Author: m-c

Born on the same day as Elvis

46 pages, 7 755 words, 1 108 lines, 502 paragraphs and 49 459 letters typed. meïdia‘s business plan is done. I am tired, i need to buy myself a treat (read a trip), something nice (meaning travelling). ah. Elvis is also born on jan. 8th. But his death is still quite of a mystery…

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Coppola + New Order

OMG- as he wrote: Sofia Coppola’s new movie trailer featuring Age of Consent by New Order.

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Hi, i am Cory Doctorow

From Cory Doctorow’s bio, (…) I believe that we live in an era where anything that can be expressed as bits will be. I believe that bits exist to be copied. Therefore, I believe that any business-model that depends on your bits not being copied is just dumb, and that lawmakers who try to prop… Continue reading Hi, i am Cory Doctorow

New Order, All the Way

It doesn’t take a genius to tell me what I am Or lecture me with poetry And tell me that I can I don’t remember what happened yesterday But I don’t give a damn about what all those people say. It takes years to find the nerve To be apart from what you’ve done To… Continue reading New Order, All the Way

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Local blogs: Luce Beaulieu

Some people are just born bloggers: not more than a week after the launch of her blog she already had more than 20 text entries posted. She’s now traveling in Thailand, blogging pictures and text – you can read her blog here, see her pictures here.

flickr + retrievr

Retrievr is a neat Flickr hack from System One that searches a database of images based on simple drawings rather than tags. via cc, via boingboing.

Urban Exploration Montreal

Underground hobby? These guys, Urban Exploration Montreal spend their free time exploring how does Montreal look underneath. Some really nice, hidden treasures are to be seen. Be careful kids, this is not for everyone! UEM is a small group of urban explorers based in Montreal, Canada. Our particular characteristics such as name or age are… Continue reading Urban Exploration Montreal

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Woody’s bookshelves choices

Did anyone in the whole universe ever made a list of the books that we can see standing on the main character’s bookshelves in Woody Allen movies?

Keep’em close

Always keep these 2 ones close. Do not, under any circumstances, get rid of them.

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Kraftwerk: Minimum-Maximum

2 x DVD companion release – This is the first ever official document of Kraftwerk’s legendary live show. More infos on the astralwerks site, on the Kraftwerk official site, Pitchfork review of the cd. Seems that its still not out in North Em-erica.

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Do not look at this post if you dont have money to spend: iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie

iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie songs, interviews and videos. I am heavily addicted to DCFC since December – compulsively listening to all their albums and wishing Ben Gibbard would be my neighbor. Tracklisting: Soul Meets Body (iTunes Originals Version) Hindsight One Take On Bellingham Amputations (iTunes Originals Version) A Top Five Song of… Continue reading Do not look at this post if you dont have money to spend: iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie

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défricher

Pour frayer un sentier nouveau, il faut être capable de s’égarer. (To clear a new path, it is necessary to be able to be mislaid.) Jean Rostand (via guylaine)

DFA RECORDS HOLIDAY MIX 2005

Get the DFA Records Holiday Mix 2005 for 99 cents on iTunes. Tracklisting as follow, get up and dance: 1. Black Dice Smiling Off (dfa mix / luomo mix) 2. lcd soundsystem Too Much Love (rub’n’tug mix) 3. The Juan Maclean Give Me Every Little Thing (eric b dub) 4. The Juan Maclean Tito’s Way… Continue reading DFA RECORDS HOLIDAY MIX 2005

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Converse

You need conversation. In practically every field of artistic endeavor, we see success stories grounded in artists who engage in some form of conversation with their audience. JMS kept Babylon 5 alive by hanging out on fan newsgroups. Neil Gaiman’s blog is built almost entirely on conversing simultaneously with thousands of readers. All the indie… Continue reading Converse

Podcast #56: Datarock, Cuebism, Arctic Monkeys, Pictureplane, Boy Omega and Beirut

First podcast of 2005+1, Music to dance and clap your hands on #2. Get this podcast right here – à écouter dans vos écouteurs : – m4a (avec chapitres, photos cliquables/chapters suported) ou/or – mp3 (pas de chapitres/chapters not supported). Tracklisting: 00:00:00: Hey oh hi!!! January 1st 2006!! 00:00:10: the great Datarock!, fa fa fa… Continue reading Podcast #56: Datarock, Cuebism, Arctic Monkeys, Pictureplane, Boy Omega and Beirut

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Happy new year!

05-12-31 15:44 m-c: when and where’s the future? 05-12-31 15:45 cc: it starts around may 2006 until july 2008.

Montreal by non-montrealers

Its always nice to read about montreal from people who just moved in. Makes me see my city with new eyes. Homes for milions.

43 Things

Uh, there’s been a lot going on at 43things since i last logged in. Learn geography with me, see what i want to do, and people i want to meet.

emcee’s best of 2005

My top most listened albums of this last year (2005 or not), in no particular oder (i know, i defy all rules about best of…): Björk, Medulla To me she is one of the most original, creative and authentic pop icon of the 90’s. Read my posts on Medulla here and here; Bloc Party, Silent… Continue reading emcee’s best of 2005

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Titanic Lamp

‘I also showed a lamp, Titanic, designed to appear to be sinking beneath the surface of the table‘ The Titanic Lamp, a must see. Via Moco Loco.

TV is out too

Hey kids, TV is definitely out. Four Eyed Monsters is one of my favorite vlog – i honestly much prefer watching these guy than turning my cable TV on. What’s wrong? Blogging gave written medias the worse headaches ever (circa 2002-2003). Podcasting made us realize how commercial radio is poor, and that there is a… Continue reading TV is out too

Expand

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” Anaïs Nin

Ordinary

“We must remember that everything is ordinary and extraordinary. It is our mind that open or close.” Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg.

MoCo Memes 2005

We’re all into best of for 2005, so is Moco Loco. Check out from the Moco Memes 2005 an interview with pop culture icon, Peter Saville, well know for his graphic work for the Hacienda and Factory Records in the 80’s. Also, Peter Saville on Wikipedia.

RESERVATION SUMMARY

Traveler(s): MARIECHANTALE TURGEON Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) Thursday, February 2 Depart: Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL), February 2 6:00 PM EST Arrive: Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS), February 3 6:50 AM CET Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) to Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel (HAM) Friday, February 3 Depart: Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS), February 3 10:00 AM CET Arrive: Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel (HAM), February 3 11:10… Continue reading RESERVATION SUMMARY

Mylo, feb 13th 2006

cant remember the venue but yeah, Mylo’s gonna be playing in Montreal!

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