Pimp My Taxi

MTV needs to start making ‘Pimp my ride’ for taxis. I’m currently in Taipei right now and just had the most hilarious taxi ride of my life.
First of all, the taxi was a “Certified Anti-bacterial Vehicle” (lost in translation a bit). Basically it means the entire cab is sterilized. It has 2 air purifiers installed [...]

What U See Is What U Get

The other day, was having a chat with Dr. Woo (our Graphics man at the office) when this XZibit song came on. He’s like, “you remember that video? It’s sick.” Of course we YouTubed it and I was reminded of just how dope it was. So here it is for y’all to watch, in case [...]

Catching Up

Life’s been super busy lately and this blog has been neglected a little. . . . just haven’t had time/energy to post on all the happenings! BUT, here’s a December re-cap, starting with a Diplo show in Greenpoint.
Anyone living in the greater NYC knows about the elusive G train– the only way to figure [...]

The Psychology of Band Names

I am determined to figure out the formula to creating the ultimate indie rock band name. Reading through the music section of the Village Voice always leaves me in bewilderment and wonderment alike. Seriously, who comes up with these wack music group names?!
To illustrate my point, I’ve picked out some of my favorites from this [...]

Moment of Silence.

This one goes out to my best friend T, who recently lost his younger brother A to a car crash. A was 24.
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about T, what he might be thinking/feeling in the aftermath of the event. It also made me think some more about the concept of memory. [...]

A Thought or Two on Memories.

Has anyone else noticed the new functions in gmail? ‘Colored labels’ came out yesterday and today’s new addition is ‘AIM in gmail’. While poking around gmail, I noticed something about the saved chats: if the conversation was at a standstill for over five minutes, gchat will actually indicate that via a thin grey line in [...]