Zo� Keating

I discovered a German artist called Zoë Keating the other day while watching a photo series(the ‘audio slide’) on New York Times that was about China and the consequences of the rapid industrialization. Make sure to turn on the sound.

So far I’ve only listened to the music on her myspace page and downloaded a live album from eMusic. There’s also some videos up on youtube.

Oh, and it’s cello.

Talib Kweli

Good hip-hop without all the killing, bling and “hoes”. From the Wikipedia article:

Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene in Brooklyn, New York City on October 3, 1975) is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known rappers in alternative hip hop, and is frequently critically acclaimed, despite not having seen significant commercial success. His name in Arabic means “student”, his last name in Swahili means “true”.

So far I’ve listened to his new album Ear Drum and a mix cd called Right About Now. Both good in their own respects. Although I’ve heard that his older material is better, so there is more to explore.

Blogs

I’m a regular reader of Stronglifts.com which is a blog about strength training. It features themes as technique (helped me improve my deadlifts) and nutrition (proponent of the anabolic diet – which I’m not on.. as of yet.).

Not to much, but some.

The Definitive Guide to Semantic Web Markup for Blogs (article)

This article talks about how one should mark up HTML documents semantically correct. Although the comments points out some flaws (as using a H4 tag after something other than H3 – and thus breaking the hierarchy) the articles sums up why and how you should mark up your documents.

Caspian – The Four Trees (music)

I found the album “The Four Trees” on eMusic, and it’s stunning. Although having a sound similar to Explosions In The Sky it isn’t a copy. Good stuff.

Dvorák -Symphony No. 9 (music)

Well, I usually do not listen to classical, but I took my chance on this one. Some of the parts in it gives me associations to Bonanza. I like!