19 May 2008

Weezer - Amazon MP3 - SNL

I like these multi-subject posts. Makes me feel like I'm getting more done.

A: Has everyone heard the new Weezer single The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)? (Jess and I think Kanye West might have come up with the title.) If you haven't, I recommend checking it out. Billy recommended it to me saying how awesome it was. Well, I started listening to it and thought it was pretty terrible at first. However, after about 30sec or so it started getting really good. After it was over I was like, "Not so bad." Then I just kept listening to it over and over again. It's a "Variations on..." song, so every round through the "theme" is different. It's more creative than I would've expected out of Weezer. Do give it a full listen...

Weezer [The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]

B: I don't know how long this has been there, but have you used Amazon.com's MP3 Downloads section? It's just like iTunes, but it's completely DRM-crap-free in 256kbps mp3 format. What more could you ask for? I think you can download it straight to iTunes if you like. I downloaded the new Death Cab for Cutie last night for $9. Seriously, even for someone such as myself, who downloads a LOT of music off bittorent (I'm sorry but I'm not going to pay iTunes to "protect" my music unless no where else on the internet has the song), this is really appealing. I really do LIKE paying for things. You have to believe me. I just like having a good REASON to pay for it. It has to be worth it and other than the large library, iTunes does not make it worth it to me.

So I highly recommend you give it a go. It might not have the same depth of library yet (with respect to older more obscure things) (although last night I went crazy on getting songs from soundtracks that I'd lost or were stolen from me in the past), BUT it's a sweet alternative to iTunes. And definitely just as easy to use.


C: Some highlights from Saturday's SNL with Steve Carell...



(The Japanese Office!)


(I like how Andy just keeps hollaring and blood just keeps coming)


some surprisingly witty monologues by McCain...





and 2 from the Shia LaBeouf episode...





I like Hulu a lot.


6 weeks left.

3 comments:

scott said...

checked out the vids and the weezer song- liked it a lot. Billy was right about it changing a lot... Cadets 1987 won with Chorale and Shaker dance- good stuff...

Josh said...

yeah the theme reminds me of "simple gifts" a lot.

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