Sean Yeaton

Surviving South by Southwest

SXSW isn’t all Shiner Bock and BBQ. It’s a lot of hard work, too. And tacos.

Something Something iPad

I haven't read a single thing about the new iPad, iPad 3, iPad XL or whatever the hell it's called. I swear. I haven't had time. But I feel obligated as an editor of a tech blog--if that's what you believe Motherboard is--to write something about it...

Something About the iPad

Here's everything I think the new tablet does.

Here's Your Facebook ID Card

In my own personal Dantean hellscape there are a couple of circles I'd especially prefer to avoid winding up in. One involves having to eat absolutely every single thing on the planet other than people and animals--of which there are none in this...

Robots Are Getting Smaller, Smarter and More Stressful

In the above video clip, PBS News Hour's science correspondent Miles O'Brien explores the question that eats at many of us every other morning: when will the robots take over? He looks at ambulation, cognition and our own empathy with robots...

The Song Remains the Same: The Grammys Have No Idea What's Going On

h5. Justin Vernon looking 'uncomfortable' with two of the Grammys his band, Bon Iver won last night. I don't know if fun has anything to do with it, but time sure seems to be flying by at a horrendous clip lately. I was shocked to hear that the...

The Best of 'Tech Talk'

Because digging through the sorrow and frustration of the winter months is a pain in the neck, back and face, it seemed only appropriate to use what little energy I've got to pour another cup of coffee, do the world a small service and dust off _Mark...

STREET VIEWS OF FAMOUS ALBUM COVERS

Thanks to the Google-opticon, finding locations made famous for being featured on album covers is a damn cinch.

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Seminal Album Covers As Seen With Google Street View

We investigate the real-world inspirations behind our favorite urban album art.

Street Views of Famous Album Covers

Thanks to the Google-opticon, finding locations made famous for being featured on album covers is a damn cinch.

Here's a Video Remix of Dogs in Slow Motion, Shot on a Phantom Camera and Set to Nazareth's 'Hair of the Dog'

It's rare to find two things that pair together as nicely as classic hard rock and slow motion video. It's got to do with dramatic effect and bending time, which are elements very few slow motion videos or classic hard rock songs lack. In other words...