MOG - david hyman's Posts

free sly/family stone and stevie ray vaughan concerts

david hyman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:17:08 GMT

y'all know about wolfgang's vault right? these investors bought all of bill graham's archives including soundboard performances of thousands of shows from the fillmore and warfield

each week, they put up more free shows. i'm loving these two right now:

stevie ray vaughan 1984 - INSANELY SMOKING!!! i love stevie!

http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/stevie-ray-vaughan-concert/50683-6807.html

and this sly and family stone from 1968 is super fun

http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/sly-and-the-family-stone-concert/49935-6533.html

my friend sent me this video, i'm not sure it's funny

david hyman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:06:38 GMT

you guys have a friend that sends you way too many youtube videos or other links that they find to be funny but too often you check them out in your limited time and feel burned by something that is unfunny? like perhaps their filters are low? he usually sends them to me over IM with a "this is the best" or "this is killer" - here's one i just got from friend. i can't decide whether it's funny or awful.

MOG VIDEO INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE - THE FIERY FURNACES

david hyman — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:13:59 GMT

moggers,

it comes with great pleasure and honor to share with you these hysterical and awesome interviews with one of my favorite bands. i fell in love with them (brother and sister - for real) deeply when gallowsbird bark came out. a record i still think was one of the best of the last decade. i've since then seen them live too many times to remember. they're a band that never ceases to shock me and keep me on my toes. i also think their swan song is looming out in the near distance.

with these interviews i love em even more. go now!

http://mog.com/mogtv/fieryfurnaces1

and

http://mog.com/mogtv/fieryfurnaces2

should mog allow the formation of private groups?

david hyman — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:44:03 GMT

moggers,

there are clearly pluses and minus. some of you have made friends and would enjoy the option of hanging in closed quarters. the counter is that there is some exclusivity that removes newbies.

thoughts?

public groups?

mog is working on some serious shit

david hyman — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:53:28 GMT

moggers, apologize for being quiet lately. we've been buried in designing, securing deals, raising money (which we've succeeded at), hiring, and more, in order to open up a can of some musical whoop ass on y'all with some major new releases.

we've got a pretty big release in august, and a massive one in the fall that we believe takes mog to web 4.0 levels. that's right. i'm calling out the big 4.0. all beware. : )

also, i hope you guys notice the serious speed, stability improvements. even mog pages are now blazing fast.

word out.

wired names mog one of the top 10 hottest music sites

david hyman — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:12:37 GMT

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/07/listening-posts.html

SWEETNESS! they ain't seen nothing yet.

the man who loves to dance while travelling - video

david hyman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:17:14 GMT

moggers,

i like this one. makes me happy. clearly, this is just some dude who travelled around the world and loves to dance everywhere he goes.

my favorite music video today. thanks gdolario!

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Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

glastonbury and london

david hyman — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:33:46 GMT

greets folks, about 1am here and i'm almost done with my whirlwind tour. tonight i saw lou reed perform berlin at royal albert hall. was truly stellar. 6 piece band, 12 piece orchestra and 20 plus choral group. also did satellite of love, rock and roll for encore!!

glastonbury is insane. it's truly the 900 pound gorilla of festivals. 15 plus stages, each inhabiting it's own world of shops, food, private clubs and art. it's staggering to behold. and the fact that 150,000 brits do it with knee high water proof boots, cause you're walking through such thick mud that there are moments that you worry about getting sucked into the earth, is a testament to their unbridled commitment to music.

so nickel summary:

if hip hop is dead, rock is deader.

my favorite shows were lupe fiasco, santigold, and jay-z. - all awesome.

glasvegas and MGMT? could not hold my interest.

mark ronson - solid

raconteurs - i've seen them better

leonard cohen - great

verve - really really good

amy winehouse - solid. she's insane but nonetheless, solid.

the rest are a blur

on my way to glastonbury - out of following line up, what would you see?

david hyman — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:47:41 GMT

greets moggers,

heading out to london tomorrow en route to glastonbury. now that i've got the gear to handle any and all insane weather situations, tell me what you think i should not miss. i've got my thoughts. would love to get yours. below is just a brief part of the full line up. any advice is appreciated:

leaving tomorrow - what's your advice?
---------------------------------------------------------------

Kings of Leon
The Fratellis
Editors
Beth Ditto by Ray YatesThe Gossip
The Feeling
KT Tunstall
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
The Subways
Kate Nash
Jay-Z
Amy Winehouse
Manu Chao
The Raconteurs
James Blunt
Crowded House
Seasick Steve 1 by StoneSeasick Steve
Martha Wainwright
Shakin’ Stevens
The Verve
Leonard Cohen
Goldfrapp
Neil Diamond
John Mayer
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Martina Topley Bird
Panic at the Disco
The Enemy
We are Scientists
Foals
The Hoosiers
Ben Folds
Vampire Weekend
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
The Rascals
Ida Maria
Massive Attack
Hot Chip
Elbow
Duffy
The Wombats
Neon Neon
Black Kids
One Night Only
Los Campesinos!
The Golden Silvers
The Travelling Band
Groove Armada
The Zutons
Pigeon Detectives
Mark Ronson
Scouting For Girls
Jack Penate
Newton Faulkner
Black Mountain
The Hoodoo Gurus
Black Cherry
The Cribs
Reverend and the Makers
MGMT
The Kills
The Ting Tings
The Young Knives
Lightspeed Champion
Hadouken!
Glasvegas
Patrick Watson
Royworld
Biffy Clyro
The Futureheads
Band of Horses
The Black Lips
Vampire weekend
The Courteneers
British Sea Power
Holy Fuck
The Teenagers
Hilltop Hoods
Emmy the Great
Dogtanion
The National
Spiritualized
Crystal Castles
The Long Blondes
Stars
The Rocket Summer
Friendly Fires
The Whip
Yeasayer
Psycho Baby
Rocketeer
Jimmy Cliff
Estelle
Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Lupe Fiasco
Candi Staton
Alabama 3
Soha
Phantom Limb
Mankala
Ethiopiques
Buddy Guy
Imagined Village
Joan Armatrading
Eric Bibb
Massukos
The Blessing
The Neil Cowley Trio
Bedouin Jerry Can Band
Manu Chao
King Solomon Burke
Eddy Grant and the Frontline Orchestra
Dub Colossus in A Town Called Addis
Billy Cobham & Asere
Balkan Beat Box
Almasala
Portico Quartet
Sense Of Sound Choir
Seasick Steve
Sinead O’Connor
The Blockheads and Phill Jupitus
Luka Bloom
Arno Carstens
Eddi Reader
Camille O’Sullivan
Eleanor McEvoy
Devon Sproule
Acoustic Stage Blues Club With Grainne Duffy
Gilbert O’Sullivan
The Swell Season Featuring Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers
Seth Lakeman
Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders
Thea Gilmore
Sid Griffin & The Coal Porters
Emily Maguire
Acoustic Stage Blues Club with Grainne Duffy
The Travelling Band
Joan Baez
Suzanne Vega
The London Community Gospel Choir
Stackridge
Tom Baxter
Tift Merritt
Athena
Acoustic Stage Blues Club With Grainne Duffy
Amsterdam
Lazenby
Pete Doherty
Dizzee Rascal
Pete Doherty on the Park Stage 1 by Holly DickensonJohn Cale
Very Special Guest
Edwyn Collins
The Duke Spirit
Operator Please
Sons & Daughters
Santogold
Beggars
Magic Wands
Eugene Mcguinness
Island Line
CSS
Battles
MGMT
Surprise Special Guest
Shlomo Presents Music Through Unconventional Means
Kool Keith & Kutmaster Kurt
Cerys Matthews
Alphabeat
Team Waterpolo
Lykke Li
St Vincent
Jape
My Morning Jacket
Tunng
Vetiver
Caribou
Laura Marling
The Mystery Jets
Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl
The Cave Singers
White Denim
Mumford & Sons
Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons
Redbridge Brass Band
Sharon Shannon & Big Band
Xavier Rudd
Hazel 0'Connor
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Ron Sexsmith
Frank Turner
Kissmet
Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs
The Proclaimers
Will Young
Bacalao
The Handsome Family
The Wurzels
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
Alabama 3 unplugged
Malarchy
One String Loose
Katie Melua
Blazin' Fiddles
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
John Tams & Barry Coope
The Baghdaddies Big Band
The Family Mahone
Räfven
Nuala & The Alchemy Quartet
Prison Love
Guest DJ Sound Clash
The Krak and Friends
Latin American Fiesta
Movimientos
Palmeras Kanibales
Latin Dub Sound System
Carnival Collective
Married to the Sea
Daisy Riots
Seal Cub Clubbing Club
Elle S’appelle
The Rascals
Pie Tasters
King Blues
The Slackers
Pama International
The Levellers
Mungos Hi Fi Vs Don Letts Dub Cartel
Open Mic
Legion Of Ape
The Flaws
Brit School Presents - Dance for Life
Dance for Life
Dockers MC
Buddha Tears
Hebe Jones
Tawiah
Dance for Life
Charlotte Campbell
Jenner’s Field
Kate Nash
Young Runaways
Miscarriages of Justice Organisation
Neck
Hey Negrita!
The Metros
Neville Staple
The Holloways
Alabama 3
Beans on Toast
Frank Turner
Niall Connolly
John Byrne
Open Mic
Seize The Day
Flipron
GMB and Polish Cultural Institute Presents
Aleks and the Drummer
FlyKKiller
The Car is on Fire
Tofu Love Frogs
Who Shot the Sherriff? (The RAR movie)
The Mentalists
The Krak
The Thirst
Riz MC
Reverend and The Makers
The Automatic
Jim Bob – Carter Usm
Steve Gribben
Lazy Habits
Carnival Collective
Rodney Brannigan
Dan Donelly And Friends
Left Field Rally With Tony Benn
Nick Doody – Get Up Stand Up
Marcus Brigstocke
The Paddingtons
Tony Benn
Shazia Mirza
Matt Kirshen
The Beat
DJ Phill Jupitus
Build a Band Youth Music
Bluetones
Dirty Pretty Things
Billy Bragg
British Sea Power
Neck
Night Of Treason
Pete Greenwood
Sparkadia
Make Model
Glasvegas
Santogold
One Night Only
Roisin Murphy
SingStar
DJ Eddie Piller and U Brown
SingStar
DJ Eddie Piller Northern Soul
SingStar
DJ Tayo’s Tracksuit Party
Team Waterpolo
Babel
Captain
The Holloways
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
The Script
Young Knives
Kate Nash
SingStar
DJ Smash ‘n’ Grab
SingStar
DJ Glitterbanditz
Red Light Company
Stephen Fretwell
The Modern Skirts
Duke Spirit
Teddy Thompson
Ron Sexsmith
White Denim
Pigeon Detectives
SingStar
DJ Annie Mac
SingStar
DJ Sean Rowley
Ladyhawke
Cocknbullkid
Dawn Kinnard
Dengue Fever
Congregation
Florence And The Machine
Noah And The Whale
Elbow
SingStar
DJ Soulsavers
SingStar
DJ The Voguettes

DJ    Fatboy Slim
Live Roisin Murphy
DJ    X-Press 2
Live Hercules and Love Affair
DJ    Cicada
Live 20/20 Soundsystem
DJ    Way Out West Sound System
Live Cagedbaby
DJ    Men In Masks
Live Fundamental Skillz
DJ    Bad Science (DJ Set)
Live Myth of Unity

Live Kosheen
DJ    Eddy Temple-Morris
Live Roni Size Reprazent
DJ    Simian Mobile Disco
DJ    Greg Dread & MC Spee
Live Kid Sister
DJ    A Trak
Live Metronomy
DJ    Skibunny DJs
Live XX TEENS
Live Autokratz
DJ    This Is Stereo

Live UNKLE
DJ    Die and Clipz feat. Dynamite MC and Rodney P
DJ    Annie Mac
Live Sam Sparro
DJ    The Black Ghosts
Live Does It Offend You, Yeah?
DJ    South Central
Live Sonny J
DJ    Rex The Dog
Live Jape
DJ    Pirates Anthem
Live Suns Of Arqa
DJ    Ramie

Live Booka Shade
DJ    James Zabiela
Live The Count & Sinden
DJ    The Freestylers DJs
Live Infadels
DJ    Renagrade Soundwave
Live Zion Train
Live Sneaky Sound System
DJ    Bitesize
Live Rennie Pilgrem & The TCR All Stars
DJ    Riton
Live Cuban Brothers
DJ    Riva Star

DJ    Dave Seaman
Live The Black Dog
DJ    Nicky Holloway and Trevor Fung
Live The Grid
DJ    The Plump DJs
Live Atomic Hooligan
DJ    A Skillz
Live The Mighty Cosmics
DJ    Dub Pistols Sound System
Live Imperial Leisure
DJ    Dr Rubberfunk
Live A. Human
DJ    Derrick May
Live System 7
DJ    Sander Kleinenberg
Live Kraak & Smaak
DJ    Lee Coombs
Live The Whip
AV   Cakeboy & Doublethink
Live Midnight Juggernauts
DJ    Dhr Robijn
Live Christopher D Ashley
Live City Reverb
DJ    Chris Coco
DJ    Nerm & D-Code
AV    Addictive TV
DJ    Men In Masks
Live Smerins Anti-Social Club
DJ    Head Gardener
Live Cut Copy
DJ    That Lazy Sunday DJ
Live Ozomatli
DJ    Pathaan
Live N Dubz
DJ    Queen

the new guns and roses "chinese democracy" has escaped to the Web

david hyman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:08:57 GMT

search around. - will be everywhere by end of week i'm sure.

all that time to create and then... total free ubiquity online.

had axl only known, maybe it would have "rushed it" to come out before the advent of the web!

Lou Reed asks magazine reporter, "are you a f***king asshole?"

david hyman — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:13:08 GMT

Classic..

Lou Reed is interviewed by New York Magazine about his new Sirius Radio show. Lou is on all roll until the following unfolds...

