Green my Apple

Whoops! Greenpeace are giving Apple a poke in the ribs. It seems our darling machines are not quite as eco-friendly as we might assume.

We love Apple. Apple knows more about “clean” design than anybody, right? So why do Macs, iPods, iBooks and the rest of their product range contain hazardous substances that other companies have agreed to abandon? A cutting edge company shouldn’t be cutting lives short by exposing children in China and India to dangerous chemicals. That’s why we Apple fans need to demand a new, cool product: a greener Apple.

The site is a spoof of Apple’s and it raises some food for thought.

“All music is shit, and none of it is…”

As a reasonable correspondent to the NME once put it in the letters page years ago.
And wasn’t he wise?. A thirtysomething gentleman like myself just doesn’t give a shit anymore about what is cool.*

I love this.

• Download Chinese Translation by M. Ward. (5.3 MB)
• So far, so hip. I’m a Word-readin’, Stylus-checkin’, VBR -encodin’ kinda guy. Ward is on the ascendant. I have him before he does a Ray Lamontagne. (PS: Have a look at the video on Youtube as it is quite quite good).

And I really love this.

• Download Exceeder by Mason (9MB).
• Wheee! Tops off with the Muscle Marys in Vauxhall at 5am on a Sunday morning! Gurning like an idiot! Yes, this sort of thing excites me. And I don’t have to be off my face to appreciate it either (not that there’s anything wrong with that sort of thing - how else would those ‘Mental’ compilations get sales?). Also, does this sample ‘Let It All Blow’ by the Dazz Band? Sounds like it.

But I really love this.

• Download Party Hard by Andrew WK (3.6MB).
• I fucking love this. Altogether now: party hard party hard, party hard party hard, party hard, party hard party hard, party hard, party hard party hard, party hard, party hard…

* Of course I care about what’s cool. Are you out of your freaking mind?

PS: Downloads available for 7 days. Run, Timmy, run!

My iTunes Personality

Spotted this on Last.fm, so, as a way of re-entering the blogosphere after my holidays, why not look at my iTunes personality!

My iTunes Personality:
12264 songs 35.7 days 53.91 GB

Sort by artist:
First: “Take Ecstasy With Me” - !!!
Last: “Legs” - ZZ Top

Sort by song title:
First: “¡Que Lluvia!” - Juana Molina
Last: “Zweifach” - Deininger Blasmusik

Sort by time:
Shortest: “One Last “Whoo-hoo!” For The Pullman” - Sufjan Stevens (0:06)
Longest: “Raiding The 20th Century (Words & Music Expansion) feat. Strictly Kev, Paul Morley & a cast of thousands…” - DJ Food (59:00)

Sort by album:
First Song: “It Was…” - Lemon Jelly (’64-’95)
Last Song: “Your Love Means Everything Part 2″ - Faultline feat. Chris Martin (Your Love Means Everything)

Search ….
“sex”, how many songs come up?: 12
“love”, how many songs come up?: 713
“you”, how many songs come up?: 816
“death”, how many songs come up?: 12
“hate”, how many songs come up?: 10
“wish” how many songs come up?: 14
“dream” how many songs come up?: 77

(nicked from UhOhUhOh’s journal on Last.fm)