Sweet. Last, and only unfortunately, time I saw NIN was in 2005 at the tour opener in Fresno, CA. Scored 8th row tickets the day before the show for $60. They rocked the place so hard, plaster from the ceiling was falling down. Quite an experience.
Last and only time I saw NIN was Dec 1994, fourth row via out-of-state Ticketmaster, at the old Boston Garden. Marilyn Manson opened up by spiting on the security crew in front of the stage while shaking his rubber pants with 24" prosthetic inside. The NIN set starts and we're all standing. I turn around, within 60 seconds, and my chair is gone. Folks had started ripping the wooden seats from the floor to make an impromptu mosh pit. It worked well except for the stray chair still intact.
Do you like Broken Social Scene? They are probably my favorite band. They have members from Do Make Say Think, Feist, Stars, Metric, Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, etc.
I saw Explosions in the Sky in Denton, TX at Hailey's in 2004. Best live performance I've ever witnessed. I saw them again last year in Austin, but it wasn't that great because their new stuff isn't as good.
I need to get Eluvium's latest album. I hear it's pretty good.
I certainly can, in fact I've found it to be rather good coding music.
Then again, I also find Lighning Bolt, Slayer, and Merzbow to be good stuff to listen to while coding. Merzbow especially helps me get in "the zone".
Also: Shpongle, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Q and not U. Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, American Analog Set, Fugazi, Fuck Buttons, Radiohead, and a million other bands / musicians I can't remember right now.
Another impressive DJ that caught my eye during the YouTube Live event: Mike Relm. I haven't heard all his stuff but his mixing on Live was pretty impressive.
That is a great track, and the entire album is excellent. My favourite track other than Graveyard Girl is We Own The Sky.
And so are their other albums, Before the Dawn Heals Us and Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts and Digital Shades Vol. 1 and... hell, all their albums are good.
No. The topic of programming music certainly "strikes a chord" in the Hackernews community judging by the number of comments left on each topic...and I don't use Twitter. :)
Plus...I've been reading Hackernews for the past year and this is the first time I've encountered this topic. The issue may be tiresome for you but not for others. Those related topics have moved off the first two pages of Hackernews never to be seen again.
there's a reason this topic comes up so much.. it's because it is a daily issue faced by hackers alike. you need to get work done but you need some good background music.
Everything by Zappa. I discovered him this month, and he's quickly become my all-time favorite rock musician, and one of my favorite composers in any style. Today I listened through The Yellow Shark and Grand Wazoo, and "G-spot Tornado" more times than was probably healthy.
Other biggies for me are Stephin Merritt, Sufjan Stevens, Bach, and Charles-Valentin Alkan, who's the best pianist nobody's ever heard of. (I listen to the Jack Gibbons recordings of him, for the record.)
http://www.last.fm/user/ninternity
Right now, I'm listening to Other Lives's self-titled album. That's for my college radio job, though. For programming, I listen to Brian Eno's Ambient albums.
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[ 1.8 ms ] story [ 96.3 ms ] threadBut this is between coding; I can't concentrate on code while listening to music, especially with lyrics.
I saw NIN four times this year, dragging parents to one of the shows. The Lights in the Sky tour is amazing.
I saw Explosions in the Sky in Denton, TX at Hailey's in 2004. Best live performance I've ever witnessed. I saw them again last year in Austin, but it wasn't that great because their new stuff isn't as good.
I need to get Eluvium's latest album. I hear it's pretty good.
♫ Prairie-wind blowing through my head - trying to remember what daddy said ♫ Prairie Wind, NY ~ http://www.last.fm/user/bootload
http://hypem.com/stammy
http://thefeelgood.com/paul/favourites
although i don't use the latter as much as i used to
and as of late, "Alaska in Winter"'s latest album "Holiday" - it has lyrics but its more of electronic alt rock to me
Feed on Me by Judas Priest
Then again, I also find Lighning Bolt, Slayer, and Merzbow to be good stuff to listen to while coding. Merzbow especially helps me get in "the zone".
Also: Shpongle, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Q and not U. Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, American Analog Set, Fugazi, Fuck Buttons, Radiohead, and a million other bands / musicians I can't remember right now.
m83 - graveyard girl
http://www.thesixtyone.com/M83/collection/item/35995/?autopl...
And so are their other albums, Before the Dawn Heals Us and Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts and Digital Shades Vol. 1 and... hell, all their albums are good.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=367418
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=212682
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=139901
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=132026
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=99936
Plus...I've been reading Hackernews for the past year and this is the first time I've encountered this topic. The issue may be tiresome for you but not for others. Those related topics have moved off the first two pages of Hackernews never to be seen again.
Other than that, a little John Mayer or Coldplay doesn't hurt when I'm tired of spanish guitar music. I try to keep it eclectic.
Other biggies for me are Stephin Merritt, Sufjan Stevens, Bach, and Charles-Valentin Alkan, who's the best pianist nobody's ever heard of. (I listen to the Jack Gibbons recordings of him, for the record.)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Dr. Dog - Fate
Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
Britney Spears - Circus (jk)
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