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Author: Josh Zapin
Matisyahu on Letterman 1/16
Matisyahu is going to be on David Letterman tonight (1/16). If you haven’t checked him out, you should. He’s one of the most interesting acts in music today. Channeling Bob Marley with cantorial singing. Try him out. You won’t be disappointed. If you really want to get into him, definitely check out his cds. They are fantastic! Update: Here is.. Read more
eStarling Wi-Fi RSS Enabled LCD Frame
Finally somebody has made something I've been looking for a long time: The wifi/web-enabled LCD picture frame. It's called the eStarling Wi-Fi Gmail / Flickr Enabled LCD Frame. Here's how it works: Hang the sucker in your house (needs to have WIFI) Using some software, configure it to Receive email (strange as that may sound) Receive an RSS newsfeed (Flickr,.. Read more
The NetFlix of Video Games
I just stumbled upon a great new service: GameFly. It is a service that lets you rent as many video games as you want for about $20 a month. It works like NetFlix: You get two out at a time and receive them by mail. When you are done, you send it back (in a free mailer) and get the.. Read more
Ogg Beats MP3
When people think of digital audio, you think of MP3: The motion picture group’s layer-3. But, there are other formats in town: AAC, WMA, MP-4 and many others. One of the most interesting ones is Ogg Vorbis. Not only is it completely open source (and free of any restrictions), but it also sounds better. One of the best features is.. Read more
The New Jew Review
Hanukkah is really a minor Holiday in the Jewish religion. Think of it as really a rememberance of history than a truly religious/spritual experience. So, why does everyone know about it? Because it happens during Christmas, the biggest gentile holiday of the year. To cantilever it, Jews, especially American Jews, express themlelves by, making Hanukkah bigger than it really is. .. Read more
Matisyahu Rocks
I’ve recently gotten into Matisyahu, the Hasidic Reggae Superstar . Don’t laugh. He’s really a Hasid (a very religious, traditional Jew). And really sings Reggae music in the spirit of Bob Marley, Burning Spear, and other great stars. It seems like it’d be shlocky, almost a gimmick, but it isn’t. Reggae has always been steeped in spiritually, blurring the lines.. Read more