Sirius's impending merger with XM is anticipated to boost earnings. Do you own any stock in the company?
What are you, a fucking asshole? I'm here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if I have stock in the fucking radio? You fucking piece of shit. What did I do to deserve that?

read brief article here

yanni spam back - feel free to speak your mind

david hyman — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:41:02 GMT

http://mog.com/startrek3001/blog_post/167899

all in favor of deleting this mogger? i don't see any value in these posts.

anyone still having issues posting/commenting/uploading?

david hyman — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:48:33 GMT

we seem to have fixed things for all but a subset of users. it must be some combination of OS with browser or a software conflict that we cannot replicate locally.

for us, the site is the fastest it's ever been. please let us know so we can reach out and figure out how to replicate.

still working on posting/commeting bug...

david hyman — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:10:29 GMT

whenever we do these big upgrades, there's always tidying up afterwards. programmers are working all this weekend to squash bugs.

fixed "please wait on publish" bug - let us know if you got it

david hyman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:52:36 GMT

we believe we fixed the bug. if you're getting hanging (long "please wait" before publishing), let us know. it's the only way we know if we've squashed it.

please tell this mogger why his post sucks

david hyman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:33:06 GMT

can we spam him back? feel free to comment on his post how you really feel.

http://mog.com/startrek3001/blog_post/167239

i'm going to glastonbury - anyone else?

david hyman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:38:06 GMT

psyched for a 4 day muddy extravaganza.

been there? any advice?

i somehow mircaculously got backstage passes to this thing complete with private camper. dont' ask. how coudl i say no?

MOG Launched a Host of New Features and Site Enchancements

david hyman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:53:24 GMT

I wanted to give you a heads up about a slew of new features and enhancements to MOG. It's a big list! Here goes:

1. LYRICS!

MOG now has the official lyrics to millions of songs.

To accomplish this legally was quite a feat, thanks to our partnership with our friends at Gracenote. Unlike 99% of lyrics sites out there, our collection is completely accurate and far more comprehensive. We don’t have the annoying pop-up ads and spy/malware often found on lyrics sites, either. (Unfortunately, due to requirements from the songwriters, copy/pasting functionality is disabled.)

Type in any artist, album, or song into the search window found on all MOG pages. The pages in the search results now have links to the lyrics.

2. New Artist Video Interview Section at MOGtv

Go to the home page and check out our full collection of exclusive artist interviews and private performances in one super-groovy new area. We saved a bunch of new great interviews for this launch!

3. Great New Tools for Posting and Commenting!

Finally, a WYSIWYG editor for posts and comments.
Wider compose window. More room for writing!
Advanced mode for HTML users.
Enhanced media-embedding features.
New Rating System for Posts:
- We have moved to a more intuitive star-based ratings system. This will also be the basis for new features we're going to roll out down the road.
New Permalink Page Design (permalink pages are the dedicated individual post pages):
- Now wider to support larger-sized uploaded photos.
- Cleaner interface
- Faster loading.
- Areas displaying related content.
- Greatly improved comments display.

And more:

New Artist, Album Track Pages: better access to content, faster loading.
Faster Loading MOG Pages: many scalability and performance fixes to greatly improve page speed. We removed all ad banners for speed improvement, too!
New Quick Access Login for Commenters: you don't have to go through registration pages anymore. Now you can sign in instantly at commenting area.
New "related content" display on many pages, surfacing user's posts from the archives that are relevant.

Along with these enhancements come some more standard-sized (that is, larger) ad units here and there. Hope y'all understand.

There’ve been numerous bug fixes pushed as well: lots of login fixes, double-post fixes, and much much more (we’d bore you if we listed the techie 100+ bugs). Nonetheless, if you find any problems, issues, (they’re are always issues when we push big updates like this at the get-go), or just have flattery/complaints, please email support@mog.com so we can process them in an organized fashion. We really want your feedback on this.

These exciting changes are just a small sampling of some much, much bigger features coming down the road later this year. Enjoy!

Radiohead's Nude performed by "old redundant hardware"

david hyman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:55:58 GMT

Guitars (rhythm & lead): Sinclair ZX Spectrum PC Drums: Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer Bass Guitar: HP Scanjet 3c Scanner Vocals & FX: Hard Drive array (acts as a collection of bad speakers)

Skip to the one minute mark. The beginning is pretty brutal....

welcome back my friends

david hyman — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:41:33 GMT

this song is for y'all i missed over the last week.

were you in a rock band that never made it? new web site for ya

david hyman — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:59:21 GMT

My friend David Katznelson along with others, have started a new web site looking to chronicle the sonic history of the American pop band. Some great photos up there already.

It's called "For Those That Tried To Rock" http://www.triedtorock.blogspot.com/

Their goal "is to capture data about every band to have been formed by teens with that perfect mixture of big dreams and questionable talent in suburban garages, high school music rooms, and college dorms across America. And to preserve them cryogenically with the very dry ice they once merited, for future generations"

Good stuff. Reminds me of a book i have called "Bar Mitzvah Disco" chronicling cheesy yet hysterical bar mitzvahs from the 70's and 80's.

i put this event on in san francisco once a month

david hyman — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:02:05 GMT

check it out

http://www.musicatecnomica.com

if any of you moggers feel like you should be there based on the description, shoot me a mogmail.

peace,

david

MOG Video Exclusive - Interview with Dengue Fever

david hyman — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:26:35 GMT

Video Interview Here:

http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/161801

Our man Sturgell did this very sweet interview. Don't know Dengue? You really should.

Groovy beats mixed behind insane cambodian vocals. It's world music that works for me big time.

I love the song in this video:

flight of conchords show off serious rolling skate moves

david hyman — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:38:39 GMT

ANY OF YOU MOGGERS HAVE MUSIC BLOGS?

david hyman — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:01:04 GMT

we're working on a way to feed in the rss to your mog page.

write once, publish on both.

lemme know who you are so we can do some testing with ya.

explain the mystique- what is up with this guy?

david hyman — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:58:18 GMT

Yesterday's Outage

david hyman — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:11:40 GMT

I just wanted to drop a post explaining a little about what happened in our outage yesterday.

To be up front and clear -- we had a bad, bad crash. The worst we've seen -- and we've been around the block (web 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, etc.). The team saw some symptoms of some major data integrity issues, and then contacted me. We agreed to take the site down. What initially seemed like an easy fix turned into many hours of full-throttle troubleshooting and disaster recovery.

The good news is that the site is up and running and without issue. We've isolated the cause of the outage and addressed it. The unfortunate part is that in our efforts to get the site up and running as fast as we could, we had to revert to a stable snapshot of our data. That means in the short term, posts that were created in the day-and-a-half leading up to the outage are not on the site. Please understand -- they aren't lost. We have a full record of all posts and comments, we're reconstructing your creative, hard work and we'll be bringing it back on the site just as soon as it's ready.

We're in the midst of using a large part of our recent investment to improve our infrastructure. We've started the process of moving to our new home -- our own, self-managed colocation cabinet instead of the rented/managed cabinet we're currently with. We're adding tens of thousands of dollars of equipment to make sure we have redundant, seamless failovers in case of issues. We're adding new databases, and we've taken this opportunity to add some new processes to our day-to-day operations.

We're working hard to make MOG always there when you want it, and even when you don't. Stick with us, guys. The stuff we're working on is only technology. You're the special sauce that makes MOG what it is. You guys are what makes me excited every morning, afternoon and night to log on and read about and listen to what you're psyched about.

Peace, and thanks for your understanding.

Andrew Bird's Blog at NY Times

david hyman — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:03:59 GMT

Y'all know Andrew Bird?

He's now a NY Times Blogger. (imagine this may have been posted) Latest post about recording in Wilco's analog studio. Well done NY Times.....

http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/cheap-thrills/index.html

Tom Waits does YouTube Press conference - says he dated your Mom!

david hyman — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:18:57 GMT

No lie. Tom Waits just released this important press conference in what appears to be designed as a video for youtube release, spread virally through the tentacles of the interweb....

