Here’s a book suggestion for anyone concerned about the future of (read-write) culture. Highly recommended! I finished reading it, but I think it’s important enough to read again. I forget things.

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March of the Zapotec by Beirut is available now. The double-EP explores Oaxaca, Mexico. Local support also comes from a 19-piece funeral band. The second disc, “Holland” features five tracks from Condon’s electro-pop project (Realpeople). Strange mix of songs for an album, but fulfilling nonetheless.

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Feb. 12, 2009, YouTube Goes Offline.

The YouTube Blog
“We are always looking for ways to make it easier for you to find, watch, and share videos. Many of you have told us that you wanted to take your favorite videos offline. So we've started working with a few partners who want their videos shared universally and even enjoyed away from an Internet connection. For example, universities use YouTube to share lectures and research with an ever-expanding audience. In an effort to promote the sharing of information, we are testing free downloads of YouTube videos from Stanford, Duke, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCTV (broadcasting programs from throughout the UC system). YouTube users who are traveling or teachers who want to show these videos in classrooms with limited or no connectivity should find this particularly useful”.

Antony & The Johnsons “The Crying Light” album available now at Other Music (NYC).

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I joined Indaba Music so that I could participate in the Colbert-Lessig Remix challenge. Other notable contests: The Roots, K-OS, Yo-Yo Ma, and even Leo Laporte’s Hi Tech remix challenge.