I will be a senior at Northwestern University in the fall. This summer I am working on The Next Big Sound as part of IV10. Current location: Urbana-Champaign. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3107494-1");pageTracker._initData();pageTracker._trackPageview();Tumblr (3.0; @davidhoffman)http://sponge-ing.com/“Watching nonprogrammers trying to run software companies is like watching someone who doesn’t know how to surf trying to surf. Even if he has great advisers standing on the shore telling him what to do, he still falls off the board again and again. The cult of the M.B.A. likes to believe that you can run organizations that do things that you don’t understand. But often, you can’t.”<br/><br/> - <em>Joel Spolsky (in the July ‘08 copy of INC.)</em>http://sponge-ing.com/post/40339890http://sponge-ing.com/post/40339890Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:04:47 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWatnarpf3qAQ9V0Q_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Soccer! Front row seats…http://sponge-ing.com/post/40327466http://sponge-ing.com/post/40327466Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:43 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWaras9lqd6M7CVvZ_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i don’t know what it is, but i like it.</p><p>(via <a href="http://ffffound.com/image/59d5823ed93517024fe951fb6de804bb51b02efc">ffffound</a>)</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/40139162http://sponge-ing.com/post/40139162Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:03:50 -0500“I’d rather have our colleges either be more explicitly vocational — ie, be in the business of transferring practical career skills and not talk themselves silly with phrases like “teaching our students how to think” — or actually cut the bullshit / distractions and emphasize liberal arts for liberal arts’ sake alone. Floating somewhere in the middle, as most liberal arts schools do now, appeals on the surface for those like me who don’t want the suffocating seriousness of a University of Chicago nor the mechanics skills of a vocational institute, but ultimately the ever-elusive ‘happy medium” as currently practiced doesn’t offer enough of either to seem worthwhile.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://ben.casnocha.com/2008/06/those-late-nigh.html">Ben Casnocha: The Blog: Those Late Night Dorm Conversations!</a></p><p>This echoes my feelings on college exactly. Read the entire post if you’re curious — it’s an insightful look at higher education.</p></em>http://sponge-ing.com/post/40106935http://sponge-ing.com/post/40106935Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:56:00 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWapehw40SoAD52Mj_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.createreject.com/unicef/images/cover.jpg"><a href="http://www.createreject.com">www.createreject.com</a></a></p><p>purchased earlier today.</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39971118http://sponge-ing.com/post/39971118Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:12:00 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWapeenpik0eByNx9_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>file under: </i>things i love.</p><p>mustard. because it makes the world taste good. and to think that for the first 16 years of my life i wouldn’t touch the stuff.</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39970891http://sponge-ing.com/post/39970891Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:09:45 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWapbg2xf4rWq1Bo9_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><h3>TLOBF’s Southern Records Summer Treats</h3><p>1. Chrome Hoof - Pronoid<br/> 2. Racebannon - Sister Fucker<br/> 3. Bellafea - Depart (I Never Knew You)<br/> 4. Dianogah - A Breaks B<br/> 5. Mothlite - The One In Water<br/> 6. The Owl Service - A Child Ballad no.49 (or The Rolling of The Stones)<br/> 7. Asva - A Trap For Judges</p></blockquote><p>i don’t know any of these bands, but i’m sure i’ll enjoy this mix. <a href="http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/category/bands/downloads/">The Line of Best Fit</a> consistently posts great compilation downloads.  thank you internet.</p><p><b>update</b>: first two tracks: meh. the rest: not bad.</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39962562http://sponge-ing.com/post/39962562Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:46:00 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/eIWo87tAYaoqyqsm182eyURg_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.thenextbigsound.com/post/39903058/first-sunrise-whats-sleep">thenextbigsound</a>:</p><blockquote>first sunrise. what’s sleep?</blockquote><p>we pulled our first all-nighter tonight finishing up a few features on the site. i can’t wait to release it. it’s great working in such a distraction free environment.</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39903219http://sponge-ing.com/post/39903219Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:15:00 -0500“I truly believe that Topspin is a huge step in the right direction towards making the purchase of music a much more enjoyable experience not only for the listener, but for the artists as well…Congratulations Topspin.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=287975189&blogID=408125125">Aaron North</a> of <a href="http://www.jubilee.la/">Jubilee</a> (via <a href="http://artistspaid.com/">artistspaid</a>)</p><p>Interesting. It seems like the majority of recent content on artistspaid.com focuses on or in some way features Top Spin. I love the constant stream of content, but with all the positive focus on a single company lately I can’t help but wonder if its Top Spin’s side-project company blog…if so, great marketing ploy.