On MOG's Recent Investment From Record Labels

david hyman — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:02:01 GMT

If you’ve been paying attention to any of the tech or digital music blogs over the last couple of days, you may have caught wind that MOG has received some funding. You also may have noticed that some of our new investors include a couple of the major labels: Universal Music Group and Sony BMG.

I wanted to reach out and give you my perspective on what this all means to avoid concerns that The Man is going to mess with MOG.

Here’s the deal folks: do not fear. This influx of cash is a good thing across the board. It means we’re going to be able to give you more of what you love about MOG. It means we’re going to be able to roll out some mind-blowing features and services over the coming months. And it means more money for improved stability, speed and overall site performance. (techies: we're moving into our own colo facility with our own dedicated hardware)

Even with the investment, the labels are minority shareholders. That means the MOG overlords (myself included) are in the driver's seat.

We're super psyched here. You should be too.

Peace,

David

go speed racer

david hyman — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:01:22 GMT

i like the song (no clue who it is) and i like the trippy visuals.

sue me

Go Speed Racer Go Music Video

MOG exclusive: video interview with rage against machine guitarist

david hyman — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:52:00 GMT

indiepixie with a great video interview with mr. morello

http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/157497

also, mr. frost reviews jay-z's show last night in oakland (which i attended with him)

http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/157686?from=top_concert_reviews

the new stones movie - shine a light

david hyman — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:11:55 GMT

go see shine a light

perhaps you're apprehensive because you think their days are done and it might be boring. HAHAHAHAHAH. that they're just a bunch of old guys playing songs they wrote 20 years ago. i'm here to tell you: EL-WRONG-O. the stones simply tear in up in this movie. it's totally a mind-blowing thing to behold

my take away: the stones in this movie embody "perseverance" and "drive" - about having a fire inside that burns so hard you refuse to let any preconceived notions of what it's supposed to be like to "grow up" take hold. it's also about being pure and true to yourself, all the while engaging in the utmost fun because you live for what you do. to me the stones are not about selling out - sorry. they've got more money than god at this point to do what they do. it's clear from the film that they're out there because they have to be.

i walked out so ridiculously inspired. reminded me why i created and work on mog every day: to help carry that torch of rebellion, authenticity and musical truth, amidst so much friggin' schlock and noise.

the fact that they're still making this racket and giving you this show of shows, the likes of which emulators like aerosmith can't come close, reinforces why they are the greatest rock and roll band that's ever been and probably ever will be. they're a special force on this planet that refuses to dim. i've said it before and i'll say it again: when it comes to "rock and roll", it's the stones, hands down.

if you think they're "past their prime" and that keeps you from seeing this movie, you are truly missing one of the best live concert flicks put to film. especially if you miss it in IMAX RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHANCE. i defy you to see it and not say they put bands 1/4 of their age to complete shame.

okay. sorry. i'm done gushing and rambling now. thank you scorcese, mick, keith, ron, charlie.

p.s.psyched for jay-z live tonight in oakland!!!!

disclosure time - my history with hippiedom

david hyman — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:10:32 GMT

coming out now.

i was a deadhead.

at age 13, something snapped. had to do with my brother who ran away and left me with 700 albums. yes, very "almost famous" - he ran away to hawaii. he also left me a killer stereo!!!!

i started playing everything, which was essentially the history of rock and roll. i put on i think europe 72 and heard tennessee jed. i had remembered hearing it through his locked bedroom (as well as many more). it clicked. maybe it was the subliminal brainwashing.

my first show was madison square garden 83 - yeah, the st. stephen show. i was hooked.

from that point on until 1989, i saw over 150 shows. i could write a book on this period of being a young scammer/traveller. i went to university of vermont because that's where the deadheads went. we spawned phish. they were our child. but college for me was really about being free to be on tour with the dead and doing just enough work to pass.

after 4 years of being with deadheads, i decided i was done with it. i went the total opposite direction. for years, i couldn't listen to anything that was more than a week old.

but i'm starting to come back. : )

is it me, or is new music not as good. i think i'm still open.

the grateful dead - like them or hate them?

david hyman — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:00:57 GMT

sturgel's post stating that steve miller hates the dead has inspired me to ask.

i fluctuate. right now i love them. again.

speak your mind. no place for musically politically correct. can't offend on this subject.

GO!

Wired's music blog is actually killer

david hyman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:55:33 GMT

don't often go out of my way to endorse music sites but i've become pretty addicted to this one lately:

http://blog.wired.com/music/

see for yourself. these guys are doing a great job.

way way better than the music section in wired magazine, which is extremely sub-par (to the point where i just don't know why they keep it)

this blog, on the other hand, couldn't be more different.

Bay Area MOG meet up tomorrow!

david hyman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:06:58 GMT

It's time to represent! Tomorrow (Friday, March 28) we are throwing a MOG meet in San Francisco at a super cool bar located in the Mission. Come on out and meet some of your pals from MOG!

Where? Zeitgeist Bar (21+) 199 Valencia St (@ Duboce Avenue) San Francisco

There is a large patio in the back and that's where we're going to all meet up.

When? Show up around 7:30-8pm Hope to see you all there!

bon iver - some serious new talent

david hyman — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:53:12 GMT

on the advice of my friend and fellow mogger, gdolorio(http://mog.com/gdolario ), we headed out to the independent last night in san francisco to check out bon iver. i'm usually pretty weary of "singer songwriters" types lately. too often the hype doesn't live up to the talent for me. i know i'll get some haters but i put iron/wine, ray lamontagne, in this category.

so, i was really pretty impressed with these guys. lead singer had some killer, neil young, emotionally charged, electric leads. he was doing the falsetto, precious voice thing, but in a good way. the way antony (antony & the johnsons) or thom yorke can pull it off. he's THAT good. leans a little more towards the soulful prince style falsetto then the other cats. drummer was fantastically attentive. i felt it with them. the real deal.

left wanting more.

MOG VIDEO EXCLUSIVE - Perry Farrell talks with Lou Reed

david hyman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:27:44 GMT

It's an honor to have Perry Farrell interview Lou Reed on behalf of MOG in this exclusive MOG interview.

Lou talks about his new upcoming Julian Shnabel directed film about Lou.

We put SXSW Mogger Indiepixie on the scene.

GET IT NOW AT:

http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/150401

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE! - MOG INTERVIEWS MICHAEL STIPE OF REM AT SXSW

david hyman — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:39:01 GMT

http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/149263

Armed with questions from the MOG community, Mogger Indiepixie conducted a video interview yesterday with Michael Stipe. This is the first video interview he's granted about R.E.M's new album, ACCELERATE.

