Uptown Magazine - January 22/09
XLR8R’s 50 Best MP3s of 2008
In addition to being one of the best magazines covering electronic music culture, San Francisco-based XLR8R is an important player in the online world. Along with an eclectic weekly podcast, XLR8R TV and a large library of streaming videos, the magazine has also been uploading free MP3s to its site for the last couple of years. Based on what people were downloading, XLR8R has compiled the 50 Best MP3s from 2008. Don’t let the fact that a Lil Wayne remix took home first place scare you away. Some of the other artists you can download include Top Billing (who opened for M.I.A. at the Burt), M83 and The Streets.
Top NFL Plays Of 2008 video
With the biggest football game of the year right around the corner, arm-chair coaches are out in full force. If they aren’t bragging about how they knew all along that the Arizona Cardinals would be contenders, they’re telling you that Pittsburgh is unstoppable. Although the regular season doesn’t matter once the playoffs have started, this fan-made video compiles some amazing plays from the past season in the NFL. Although you won’t see many Cardinal players in this highlight reel, that isn’t going to mean a thing if the team manages to pull off its improbable playoff run and win the big game in Tampa Bay on Feb. 1.
Five best portable applications
If you are using your mobile thumb drive as a key chain, to move files between computers or just to grab some MP3s from your friend’s hard drive, this list from Lifehacker will be really useful. From running a portable version of Firefox to using KeePass to store and organize your passwords and VLC Portable to watch any type of media you might come across, the editors of Lifehacker will help you soup up your thumb drive.
Quick Hits
Hunter S. Thompson motivational posters
It’s a real shame these faux Hunter S. Thompson motivational posters don’t actually exist.
Disgusting People I Have Made Out With
Want to get something off your chest? Disgusting People I Have Made Out With helps you clear your conscience in cyberspace.
MP3 of the Week: Queens of the Stone Age, White Wedding (Live Acoustic)
Slow-burning, stripped-down version of the Billy Idol classic performed live by Queens of the Stone Age.