</p></em>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39882504http://sponge-ing.com/post/39882504Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:22:21 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWaofpchyyUP6vN7V_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>my to-do-list.</p><p>this feels good. but there’s always <a href="http://thenextbigsound.com">still a lot to do</a>. :)</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39875377http://sponge-ing.com/post/39875377Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:58:22 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://sponge-ing.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/39869692/Q9nHtB1HWaod9x8xajlbLJ1o&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/>fleet foxes - white winter hymnal<p style="color:#cc3333;">i <b>heart</b> this song. </p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39869692http://sponge-ing.com/post/39869692Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:50:13 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWany7385fEX5NpdY_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Fueled by.http://sponge-ing.com/post/39833044http://sponge-ing.com/post/39833044Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:48:20 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWanptqbjLBMKXQhd_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39809028http://sponge-ing.com/post/39809028Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:53:46 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWamh9c3iPMstzEWV_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.billnye.com/">http://www.billnye.com/</a></p><p>bill nye:science::mr. rogers:sweaters</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39691412http://sponge-ing.com/post/39691412Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:06:14 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWale4x037goITqZV_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=606&Itemid=92">How To Be An Alaskan Fisherman</a></p><p>If you’re curious about fishing this is a good place to start. (via <a href="http://molluskular.tumblr.com">tyler</a>)</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39586132http://sponge-ing.com/post/39586132Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:51:00 -0500<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssLeisureRecreation/idUSN2316373420080623">Ticketmaster spun off from IAC with lots of debt</a>: <p><a href="http://tumblelog.marco.org/39556949/ticketmaster-spun-off-from-iac-with-lots-of-debt">marco</a>:</p><blockquote><ol><li>The RIAA</li><li>ClearChannel</li><li>Ticketmaster</li></ol><p>The unholy monopoly trifecta of consolidation, price fixing, anticompetitive behavior, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act">anti-consumer lobbying</a>, litigation, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management">technological</a> <a href="http://tumblelog.marco.org/36532584/mediadefender-under-contract-from-big-media-commits">assault</a>, fan abuse, and refusal to innovate.</p><p>These entities have destroyed their own business by their own fatal combination of greed and negligence.</p></blockquote>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39570925http://sponge-ing.com/post/39570925Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:55:33 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://sponge-ing.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/39549159/Q9nHtB1HWakzsabmlNHa8hz9&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><a href="http://www.mysteryjets.com/">Mystery Jets</a> - Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis Cover)http://sponge-ing.com/post/39549159http://sponge-ing.com/post/39549159Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:09:30 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Q9nHtB1HWainpqbd3F7POVut_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“GlamRock.com is about people like you. People that love their music with glam whether it is Glam Metal / Hair Metal or Glam Rock……but it must be glam.”</p><p>I saw this banner ad on Pure Volume. Glamrock.com is for people like you, people that love GLAM. I guess there’s something for everyone out there.</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39345309http://sponge-ing.com/post/39345309Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:56:07 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/Pt6nUdyCNaiayk6rOXgIlumU_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://musingsofthebrain.tumblr.com/post/39322236/my-exploration-of-music-websites-has-led-me-to">musingsofthebrain</a>:</p><blockquote><p>My exploration of music websites has led me to Amie Street. Really cool site. As a band’s song gets downloaded more, the price goes from $FREE.99 to $0.98. The Reuben Shmuel in me loves the free downloading.</p></blockquote><p>This tumblog discusses a variety of the online music services. I don’t totally agree with what’s said in the pros/cons section, but it’s interesting nonetheless.</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39326291http://sponge-ing.com/post/39326291Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:02:00 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/D5tJcyAMxai8k8o62Iq3tz6q_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://catbird.tumblr.com/post/39317636/10-years-ago-we-only-had-2-kinds-of-t-shirts-to">catbird</a>:</p><blockquote>10 years ago, we only had 2 kinds of T-shirts to choose from; today we have 3!</blockquote><p><a href="http://jasonsosnovsky.tumblr.com">jason</a>, <a href="http://thecool.tumblr.com">samir</a> and i were having this conversation last night. spot on.</p>http://sponge-ing.com/post/39320985http://sponge-ing.com/post/39320985Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:39:17 -0500