I think Indipixie needs a full time gig here. At this point, do we have any choice? Her heart beats MOG. Indiepixie, thanks for working with us on this!

http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/149263

odwalla has jumped the shark

david hyman — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:27:31 GMT

sitting in a bagel cafe in lake tahoe and i just bought a odwalla called "serious focus" - cause i got so much work to do. (yeah. sad. i came to snowboard and i'm front of my computer all day).

my odwalla says in big caps, "NUTRITIONAL" as well as "enhance mental focus" and "enhance attention."

i look on the list of ingredients and water and cane juice are the second and third ingredients. WTF? so i'm enhancing concentration with a sugar rush?

i always respected this brand. now, i put them in the category with vitamin water. don't ask me how companies can use the word "WATER" to market themselves for drinks with sugar.

government needs to step in. people are getting screwed.

sorry for my rant. not a music post. : )

MOG at South By Southwest - do not miss

david hyman — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:00:47 GMT

a couple of days away and i'm totally overwhelmed by the ridiculous number of shows to try to catch at this years south by southwest festival in austin.

for sure, i'm psyched to see REM at midnight at some private show (how am i getting a ticket???) also,

felice brothers

builders and the butchers

van morrison

my morning jacket

and the special, un-announced, mind blowing guests that will be playing mog's party for lou reed's berlin, the new documentary film by julian shnabel debuting at the festival. (not what's visible on the poster below - shhhhhhhh)

i'm blown away by our moggers charlene and indiepixie, who are interviewing everyone who's anyone on behalf of MOG including, michael stipe.

and..... i believe we've got perry farrell interviewing lou reed about the film FOR MOG!!!!!!!!! holy crap.

craziness. i'm also moderating a panel on the future of online radio with execs from pandora, realnetworks, kcrw and wired magazine. oh yeah, and there are like 100 parties i have to go.

and the tour i'm going on of the best bbq in texas.

yikes. i'll try to breath now.....

Mogger to interview Michael Stipe - armed with your questions!

david hyman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:03:01 GMT

hey folks,

if you haven't seen this, i'm pretty psyched about it.

mogger extraordinaire, indiepixie got an interview with michael stipe from r.e.m. she'll be doing on behalf of mog.

she wants to use YOUR questions for him.

post the questions you have for michael stipe at:

http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/147978

dylan meets the beatles - cartoon version is here!

david hyman — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:00:56 GMT

brought to you by my friends at channel frederator. luvvv this one. enjoy

A Savior for the Music Industry - But They Must Act Fast

david hyman — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:44:21 GMT

With sales down about 10-15% a year, we're fast watching the erosion of the music industry as we know it. In five or so years, the CD business will be gone. Right now, I believe, the U.S. market is doing about $9 billion a year in CD sales. Poof!

The reality as I see it is that online music is indeed killing CD sales. When Napster first came out, there was a lot of talk about how it encouraged CD sales. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I know I'm way more selective about purchasing CDs today thanks to online access, and often, I get free music almost by accident, just by stumbling my way through friends, MOG, CD-Rs, skreemR, and (well, a buck, but still) occasional single track iTunes purchases. Essentially: I can't escape music that's not on a purchased CD.

The labels may be hurting, but music consumption is at an all-time high! The average person is listening to about 100 songs per month via their iTunes media player. Multiply that by about 100 million people who listen to music on their computers in America. We're talking about a lot of consumption. The sad fact is that the industry is monetizing a very, very small piece of the total consumption market.

It's apparent: online streaming music needs to be free. And it needs to be free everywhere. On MOG. On Google. On Yahoo! You name it. In this imminent free-music movement, where's the money for the music industry? Revenue share in the advertising.

Right now, when sites like Rhapsody give 25 free songs per month away, they're paying the music industry about a penny per track per stream. At that rate, one cannot just give it all away and sell ads against it to make a profit. A site like MOG or Rhapsody would have to serve an ad banner with every listen of every track and sell the ad in excess of a penny per user per view to make a profit. You can't sell ads for that much today.

Here's what the labels need to do: drop that penny per track per stream rate to about 10% of what it is today (that's right - 1/10 of a penny per stream). When that happens, the labels are meeting the market and giving away music becomes lucrative; everybody and their brother starts doing it. The labels turn all of online music consumption into a revenue stream - every site with all-you-can-eat, on-demand music. Thousands of sites innovate and create new value around how to discover and consume music. By my estimate, that's a $250 million per year market for online ad spending alone.

Next, ensure that every streaming track links to the opportunity to download the track in mp3 (with Amazon or whomever) and the labels have created the ultimate promotional machine for mp3 purchasing (for the next 10 years, people will still need to download for their portables and their car). Then slap on a tempting upsell: offer users an ad-free, higher-bitrate subscription service for a reasonable fee (say $5 per month). Suddenly the labels have a shot at staying alive.

I don't see the labels really having a choice in the matter. This is their meal ticket, their way towards sustainability. When it comes to copyright, people just don't feel like trading is cheating. Ever see a sign at the public library that warns about photocopying copy-protected material? Yeah, funny, me too.

(By the way, the labels need to find some talent, too. That goes without saying. Did anyone watch the Crappys- I mean... Grammys?)

This band makes all others look like baboons

david hyman — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:12:15 GMT

if not, i'm a monkey's uncle! watch the video and decide for yourself....

cat power's latest - shame on matador

david hyman — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:14:42 GMT

i must be on my 30th or more play by now. i'm loving this record.

what is most disturbing is that i bought the vinyl for 34 bucks and i'm told that it was recorded in analog but matador was too cheap to give rti (the pressing plant) the analog copy OR the high resolution 96khz master. they gave the downsampled 16bit verion and rti then transfered to vinyl. i have no idea why it would cost more but anyhewwww....

recorded in analog, transfered to crappy redbook digital, and then charge me 34 bucks for the vinyl? paleeeze

kill the shiny metallic cover. geez.

is this post suitable for MOG?

david hyman — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:30:59 GMT

is it music?

it's from japan. it's for mcdonalds. and it scares the living crap out of me.

found on boingboing today....

yahoo live video test

david hyman — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:07:41 GMT

INTRODUCING MOG'S NEW POSTING HUB!

david hyman — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:32:02 GMT

greetings moggers,

welcome to our new posts section:

http://www.mog.com/posts

- we've improved the overall interface based on user testing and lots of feedback. the mog-o-sphere is better than ever.

we decided to kill "listen", "watch", and "read" as three separate sections. now they all live in one easy spot. you can still access these sections individually by using the "embedded media" filter in the left hand column under "narrow results by" - go look and you'll see.

it's super easy now to get to music news, album reviews, and concert reviews. plus, a much improved user interface for sorting.

oh yeah, there's a new mogger browsing tool:

http://mog.com/browse

it's also accessible via the main navigation bar next to "recommendations."

hope y'all dig the improvements. new improved mp3 player buttons coming shortly and much much more.....

peace out,

the mog team

my top album discoveries of 2007

david hyman — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:59:14 GMT

greets moggers,

here's my list. these are not all 2007 releases but 2007 personal discoveries! so, in no particular order:

isley brothers - givin' it back discovered shopping the bins at amoeba, i bought it because i dug the album cover. didn't open it for over a year and then out of boredom with my music collection, put in on and was blown away. sent me on a major 60's/70's soul kick. epic covers of hendrix, neil young and james taylor that shed new light on the originals.

roberta flack - chapter two released in 1970, another one i discovered by buying from the album cover picture alone. (btw, what a nutty fun music discovery tool!) this album is sublime, like an inky sryah chased with a chunk of scharffen berger 80% cocoa chocolate. roberta was a cross between aretha and sarah vaughan. i put this on when i need to lower my over-caffeinated heartrate.

wilco - sky blue sky the spirit of jerry garcia lives here. beautiful melodies that cradle me to the netherworld

radiohead - in rainbows disc set no "kid a", but "house of cards" alone puts the record in my top list. most bands would kill to have the radiohead "throw-aways" be their major album release. ha ha!(said with nelson muntz from simpsons accent).

