The Two Most Annoying Things About Facebook

i love Facebook as much as the next guy/gal. like the rest of the civilized world, i abandoned the MySpace ghetto long ago and now do my social networking exclusively on the 'Book. but there are two aspects of it i find aggravating. actually, these points aren't Facebook's fault, as they are user errors:

1. People who use photos of their kids for their profile pictures
dude, this is YOUR Facebook profile. are you really so devoid of a sense of identity that you have to stick your kid up there as your proxy? if i want to be friends with your baby, i'll send them a friend request.

2. People who don't understand the way status updates work
ok, gather around children. the Facebook status update is supposed to read like a sentence that begins with your name. for example, "Daemon Hatfield is going to the strip club." an astonishing number of people can't wrap their minds around this concept and instead end up writing something that doesn't make any sense, like "Daemon Hatfield At strip club."

just glancing at some recent status updates, here is what i'm talking about. names have been changed to protect the idiots:

John Doe "when i am king you will be first against the wall."

John Doe Go buy to Dark Was The Night, a benefit album including Sufjan, Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Beirut, etc! http://tinyurl.com/cxwxbl.

John Doe TNT starts @ 7pm at CCH. College students...get here!

John Doe At Fazoli's: "Gabe, do you want spaghetti?" "NO! I want pasta!"

John Doe At Cafe du Soleil in the Lower Haight getting work done. Stormy Weather crooning as I caffeinate and start a meeting.

John Doe someone got tased during school! hahah!!

John Doe at one point in your life, your age is exactly the same as the number p to an infinate digit and it passed in such a quick space of time that it wasnt even real.

none of these make any sense! come on, people. is it really that hard to type a verb? i know at least half of you passed the second grade.

Monster-0 on Facebook

Don't Worry About the World Commentary Track

as i did with my last album, i've recorded a commentary track for my second LP, Don't Worry About the World. it's just myself and associate Ryan Geddes talking about what went into recording, and it might provide some insight into where i'm coming from with Monster-0. we talk over the music, so you don't need to worry about playing it along with the album.

you can download the DWATW commentary track here.

as always, thanks for listening.
daemon

The Effect Monster-0 Has on People

My Favorite Year for Music

i have around 4,000 songs in my iTunes library. it occurred to me recently that i could determine my favorite year for music by figuring out what year is best represented in my library. whatever year i have the most songs from must be my favorite year, right?

apparently, it is 2005.

makes sense, i suppose. standout releases from 2005 include:

Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase (maybe my favorite album)
Beck - Guero
The Clientelle - Strange Geometry
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
Hellfish - One Man Sonic Attack Force
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
Ladytron - Witching Hour
Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

close runner-ups: 1985, 1996, and 2004

mystery solved! three cheers for 2005!

New Album is Up on iTunes

"Don't Worry About the World," the second full-length from Monster-0, is now available to download on iTunes.

happy new year!

Paris Hilton Loves My New CD

also, my NYC ad campaign is in full-swing:



[thanks nick and photofunia]

Korg DS-10 Video Tutorial

over at IGN i recently reviewed the Korg DS-10 synthesizer for the Nintendo DS. it's a pretty cool little tool, but it can be complicated for anyone who isn't used to virtual synths. i put up a video tutorial to demonstrate just what this little guy can do. please to enjoy: