, Interviews, Just Freaking Neat, USA on September 17, 2010
Reddit has been in our heart for just a few months. That’s a short time by meatspace standards. But it’s ancient by virtual reckoning. Reddit has remained “sticky” for us where Digg failed a long time ago. Also, we’re hard pressed to recall a time when Digg users did something this awesome.
The idea of the Colbert Rally came about when, on August 28th, a Pink-Faced Half-Wit decided to rally his troops congregation followers in Washington, DC. Just what they’re riled-up about remains unclear to our logic. But that’s not important.
What is important is that some grand Redditor posited the idea that “Colbert needs to hold a satirical rally in DC.” This idea snowballed on the Internets into ColbertRally.com.
This ball continued to roll downhill until The Daily Show and Colbert Report returned from their week break. Internet continued to push, as only the Internet can, to make the Restore Truthiness to become a reality.
In the meantime, Reddit formed a charity to Restore Truthiness to the Classroom. It’s goal: raise $500,00 USD by October 1, 2010. As of this posting it’s raised $237, 873 USD. Not bad. Not bad at all. (If you wish to donate just go to: http://www.colbertrally.com/donate )
Mr Colbert was so moved by the amount of money raised for USA schools that he thanked Reddit with this verified and sweet note.
Dear Redditors,
Ever since the visit of one of your Dear Leaders, Alexis “kn0thing” Ohanian, my inbox has been orangered with pleas to “Restore Truthiness.” The track record of your hivemind speaks for itself. Mr. Splashypants got a name. You rescued Soapier. You frightened the sweet-and-sour Jesus out of a 90-year-old man on his birthday. Despite how silly and nonsexual reddit can be, your true colors show when someone is in need.
I almost had a pregnant when I saw what you had done at DonorsChoose.org for classrooms around the country. I am humbled and honored (a rare combination for me), and find myself wishing there was a Look of Approval.
You have inspired me by helping untold thousands of students; with the momentum you’ve created, we could stage a hundred rallies. I might just call on you, Redditors – for nothing is more terrifying than tens of thousands of Heroes taking to the streets with the faint odor of bacon wafting behind them. Except for bears, obviously.One huge upvote for you.
Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA
And he sent, Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder, an photo of thanks.
Now, as of September 16, 2010, all the papers have been signed and the announcements have been made. On October 30, 2010, the “Jon Stewart – Rally to Restore Sanity” and the “Stephen Colbert – March to Keep Fear Alive!” will come to Washington, DC.
Raising money for schools. Being the voice of reason in the night. Raising awareness of other reasonable voices.
That’s Reddit. Helping people.
Links to all the official sites we could muster and a Big Think interview with Alexis Ohanian on how Reddit has used its powers for awesome(before the recent happenings) lay below the cut.
80-Foot Comics. Explore “THE ASTRONAUT’S BIRTHDAY” on Kickstarter
Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Comics, Digital Share, Just Freaking Neat on September 17, 2010
Kickstarter is an online fund-raising site. Artist, musicians, programmers, filmmakers or what have you consider set up a page on Kickstarter to promote whatever project they wish to create but lack the starter capital. That’s where you come in. If you like the project and trust, or have faith, that the creator can bring the work to fruition, you can donate whatever amount you see fit in order to help get said project off the ground.
We’ve got our eyes on a few projects that will be promoted here, and elsewhere, in the coming weeks.
For now, click the widget above to learn more about Redmoon and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) of Chicago’s 80-foot comic performance idea, “THE ASTRONAUT’S BIRTHDAY.”
Employing creative new technologies, live performers, and hand-illustrated shadow imagery, the audience can view 80-foot-tall comic book-like images on the MCA’s façade. The performance is presented in the windows of the MCA’s front façade while audiences of up to 1,000 a night are seated outdoors in the MCA Plaza. Event launch begins September 9th through the 26th!
Official site:
“THE ASTRONAUT’S BIRTHDAY” – Redmoon at the MCA
Nerd Rock #MusicMonday Continues: Anamanaguchi’s Free Summer Singles
Posted by mistergroonk in Digital Share, Music on September 13, 2010
Summer’s winding to a close. That means now is the time to catch up on Anamanaguchi’s free summer single escapes. All summer long they’ve presented Internet via their web house a free downloadable single.
If that dazzling album cover by Paul Robertson did not entice you to click away you can look below for free video samples of the Anamanguchi groove.
Today in Star Wars: A Twitter Comic “Dad and I Discuss Star Warsâ€
Posted by mistergroonk in Comics, Digital Share, Twitter on September 8, 2010
Don’t forget to read Harry’s ongoing comic Nomad Tofu.