marvin gaye - trouble man most folks know the isaac hayes "blaxploitation" soundtrack to "shaft", but this one marvin did for the movie "troubleman", i like even better. killer, meters-style funk grooves, gayes masterful vocals and gorgeous ballads.

rilo kiley - under the blacklight so so friggin slick. makes want to drive the malibu coast wearing all white, with this blasting out a convertible. i love her sexy pop voice. smooch.

ryan adams - easy tiger the spirit of jerry living here too. for me, this is the record where ryan adams nails it. probably played this more than any of the others on my list.

jay-z - american gangster hip hop as written in sunday's new york times might be in the toilet,: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/arts/music/30sann.html?_r=1&oref=slogin ,but jay-z saved the year with the so goddamn soulful release. proud of a man who can be so big and still dig deep into his heart and put out something so sugary sweet.

heartworn highways - various artists incredible "field recordings" from the emerging singer/songwriter movement happening in late 1970's south. captivating, spooky, "you are there" recordings of townes van zandt.

new radiohead box set - what's inside

david hyman — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:59:56 GMT

came back from an east coast trip with this lovely box set finally shipped to me. i believe it was supposed to have come by the 6th so it was a few weeks late.

the big question is whether it was worth the $80. overall, i think it was probably worth closer to $60. i guess the weakness of the dollar is what really clobbered americans on this.

you get a beautifully done box that is of the quality of a book from taschen or phaidon. see some pics i took below:

inside, is an art book, another booklet with lyrics and credits, the cd and better yet, the album on vinyl. lastly a bonus cd of killer tracks that were not released on the official album. i've included an mp3 of my favorite tune from the bonus disc in the post. enjoy!

below is an image from one of the lps. it comes on two 45rpms that appear to be pressed on insanely high quality 200 gram virgin vinyl. even the lp sleeves are best quality (paper on outside, plastic on inside). 45rpms mean MORE DATA which means on a good turntable rig, the sound quality puts the 16bit cd to shame. and btw, the cd puts the previously released mp3s to shame. the vinyl provides insights into sounds and emotion that were just completely lost on the mp3s that came out.

here are some pics from the funky art book. i'd imagine that inhaling while looking at these pics and listening to the album would truly enhance the experience:

for me, i'm cool with the $80 as i love this band and there are a few that are moving me deeply these days like these guys. if they did it again for the next album, i'd certainly pony up.

happy holidays moggers

david hyman — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:46:06 GMT

hope you are all as carb'd out as me right now.

enjoy some pictures below from my favorite christmas movie, bad santa, a hyman family tradition that truly gets me into the season.

george bush sings REM's "the end of the world" - a must watch

david hyman — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:40:43 GMT

what a great video to finish off 2007. perhaps wins award for best short edited music video of the year....

Mogger Posts Top 2007 Albums of 2007

david hyman — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:04:21 GMT

genius!!!

http://mog.com/brand_X/blog_post/132000

this is in my top 2007 posts of the year.

MOG's attack by the vicki carr fan club

david hyman — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:55:45 GMT

i think the solution here is really only one:

we are at the point where we need to let people have the option to form groups.

thoughts?

what i'm learning from feedback

david hyman — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:56:09 GMT

seems that universally, people want more feedback from the player than a play button that plays the song. i agree.

we will never go back to the old player because the thing was too damn big for doing nothing but playing a song. it slowed down page loads! but we are spec'ing out something small that gives more feedback. will show buffering and show how much of song of total song is complete. give us a few weeks....

peace,

david

rhapsody on mac, mogger search, and other stuff....

david hyman — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:09:48 GMT

rhapsody on mac works great. seeing lots of talk otherwise. everyone at MOG is on a mac and uses this splendidly.

hope you know we did this more because it totally kicks ass and is the best music experience online, no contest, than for anything else. we don't make much from this partnership.

if you live in the u.s., and don't try out the 25 free song or 14 option it is truly your major loss.

we will get mog search for moggers back up soon. we need to figure out how to do this well. in the meantime typing the word "mog" and the mogger's name into google works damn well.

btw, some coverage in wall street journal today:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119741603808822011.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

MORE DETAILS ON RHAPSODY OPTION

david hyman — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:13:03 GMT

first of all, i'm sorry and bummed folks outside the u.s. cannot enjoy some of coolest new features. but we didn't want to hold back allowing moggers in the u.s. the ability to turn 30 second sound samples into full length tracks.

the first time you click a play button you'll be given choices of how you want your music on mog (you can always change your mind later in preferences).

the choices are below:

1 - ALL ACCESS powered by rhapsody (14 DAY FREE TRIAL) the deal: - UNLIMITED ACCESS to just about every song ever made (over 4 million tracks) - ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT song access to moggers' music collections, playlists, and tagged blog posts - full track access to PERSONALIZED MUSIC RECOMMENDATIONS - WATCH THE TOUR - http://mog.com/tour - Cost is $12 a month

2 - ALL ACCESS LITE powered by rhapsody the deal: - 25 FREE SONGS EACH MONTH. - NO STUPID CATCHES - NO REGISTRATION - requires small download - WATCH THE TOUR - http://mog.com/tour - YES. FREE

3 - 30 second samples - speaks for itself. no download necessary. what you always got on MOG

Introducing the New MOG - Killer New Features!!!!!

david hyman — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:07:28 GMT

It brings us great pleasure to share with you the next generation in online music experiences.

Welcome to the spankin' new MOG.

Be sure to take the video tour of key features now at http://mog.com/tour

Summary of New Features:

- Full Integration of the Rhapsody Music Service: Listen to millions of full-length songs. Wherever you see a 30-second sound sample, now you have the option to hear the entire track. MOG is THE killer way to use the Rhapsody service; learn why at http://mog.com/tour - you can try it for FREE!

PLEASE NOTE: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS TAKEN AWAY IN THIS RELEASE. ALL MP3 UPLOADS ARE THERE. YOU LOSE NO FUNCTIONALITY!!!

- New MOG-O-MATICS for Mac and PC!!! The new blazing-fast, super-lightweight and ultra-stable MOG-O-MATIC applications for Mac and PC let you share your music tastes and get instant recommendations easier than ever before and better than anywhere else. 10X faster! Download them now at http://mog.com/download. (If you have an older version, the new version will automatically replace it upon installation.)

- A Mind-Blowing New Music Search Tool Called FASTSEARCH: Accessible from every page, FASTSEARCH provides instantaneous access to full-length tracks through Rhapsody, as well as MOG's vast content archives, for any artist, album or song. To fully grasp its power, a video tour is a must; get it at http://mog.com/tour/1

- Make and Save Playlists from music discovered on MOG, or accessed via FASTSEARCH -- and share them easily. Take the video tour at http://mog.com/tour/4

- A Whole New Look! We loved our brown-and-orange “boogie nights” vibe for a while, but you know how it is; like a five-star hotel, you gotta remodel once in a while. Of course, you can still use the classic “boogie nights” skin for your MOG page, as well as many other skins.

- New Compose Tools for Posting: We've made it easier than ever to share your thoughts on music with the world. Now, when you tag your MOG posts, we can automatically add a link to the whole song for anyone to hear. If the song is not in our database, you can still upload the mp3 to your post.

