This is my new favorite music site. In particular, the Crosstalk video podcast.

Check it out!

I love hamburgers.

This was floating around a few months ago, and I wasn’t that impressed, but I gave it another try yesterday and I’ve been listening to it ever since.

The idea is that you tell it things you like, and it uses data from the Music Genome Project to give you a steady of stream of similar music. Most people I know seem to be unhappy with it’s selection algorithm, but I have been introduced to many awesome songs over the last day.

Eventually you will have to pay if you want to listen to this without ads, but right now there are no ads implemented, so get it while it’s hot.

LINK: Pandora

This is my favorite blog of late, so I thought I’d point it out.

Actual, honest to god query letters I’ve received in Hollywood. Updated frequently. And hey, if one of these is your query, have a sense of humor, will ya?

LINK: Query Letters I Love

This cool site is dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters (Hanzi or Kanji) in Western culture.

Read that as “translations of stupid Westerner’s bad tattoos”.

Hanzi Smatter

Here is a highlight:

Large Domesticated Live Stock”

… is still alive.

abe vigoda status

Well, I didn’t do a SongFight! this week after all. I guess I’m obliged to beat myself up now.

I am working on a collaboration with someone this week, though, so hold on to your butts.

In the meantime, here’s a sad link that has nothing to do with music.