Todd Hamilton » Music

Under The Influence

toddham — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:19:03 +0000

If you happen to be in Los Angeles between now and January 29th be sure to head over to Gallery 1988 for an an official art tribute to the Beastie Boys. All artwork is available for purchase and proceeds will go to the Gramercy Housing Group. Now if only I had a few thousand to spare and a plane ticket to LA… Check out the artwork here!

Anything You Synthesize

toddham — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:12:53 +0000

Dutch Studio Onesize has created a stunning music video for The American Dollars “Anything You Synthesize.” The video is a time-lapse that takes you across a landscape as the seasons change. A simple idea beautifully executed. Link via Motionographer.

Word of advice for headphone shoppers

toddham — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:14:31 +0000

I listen to a ton of music and a good pair of headphone’s is an absolute must. My old school Sony headphones broke recently and I was on the hunt for a new pair. Keep in mind I had very high expectations since my old Sony’s sounded great and endured five long years of abuse.

The first pair I purchased was the Sennheiser RS120 Wireless Headphones. I was skeptical about how well wireless would work but turns out they sound pretty good, plus I could go wherever the hell I wanted with them on. The only downside however, which eventually led me to return them, was the fact that they had the crappiest fit imaginable. I felt like princess Leia with those things on. The foam sucked and offered no noise reduction. Good thing NewEgg has a good return policy!

After major disappointment I decided I wasn’t going to take any chances on my next purchase. Now most people know Bose makes some killer audio stuff but is it worth the hefty price tag? After weighing my options for about a half hour in Best Buy I finally sucked it up and bought the Bose around-ear headphones and hot damn do they sound good! Not only are they comfortable as hell, but they sound amazing. Oh yeh, and they work with the recessed headphone jack on the iPhone!

Moral of the story… don’t shortchange yourself when it comes to audio gear. Bose has their shit together and high prices are definitely justified.

Les Savy Fav

toddham — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:01:59 +0000

I haven’t blogged a lot on the music tip but when I listened to Les Savy Fav’s “Let’s Stay Friends” I had to share! I was lucky enough to catch them live at an Arcade Fire concert and they were nuts. Check’m out!

All I Need

toddham — Sun, 11 May 2008 05:26:34 +0000

Radiohead and MTV have teamed up to produce the video for “All I Need“ addressing child slavery. Make sure you watch the whole thing, the video itself isn’t the greatest but the ending really hits home. Oh yeh, and the song is amazing.