- New User Interface for Reading Posts: Now you can see more MOG posts per page without being overloaded with entire photo journals and 10,000 word articles. We display icons indicating whether the post features embedded audio or video, we show you the first uploaded image, and we abbreviate it with a link to read more. You can click on those icons to access the multimedia right from the top of the post. Also, as a default, posts are now sorted by “most recent.”

- New Super-Easy Photo Cropping Tool: Speaks for itself!!!

There's much more as well. Explore and enjoy. Perhaps we'll take a brief nap now… but probably listen to some music…. :)

Head over NOW to http://mog.com.

... and again, be sure to take the video tour!

HOW TO DESTROY A PROFITABLE MUSIC INDUSTRY IN JUST A FEW EASY STEPS

david hyman — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:51:29 GMT

howie klein, former president of warner/reprise records, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Klein, adds an awesome post on MOG today called, "HOW TO DESTROY A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY IN JUST A FEW EASY STEPS." this is an awesome read:

http://mog.com/howieklein/blog_post/129762

analog or digital?

david hyman — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:10:39 GMT

great segment made for mtv news in 1993. gotta love that neil young. cameo from my friend michael fremer.

this was a pretty smart segment. guess that's why i used to think mtv was cool.

wanna beta-test our new fast & sexy MOG-O-MATICS?

david hyman — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:07:44 GMT

yes, i find the new mog-o-matic to be quite sexy in a cyber-robot kind of way.

we'd love to enlist a few good men and women who would like to try it out.

new one for mac and pc. masoo loves it!

10x faster, way way lighter in memory and processing needs.

send an email to support@mog.com and say you would like one.

radiohead.tv launches

david hyman — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:11:52 GMT

no lies

archived here:

http://www.stereogum.com/archives/video/radioheadtv.html

i guess it was live here: http://www.radiohead.tv./

thanks stereogum!!!

we are so so busy building the new MOG

david hyman — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:08:06 GMT

just a few weeks away. we're now living in this same month with it.

can't wait to get back to mogging in our shnazzy new zeros and ones.

would love to share all the features and improvements but that would just spoil the surprise.

got a question for j.g. thirlwell or blixa bargeld?

david hyman — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:50:58 GMT

if you know these cats, supertopsecret is going to interview them with questions from moggers.

leave our questions here:

http://mog.com/supertopsecret/blog_post/122712

site outage this morning for a few hours - sorry

david hyman — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:05:56 GMT

one of our app servers died this morning for a few hours. everything back to normal now.

sorry for the inconvenience.

war of the zeppelin experts

david hyman — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:42:53 GMT

this speaks for itself

another installment from the minds of channel frederator

dax riggs, formerly deadboy & elephantman, now mogger!

david hyman — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:53:40 GMT

i have loved this guys voice long time. what a pleasure just seeing him pop on mog. his new solo stuff is excellent.

http://mog.com/Dax_Riggs

can you help crash's family with advice?

david hyman — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:31:52 GMT

any lawyers out there? micki is in touch with crash's family. there are issues around his will/belongings and how to deal. see details here:

http://mog.com/Remembering_Crashpryor/blog_post/121818

crashpryor, you will not be forgotten

david hyman — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:15:55 GMT

in shock to hear that one of our star moggers has passed away.

see url here:

http://www.legacy.com/TimesDispatch/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=96300787

crashpryor was one of my first real online friends. he was a brilliant, and funny man. and most important to me, his passion for music ran as deep as it gets. i had the opportunity to meet him in person at a mog party in l.a. and he was as great a person in real life as online.

you will be so missed on this website. and you'll be so missed for everything you've done for the music that clearly was the driving force in your life.

love you crash.

peace

is rush heavy metal? good debate here

david hyman — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:36:51 GMT

help launch the new hypemachine

david hyman — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:00:42 GMT

my friend anthony is not launching the new hypemachine until 10k people show up on its front door. i've been using the beta version and it's a great music site.

keep your browser there and head over:

http://hypem.com/new

radiohead supposedly sells 1.2 million albums - and here's the cover

david hyman — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:28:33 GMT

this is supposed to be from someone "close" to the band. i've been wondering if radiohead would deliberately announce this info and the average price per unit to encourage others to follow suit.

bear in mind this is before it actually goes on sale in early 08 on offical cd and before the $80 box set. not bad! they must be psyched. trust people. what a concept.

here's the cover:

in venice, italy today and turning 40.....

david hyman — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:40:38 GMT

arrived in venice today to innaugurate my 40th b-day in a few days.

believe it or not, i fell into a canal with only 4 hours in the city. too fucking funny. i was cold stone sober.

millions of people have probably lived their entire lives here without ever falling in.

maybe i felt the karmic waves of rawkiddo.....

social systems in real life or online are complex. perhaps mog needs a resident psychologist/sociologist.

thoughts?

best new radiohead track (so far) - listen here

david hyman — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:59:21 GMT

this one is sumptuous. lovely lovely lovely. thank you for this.

new radiohead - first track here

david hyman — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:38:09 GMT

i heard this one live at the greek. love it.

me + in rainbows = gollum + ring

david hyman — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:33:21 GMT

in less than 24 hours (shit, could be tonight. england time is way ahead), i will have precious.

james brown in scary cartoon form

david hyman — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:25:33 GMT

my good friend fred seibert is overlord of www.channelfrederator.com, a great place for original web programming.

they've got a super funky series going on called the methminute 39. check out this week's freaky james brown episode

radiohead says "screw the labels"

david hyman — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:29:15 GMT

well at least for now.

selling music directly off their site. price of download? YOU GET TO DECIDE.

http://www.inrainbows.com

just fill in how much you are willing to pay.

wow!! trust fans. what a concept. no web sheriff, no sue the fans.

i'll be opting for the 40 quid version they are selling that includes 2 lps, luxe packaging, bonus cds and more.

great article about all this here:

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2007/09/30/radiohead/

a new mog is coming

david hyman — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:47:35 GMT

first part will be in november.

we will be losing our boogie nights brown and opting for a more readable white. we figure, google spent gazillions of dollars researching that white is a better background for reading. we will be following suit.

moreover, there will be new features that will blow your friggin socks off. access to full length tracks instead of sound samples will be available everywhere on mog. we built the best front end to music consumption. soon, you will actually be able to consume all the music. EVERYWHERE. your mog page widgets will be able to provide full length tracks instead of 30 second samples. you will be able to add these to playlists. your recommendations pages will actually kick ass with full length tracks that you can playlist.

there's alot more than that. we are making an all out assault on how music is consumed. mog built the best front end to consume music without actualy having the music. that will be changing very very soon. hope you appreciate to newly found stability and speed increases. we will be cutting page load time in half.

lastly, there will be a new mogomatic coming out that is way more lightweight and will consume next to zero processing power.

LOOK OUT!!!!!

a solid music acquisition weekend.

david hyman — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:40:41 GMT

new rilo kelly lp - love love love it

miles 5 lp box set "live at the blackhawk" - submlime. post miles with coltrane period. hihgly underrated period.

new talib kweli - good, not great

new common - good, not great

new mark knopfler - AWESOME

new eddie vedder - good, not great.

tomorrow, bjork LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN!!!!!

