Projekt Revolution - August 18 2007 - Linkin Park

I could die a happy man today. I saw Linkin Park live last night at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (Darien Center, NY). I'm a die-hard Linkin Park fan. Though I don't buy the merchandise, I've got the albums, and their music carried me through college until today. I haven't been a huge fan of concerts before, but I can see now why some people talk for years about their great concert experience. Theres nothing like seeing your favorite band of all time perform, and rocking out with them.

I am a lucky bastard. I got fifth row seats --near center -- for me and 3 friends, and we didn't have to pay a dime (one of the few perks of my job). On top of that, Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, and Linkin Park all sounded amazing (better than my Dave Matthews Band experience). My Chemical Romance killed the mood for some concert goers though with a very long set, and a lot of yelling at the crowd/ cursing. Linkin Park sounded pretty amazing, damn close to the album recordings..which I didn't think was possible considering their complex sound. The build up to their performance was spot on, and I really felt like I was in the presence of greatness when the curtains pulled back. I didn't think I'd be one to get taken in by the concert experience, but like I said, if you have the chance to see your favorite band of all time perform...take it, and get good seats. You will not regret it. See video above and photos below.

Anywhere.fm featured on TechCrunch.com!

Its official, Anywhere.fm went into Public Beta last week and they've now been featured on TechCrunch.com. TechCrunch's post about the site is here.

I've been using Anywhere.fm since I was invited to the Private Beta test, and I've got to say that the developers are doing a whole lot in very little time. It seems like every time I log in they've changed something or added a new feature.

The site is a marvel. It allows me to upload my music library to their servers (30GB's!), and then access my library from any web browser (broadband necessary). In addition they've already rolled out "Friend Radio", which allows me to listen to my friend's music, as radio-stations. For example, my brother is a user, and he's created a playlist of his favorite rock music. I can actually browse to his profile, and hit play on his playlist, and it starts playing for me. Its a great way to discover new music. One of the newer features that they'll be tweaking heavily is something called "music compatibility". With that, you can tell how much of your library/ musical tastes is matched to another user. That way you know that they've got similar tastes, and might even be able to turn you on to some other music you might like. Soon you'll even be able to message people with similar tastes and talk about your favorite artists!.

I use the site everyday at work, and it works like a charm. Its simple, unbelievably fast at streaming my music, and has a great user interface. Give it a look: Anywhere.fm