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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Gorillaz

by on February 3, 2015 0 comments
The Gorillaz are a band with real musicians making music, but their stage presence is strictly virtual. The self-titled Gorillaz album dropped in March of 2001 and it’s been featured on lists like "albums to listen to before you die" and “best albums of all time,” and “best albums of 2001.” It has a different sound, but it's also has an irresistible quality to it. If you go into it with an open mind, I think you’ll come away wondering what you just heard, but also wanting to hear it again.
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Weekly tech news roundup for Friday, January 30

by on January 30, 2015 0 comments
This week: Reviews of Amazon's Echo are in, compare the best password managers, and check out Prynt—a photo printer for your phone (modern day Polaroids!). All this in and more in today's tech news roundup. The Apple Watch is coming in April (not March), 3D printing could help fix damaged windpipes, and BMW has an awesome ad you need to see. All this and more in this week's tech news roundup.    
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Pearl Jam

by on January 27, 2015 1 comment
Pearl Jam exemplifies the Seattle grunge movement. Some may argue Nirvana was the poster child for the era, but Pearl Jam certainly was essential in their own right. Pearl Jam has sold nearly 25 million albums since their debut, with today’s album, Vs., coming in at over 6 million sold.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Michael Jackson

by on January 20, 2015 0 comments
This album just so happens to literally be the best-selling album ever with over SIXTY FIVE MILLION copies sold worldwide. Jackson worked with Quincy Jones on this record in Los Angeles, California. The production budget was large, over $750k. Paul McCartney was involved, as were several of the members of the band Toto for recording and production purposes. Jackson wrote four of the tracks but he did so in an odd fashion. Right now, you can score this gem for only $5.
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