Want to get paid to MOG all day?

david hyman — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:38:21 GMT

We are looking for a MOG Community Ambassador. Are you an active part of the MOG community? Do you consider yourself an expert music junkie with eclectic taste- from Kanye to Kraftwerk? Do you have excellent writing, editing and people skills? Are you willing to relocate to Berkeley, CA? DO NOT RESPOND IF BERKELEY IS NOT AN OPTION.

The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics:

Outspoken with impeccable verbal and written communication skills.
A strong understanding of Mac OS, MS Word and Excel.
Working knowledge of basic html and good typing skills.
Extremely detail oriented and organized.

This is an on-site (Berkeley, CA), full-time, salaried position. Send resumes to jobs@mog.com

a kewl new mogger - indiepixie

david hyman — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:42:06 GMT

http://mog.com/indiepixie

indiepixie crawls around the innards of manhattan hitting up the coolest shows with a phat camera and some writing tools.

check out the shots and words she's been putting up already.

met her at a music conference recently and told her about mog. i'm so psyched she's decided to make mog her music blogging home.

look out stereogum, brookylnvegan!

music instrument of the future revealed?

david hyman — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:50:07 GMT

yamaha just launched the tenori-on

how long before johnny greenwood and beck have one?

wouldn't mind seeing this visually on a big screen next to the stage

posting was down for a few hours today - apologies

david hyman — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:31:24 GMT

i'll spare you the technical mumbo-jumbo but wholeheartedly apologize.

we've re-glued some stuff together and bought new rubberbands. should keep things held together for a bit.

MOG Photo Exclusive: Wilco OVER THE TOP In Berkeley

david hyman — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:42:30 GMT

friday night, myself and a slew of moggers (spencer, kate, supertopsecret, steve simon, gabe adiv, kb to name a few) went up to the greek theatre to see wilco.

having seen dead shows at the greek in the 80's, it's always been one of my favorite venus and to now work and live 5 minutes away is real privilege. the night was warm, the crowd beautiful.

the addition of nels cline as lead guitarist has taken my favorite american live act (radiohead still my number 1 live favorite) up a notch to the upper stratospheres of excellence.

i said this about radiohead last year and i'll say it about wilco. watching these guys is INSPIRING. to be so good and to know they've worked so hard to get here inspires me to achieve greatness in everything i do. what more can you say about an act than walking out inspired? screw self help books like the secret. go on tour with wilco instead!

tweedy's newly found sobriety seemed to be particularly sensitive to the amount of marijuan smoke in the air as he made more than a few comments to it, all in jest. at one point he begged the audience that they and everyone should stop using the expression "loves me some, as in i loves me some marijuana." another was that us the crowd, "smelled high" but stated that portland beat us hands down for quantity.

the songs are a bit of a blur. impossible germany, either way, handshake drugs, sunken treasure, a shot in the arm, and a blistering spiders(kidsmoke). they're taking this stuff to the next level. i MUST MUST get some live recordings from this tour.

what a treat! now, who's got the bootleg? we got mogger supertopsecret up close with a photo badge. enjoy his killer shots!......

a warm welcome for pychedelic warrior, brother jt

david hyman — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:03:19 GMT

the brother has arrived

with a video just for the moggers. please say hello to the brother:

http://mog.com/Brother_JT/blog_post/102836

full low down on the brother here:

http://www.brotherjt.com/index.cfm

trailer for scorcese's new film on rolling stones!

david hyman — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:42:58 GMT

i cannot wait. i LOVED the dylan biography "no direction home" - this should be a winner.

new eddie vedder track off his new solo album here

david hyman — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:03:20 GMT

http://www.spinner.com/2007/08/20/eddie-vedder-ventures-into-the-wild/

listen at link.

NICE

mtv actually merging with rhapsody

david hyman — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:54:55 GMT

thought irony would get through on previous post.

no false alarms.....

mtv merges with rhapsody

david hyman — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:32:32 GMT

http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/20/mtv-music-urge-tech-cx_pco_0820paidcontent.html?partner=yahootix

not sure how this plays out.

seems a bit strange that rhapsody, a fantastic service for people who have incomes, would merge with mtv, a massive audience that has no income.

maybe rhapsody could morph into a free, ad supported on demand streaming model. that would be interesting!

fun times....

MOG HIRING

david hyman — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:55:35 GMT

to work in our berkeley offices. (btw, two more hiring positions will be posted in the next couple of days - both for high level ruby programmers).

FOR IMMEDIATE HIRE: Entry Level Quality Assurance position

Requirements are a strong knowledge of Windows and Mac OS, and a willingness to learn the Software QA process. A degree in Computer Science is desired, but not required.

This individual will report to the Manager of Quality Assurance.

Responsibilities include:

Adhoc testing of user-reported issues
Manually executing test plans, and documenting the results.
Verifying bug fixes

The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics:

Outspoken with impeccable verbal and written communication skills.
A strong understanding of computers.
Extremely detail oriented.

send resumes to support@mog.com with word "quality issurance" in subject heading

thoughts on MOG user interface concept

david hyman — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:32:40 GMT

remove listen, watch, read as main navigational elements. make them filters make main navigational areas genres. still have an "all posts" area. i think jam band people are intimidated by metalheads hip hop intimidated by indie rockers etc. people want their own areas one could choose which group (genre) to publish their post. there would be less intimidation to post. most metalheads dont' want to read about emo give fans their own areas and let them flourish maybe start with 5-10 and then splinter off within genre, could be sub genre groups. all posts in subgenre go into genre area, but not all genre into subgenre jamband folks have their own hood jazz folks would come to mog to hang in their own hood. many people tell me mog is intimidating this would take some of that away phish fans could wallow in their own jamband pool posts sorted by most recent each genre section would be it's own mogosphere genres groups could eventually have their own look and feel. black for metal, etc.

this guy needs a recording contract

david hyman — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:48:16 GMT

this is HOT.

too long, but preety damn good

maybe youtube does work!

cool new video/photo search tool - pixsy

david hyman — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:30:56 GMT

http://www.pixsy.com

finds lots of great videos not on youtube.

i dig it.

HYMAN/PIMP = RAWK WARS #10

david hyman — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:38:19 GMT

and for my grand finale, from the deepest depths of hell....

RAMMSTEIN!!!!!

PIMPS: http://mog.com/ROCKNROLLPIMP/blog_post/98737

hyman vs. pimp - RAWK Wars #9

david hyman — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:30:02 GMT

game over.

i open up a can of GWAR on yo -sssss:

PIMP'S HERE: http://mog.com/ROCKNROLLPIMP/blog_post/98735

funk wars #2

david hyman — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:14:46 GMT

stevie wonder doing i wish and sir duke. need i say more? do you even need to watch the awesome video????

funk wars #1 - all the vids here - vote now!!!

david hyman — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:17:43 GMT

ok. entries for the round are closed. next time, i think we need to cap to 3-5 people. only one way to vote. click the "like it" button on the top of the post you find the funkiest. all funk#1's are below. also, i'm pacing this to one funk war per day.

http://mog.com/Cody_B/blog_post/99328

http://mog.com/david_hyman/blog_post/99345

http://mog.com/B42/blog_post/99372

http://mog.com/I_am/blog_post/99140

http://mog.com/Oatmeal/blog_post/99520

http://mog.com/Justin/blog_post/99162

http://mog.com/MilesTrane/blog_post/99446

http://mog.com/CrowdedSerpents/blog_post/99160