What's on your iPhone?

[imomus]

Sorry, no proper update today because I've been writing my next Wired column. It's about how Apple makes me cry... with joy, of course, even when they're announcing their version of gadgets I've already declared the spawn of Satan. I don't say I'll actually relent and buy a cell phone now, but I'm inclined to say that one reason I had to hate the things was simply that Apple hadn't made one yet, and therefore there just wasn't one inspiring enough to splash out on.

Anyway, imagine you're holding your iPhone now (rather than June, or whenever it's released near you). What mp3 will you play on it? Why, this one, of course. Jona Bechtolt's France Culture show featuring friends of Blow.

Music by Friends for the Radio in France tracklist:

01 Lucky Dragons - "Martha's Work" (previously unreleased)
02 The World Court - "Animal Oracle" (YACHT premix; previously unreleased)
03 Dear Nora - "Defeated and Lonely"
04 Kixly - "Heart Sparks" (previously unreleased)
05 The Blow - "Baby" (Jab Micha Och Elle remix; previously unreleased)
06 Adrian Orange - "No More Wild"
07 Tussle - "Second Guessing" (YACHT remix; previously unreleased)
08 High Places - "Head Spins" (previously unreleased)
09 White Rainbow - "nov6number1MIDDLE" (previously unreleased)
10 YACHT - "See a Penny" (premix; previously unreleased)
11 Pash - "Once Made" (previously unreleased)
12 Panther - "Tiger's Touch" (previously unreleased)
13 O.Lamm - "Open Malice" (with Zoe Wolf)
14 Dirty Projectors - "Imagine It"
15 Girl Talk - "Smash Your Head"
16 Momus - "Devil Mask, Buddha Mind"
17 The Konki Duet - "Inflammable"
18 Hawnay Troof - "Expectations and Delivery" (feat. BARR)
19 The Blow - "Hock It" (YACHT remix; previously unreleased)

Comments

[diggets.livejournal.com]

I may be still in the thrall of Jobs' charisma, but I have to say the iPhone leaves me feeling tickly and excited. They sure make gadgets a joy to use rather than a drudgery. And they care about aesthetics! Who knew?

[diggets.livejournal.com]

I just heard the "Rock Me Amadeus" song on the radio so I gotta pick that as the MP3 I'll listen to. It's stuck in my head!

APPLERATORS ARE STANDING BY

[ex-mimic736.livejournal.com]

YOURE KIDDING, RIGHT?

[alibee.livejournal.com]

Funnily, I feel exactly the opposite -- a little sickened by Apple, which is turning into Microsoft right before our eyes and dragging Google with them.

[cityramica.livejournal.com]

fans or friends of Marriage Records i suppose

[diggets.livejournal.com]

In what way?

You and I clearly have differing ideas of what makes Microsoft bad.

If Apple had finangled a deal whereby you could only use Apple-branded phones, I might agree with you.

[alibee.livejournal.com]

It's a general company mindset thing. The minute that a company starts acting like its competition isn't something to worry about is the minute I get annoyed by them. :) Also, the cult-like atmosphere of all three of them is an issue for me. (I worked for MS at one point, btw.)

1 + 1 = 808

[(Anonymous)]

iPhone + this (http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2247) = this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-808). Garageband is shrinking..... a full recording studio in your pocket.

[(Anonymous)]

IS THIS ONE OF THOSE VIRAL ADVERTS?
mixu62

[ex-mimic736.livejournal.com]

http://images.google.ca/images?q=apple

[(Anonymous)]

An apple windows fight.

Fuckin braw!!!

SIRIUSLY

[ex-mimic736.livejournal.com]

[ex-mimic736.livejournal.com]

[ex-mimic736.livejournal.com]

[geekrocklove.livejournal.com]

Hey! That's us! Hope you don't mind that Jona threw one of your tracks in the mix....

[bricology.livejournal.com]

Ah, day #2,348 of being glad to have never owned cell phone.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Delighted, Claire! And I like your track on there!

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know. from the photos I've seen it seems to be about as big as an adult hand. That's some major stuff to lug around.

[luckyclone.livejournal.com]

everyone's iphone screen will always be so greasy from their greasy cheeks >;]

[auto-nalle.livejournal.com]

ouiii! it's a very nice track!
...and momus's ok too.

[alibee.livejournal.com]

*snirk*

[ishinagami.livejournal.com]

I'm going to stick with my old black and white cell phone. RIght now its the only phone i have due to the fact i keep moving about every year. I'm going to stick with just my normal cell phone and use it like one does a phone.

[vinylboy20.livejournal.com]

Countdown to the thing slipping out of people's hands as they put it to their ears. That thing has a weird shape.

Hey, defend The Blow on Wikipedia!

[(Anonymous)]

Hey Momus~

I was digging your blog, and the props to Jona and Khaela, when I noticed that there's a big dispute over Khaela's Wikipedia entry. Check it out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Khaela_Maricich.

This pisses me off, because I played a show with Jona a while back and he was super nice, and I think that they're really doing neat music.

Keep up the awesome posts.

~Kyle

http://perhapsidid.blogspot.com
http://theradioproject.com

[lolitard.livejournal.com]

It's mine, too! Thanks for the collective endorsement.