links for 2006-10-04

• The FADER Magazine - We Were Overjoyed
  Fader talks to the Hold Steady on the set of their video shoot for "Chips Ahoy!" in Palmdale, CA.
  (tags: theholdsteady interviews craigfinn)
• Design Observer: writings about design & culture
  Beck's decision to present a set of parameters as an album cover brings to mind the artist Sol LeWitt, who thoroughly explored the strategy of instruction-as-art decades ago.
  (tags: beck theinformation stickers albumcovers participatorymedia media music interactivity audienceparticipation)
• The Long Tail: Why better DVD recommendations are worth a million bucks
  Older titles, well down the Long Tail of time, are both cheaper to acquire and tend to get higher ratings than new titles (mostly because they've passed the test of time and have moved beyond the fog of hype that accompanies new releases).
  (tags: thelongtail netflix dvds recommendations)
• Good Hodgkins: So, Are The Hype Machine and Elbo.ws Bad For Business?
  "You've just thrown away the box of cereal after grabbing the prize."
  (tags: mp3s mp3blogs music aggregation media piracy)

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