Fast forward to 6 minutes in. This guy is obviously way better at programming than he is at making exciting YouTubes.
Check out this Augmented Reality plugin for Ableton that allows you to control your sequencer by moving blocks around in front of a webcam. It’s free for download here and all you need is a webcam, a printer, and Ableton to make it work.
Now if only they would add sweet visuals to it like the real Reactable.
First, I get a call that my computer is back from Apple Repair HQ in Texas, I brought it in because it would turn on but screen was pure darkness and unresponsive. Not awesome. The nice “Genius,” told me that it was probably the video card and I had nothing to but it “Couuuuld be the hard-drive,” WHAT! O’ and he informed me that my Apple Care ended three weeks prior, WHAT!! Well he way was off, to our surprise they had to replace the mother board and my super-drive. And for some insane reason, THEY DIDN’T CHARGE ME! WHAT!!! I basically have a brand new computer for free.
Here’s where the above photo comes into the play. Riding this high I decided to check out Penny Lane Records in Pasadena. I proceeded to come up on the one of the, if not the most eclectic batch of records in all of my days. Plus, I didn’t even know the Sebastian Tellier and Suicidal Tendencies records were color vinyl until I got home! WHAT!!!!
I was lucky to see these guys at a dive-ass bar in Anaheim two years ago on the advice of a friend and saw one of the best shows in recent memory. Now they’re playing the Wiltern and I can’t imagine it would be the same.
When they play, King Khan sings and plays lead guitar in drag, while BBQ, sings, plays drums and rhythm guitar, at the same time!
The whole record, Invisible Girl,is garage pop awesome fun time jams. This is by far their most polished album, they’ve learned from their time as King Khan and the Shrines. This song will be stuck in your head, I promise, even if you hate it.
I went to Chicago for one day to DJ a party, I randomly jotted down things I noticed. It probably reads a little rough, but here goes:
Girl at whole foods told me to hold on to my crisp dollar bills because they are rare. Whole foods in Gold Coast had basically no health food or whole foods products. No yellow mustard, just Whole grain or Dijon. Man at liquor store wearing ninja turtles sweatshirt told me to come in after 6 because the girl working is a level one Sommelier. I was simply buying a travel pack of Benadryl. I consider myself to have a decent grasp on urban slang, but I couldn’t understand one word the woman telling me about her mileage offer was saying. I did the unthinkable and purchased a vita coco water at the airport for almost 5 dollars. Benadryl is the poor man’s Xanax. Chicago street dogs come with the option of fresh celery salt, pickles, tomatoes, etc. LA street dogs come with or without mayonaise. Grown man wearing a new my chemical romance hoodie.
I went to Chicago for one day to DJ a party, I randomly jotted down things I noticed. It probably reads a little rough, but here goes:
