Please allow me some self-indulgence here. I was watching Conan on Friday, and this promo for the upcoming NBC show “Parenthood” came. And all of a sudden of I was like HOLY SHIT THAT’S ME SINGING ON PRIMETIME NETWORK TV. So, yeah, one of my songs got used. Pretty fucking cool.
I feel it is important to note that this particular song hs been Kia’s ringtone for like 9 months. Always ahead of the curve, that one.
Congrats! (I hope you weren’t surprised because they stole it and didn’t pay you for it.)
It was brought to our attention that FYS was mentioned in the June 10-July 7 issue of Time Out Sydney. Pretty rad and fitting that our first print mention (that we know of) is right next to Australia’s shark-infested waters. Click through for a bigger, readable version. Thanks to Roxy for the heads up!Pretty awesome.
Whoo-Hoo! C’mon book deal! (while blowing on the dice for luck) (do they still make books?) C’mon Kindle Deal!
Daily Cow: Celebrity vs. Soldier Deaths (via soupsoup)
Word.
Mike Huckabee on Sarah Palin’s hastily called press conference Friday to announce she’s stepping down as Alaska Gov. (via brooklynmutt) (via asprettyasasong) (via ericmortensen) (via mikehudack)
I think my SAG Board resignation threw Palin and she just scrambled to top it. It really is that simple.
Introducing the Bacon Cheesy Potato Burrito from Taco Bell. We’ll have to see if it’s as tasty as the Bacon Cheddar Gordita Crunch which came out last December; we liked it, but Taco Bell didn’t keep it around very long, sadly.
via gru3some
Potatoes? Why don’t they jam some strawberry preserves in there, too. That’ll make it really “Mexican”.
How’s it going?
The album just came out and it would be #1 euro charts if not for michael jackson re-releases.
So that’s good.
But here’s something funny: the best selling itunes track is ’shot in the back of the head’.
Why is that funny?
Because its the track we’ve been giving away for free for the last 2 months and that we’re still givng away for free.
Odd.
How are you?
Moby
New York Times media writer Brian Stelter just published a great piece: Rise of Web Video, Beyond 2-Minute Clips.
In it, he chronicles something our head of content, Eric Mortensen, began noticing last fall: that shows with longer episodes, such as Nostalgic Critic and Momversation, were starting to really take off.
The trend has continued, showing something pretty significant happening in the market - people are watching Web shows like they’d watch TV shows, and no longer just snacking, but staying to watch entire episodes, even if they’re ten, fifteen or twenty minutes long.
(via bliptv)
