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One of the most famous unfinished recordings in the history of popular music –The Beach Boys’ “Smile” sessions — will be released in November, 44 years after it was scheduled to come out, Capitol/EMI records has announced.

Thus rendering all those bootlegged FLACs and hours spent sorting them completely and utterly worthless.

Unless they muck it all up.

I recently did a google search to see if anyone had “converted” instagram filters to photoshop actions. After not finding any results, I decided to see if I could do it myself. I didn’t get a 100% exact match, but it’s pretty close.

This is fantastic. I’m a huge fan of a number of the Instagram filters and some of these photoshop actions look even better than their Instagram inspirations.

Bad is the seventh studio album by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records, nearly five years after Jackson’s previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world’s best-selling album.

Bad saw Jackson exercise even more artistic freedom than he did with his two previous Epic releases (Off The Walland Thriller). On Bad, Jackson composed nine of the album’s eleven tracks and received co-producer credit for the entire album.

Bad is the only album to have five of its singles peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100

In honour of the 24th anniversary of the release of this pop classic I highly recommend this incredible vinyl rip from an original Japanese pressing. The sound quality of this one is on par with the Special Edition but has the benefit of featuring the original (and far superior in my opinion) mixes of each track.

Though, to be honest, that opening to “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” is a little bit much… okay it’s a lotta bit much.

Side note: Katy Perry tied the Billboard record this year. Do with that information what you will.

Just be warned if you suggest that “Teenage Dream” is a better song than “Man in the Mirror” I will have to deck you in the teeth.

It’s not every day that the website for your favourite band features you in their exhibition room of artwork from fans. However, for me, that day has come.

The short film put together last year by my friend Amanda Fotes and myself is currently being featured in the Coldplay Exhibition Room and I for one couldn’t be more honoured.

Now if only we could get Lost Dirt to be shown…

Have you ever listened to a song and your mind’s eye is immediately filled with visuals?

David Bowie’s classic space epic is one such song for me. Every lyric paints such a vivid picture that I figured “Oh hey, I guess I’ll make that into a children’s book!” Yes, I talk like this.

Absolutely beautiful. So incredibly well done. Perfectly captures both the style of a childrens book while at the same time being incredibly well designed.

1. Thievery Corporation (9)
2. Kiss (9)
3. Michael Jackson (8)
4. Norah Jones (5)
5. Boston (4)

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Apparently this article needed to be written.

Best known as Apple’s go-to ad-firm (and the ones behind the iconic iPod ads)

More on the new Diet Coke redesign.

I have to say, I absolutely love this look and hope it comes up to Canada. It is also a perfect of example of an iconic design: one so well known all you need is 2 letters and you know exactly what it is. 

The follow up to last years mixtape, J.Period, DJ Spinna and Spike Lee (yes, that Spike Lee) present Man or the Music II, a mixtape to celebrate the musical genius that was Michael Jackson.

I was not a huge fan of last years mixtape, however this years is a great blend of classic tracks, live versions, remixes, and rarely heard “unreleased” tracks.

Truthfully it’s a little too Jackson 5 heavy at the start but once it hits “Got the Hots” things really pick up, and I mean really pick up! There’s a solid 15 minute of solid gold in a row.

The same short film, shot 6 times with 6 different cameras using only existing available light.

Super nerdy stuff, but it’s nice to see such beautiful images from available light.

I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple’s unique principles and values. Steve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that—it is in our DNA. We are going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.

I for one believe him. I think Cook will be the perfect replacement for Jobs.

But it’s still sad to see Steve go. We’ll miss you buddy. 

I’m actually hesitant to post this rather vile opinion piece regarding the death of Mr. Layton as it only gives Ms. Blatchford page views and encouragement.

But the reality is it’s important to give both sides of an opinion equal time to express themselves. Even if they have little respect for the recently deceased…

CLARIFICATION: I do not agree with the opinions expressed in this piece. I simply posted it to show the other side of the coin since transparency is always a good thing. But again, I think Ms. Blatchford’s opinion, while valid and entitled, did not need to be expressed so soon after Mr. Layton’s passing.

To young Canadians …  I believe in you. Your energy, your vision, your passion for justice are exactly what this country needs today. You need to be at the heart of our economy, our political life, and our plans for the present and the future.

So hard not to quote this entire letter, so let me just leave you with his final thoughts and wishes:

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

Classy until the very end. And for that he will always be remembered.

Need we really say any more?

Though he looked and sounded weak, Layton’s resolve was strong. He wanted a better Canada and said his party would help build “the country of our hopes, of our dreams, of our optimism, our determination, our values and our love.” Those were the last words Layton said publicly to Canadians, before a final, “Thank you very much.”

A class act right until the end. He will be greatly missed.

The best ones yet.

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