Trapped in Time

Last fall Best Buy bought Napster for a jaw dropping $121 million, a staggering sum in the free-music era that Napster helped create. The electronics retailer thinks it can do something special with the music service though and now those plans will see the light of day.

At 5pm PST the new Napster will launch with a $5 monthly subscription plan (down from the old $15 plan) and what you get for that price looks quite good. 5 MP3 downloads per month (screenshot shows free credits for an initial 35 MP3s too), free on-demand streaming of more than 7 million songs and additional download purchases for between 69 cents and $1.29. There’s a screenshot of the new interface below and our thoughts on where this new version still falls short.

(read more via Read Write Web)

Get Walkin’

Stop and Look

Modest Mouse - Trailer Trash

Eating snow flakes with plastic forks
And a paper plate of course, you think of everything
Short love with a long divorce
And a couple of kids of course
They don’t mean anything
Live in trailers with no class
goddamn I hope I can pass high school means nothing
Taking heartache with hard work
Goddamn I am such a jerk, I can’t do anything
And I shout that you’re all fakes
And you should have seen the look on your face
And I guess that’s what it takes
When comparing your bellyaches
And it’s been a long time
Which agrees with this watch of mine
And I know that I miss you, and I’m sorry
if I dissed you

Meet Sue, the largest and most complete T-Rex humans have ever seen.

Steel Giant (featured on Chicagoist)

Wilco - “I’ll Fight”

The Blackhawks may have lost today, but it was nice to see that the city appreciates the strides this organization has taken in such a short amount of time.

Here’s another panoramic from today.  Christina and I checked out the new pirate exhibition at the Field Museum and took some photos along the lakefront.  It was one of those days that just whispered, “Summer’s waiting for you, and will be here soon.”

Lookin’ nice today, Chicago

Mike’s Song > Llama - Phish
12.13.97 - Pepsi Arena, Albany NY

Five of the nine butter room residents were out on Wednesday night, and naturally the conversation turned to Phish, specifically about Mike’s Song. Lucky for us (and now you), Sparky reminded us of a hidden gem: the 12.13.97 “Bring in the Dude!” Mike’s Song. The band chants “Bring in the Dude!” throughout Mike’s, but they aren’t referring to the Dude of Life.

(via thebutterroom)

trapped in time and i don’t know what to do…

Well, we’re stuck on the tarmac in Charlotte. Flight’s being rerouted and I’m sweating my ass off in an exit row. Where is Ditka when you need that miracle play call?

Exit

Leaving Charlottesville

Productive week, really enjoyable time in a cool town.  Thanks to Todd and Graham for the hospitality this week.