January 2010
11 posts
Best of 2009 - Music
Hotflush Recordings I hadn’t been too into dubstep until I heard a track from Headhunter on the Mary Anne Hobbs show. Mixes from him and labelmate Scuba got some of the heaviest rotation on the iPod this year, with their unique mix of dubstep rhythms and techno atmospherics. Check out their podcast, and especially check out Headhunter’s set for Dub War NYC (mp3) and Scuba’s set...
December 2009
6 posts
Best of 2009 - Books
Daemon by Daniel Suarez A high-tech thriller that starts out as a murder mystery where the prime suspect, a computer genius, is dead. Evidently his plans are being carried out from beyond the grave by a distributed computer program. Feels like a Crichton book, but is accurately poised right at today’s technology. I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Accelerando (Singularity) by Charles...
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