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reCAPTCHA

Steve — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:47:02 +0000

We’re all fans of weird CAPTCHA phrases, and recently a high school favorite, Something Awful had a Photoshop Phriday (using MSPaint though..) where folks illustrated their own favorite phrases. Lots of gems.

I know you know Twilight and Harry Potter

Steve — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:45:28 +0000

Got a package from Tim, and one of the comics had this great ad:

Twilight is out.

Not sure how this surefire classic book series went under our radars. I heard they’re working on LOLWARRIORZ, too!

Stack ‘em, Stacker!

Steve — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:53:01 +0000

Bill on Stacker from Steven Ross on Vimeo.

A great roadtrip companion.

Steve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:27:30 +0000

The Party Animal. from Steven Ross on Vimeo.

Music by: Lyle Roundtree

You’ll appreciate this. *updated with good picture

Steve — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:04:06 +0000

New picture added. Now you can actually see it!

If you have an iPhone.

As of the iPhone’s 1.1.3 firmware, one can make home screen shortcuts to websites. Pretty neat. The icons for these shortcuts are by default just a super tiny version of the page at the moment you make the shortcut. Lots of cool sites, like Gizmodo, BBC News, Woot, and Boing Boing have created super cute favicons for the iPhone. Shambot however, did not.

Until now!

Let’s hear it for Joel Gillman.

Thanks to Joel, now we’ve got a little bit of flair for the thousands of iPhone owners who no doubt have Shambot on their home screens.
And here’s an update, with a much better picture. You can see the old icon the let of the new one!

License and registration plz kthx.

Steve — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:03:45 +0000

I’m pretty sure all of you were at some point made aware of Bluescrn Apparel. It’s no Threadless, we’re not super-rich, but it deserves a second mention at this point. I redesigned the whole site, and more importantly, Bill’s new design was added, and that deserves a lot of shine. I really, really like it! (It was finding it on your site, Bill, that got me to rework the site.)
Take a look… order one! If anyone else wants to submit a design, please feel free. We aren’t offering much compensation (outside of a free shirt of said design), but hey, why not?

Once you’re ready, take a look at some car crash pictures that were meant for Tim’s last post. (We can’t decipher how to add more authors. Incompetence? You be the judge.)

Congrats to everyone graduating. Do it big!

Thanksgiving Disco v. 2

Steve — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:51:39 +0000

This may look familiar, but it’s not the same as the last post I made!
After listening to my last version, it was clear it was more of a sketch for a mix rather than a final piece. I went back, put in a few more hours and now I’d like to present the final version:

The tracklisting is same, but everything’s been tightened up and polished. I’m very satisfied with this mix now, and I hope some of you will be too. Except Pat, because he’s too hung up on Soulja Boy.

Tracklisting:

KOTU – Come Back Home (Krazyfiesta Remix)
Rocker’s Revenge – Sunshine
Billy Ocean – Night (Feel Like Getting Down) (Ayres Edit)
Michael Jackson – Burn This Disco Out
Norman Conners – Once I’ve Been There
Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up, Pt. 1
Thel Beatty – I Know You Care
Deodato – Keep It In The Family
Chromeo – Opening Up (Ce Soir On Danse)
Amira – My Desire (Bugz Full Phunk Mix)
Domu – Ain’t No Girl
Moodyman – Sueno Martino
Build An Ark – You’ve Gotta Have Freedom (J-Rocc Remix)
Jackson 5 – What You Don’t Know (Eli Edit)
Teddy Pendergrass – The More I Get, The More I Want
Kool & The Gang – Fresh
Daft Punk – Face To Face
Architecture in Helsinki – Like a Call (Jeremy Dower Remix)
Alan Braxe – Love Lost
Kanye West – Flashing Lights (Illo’s Clubhouse Edit)

43 minutes – Get it HERE

If you do listening, let me know what you think! Share it with your friends, and maybe even some family may enjoy. There’s a distinct lack of rap music in this, so it’s family approved. It’s rock solid!
Enjoy your thanksgiving Shamboters.

Some neat things.

Steve — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:50:26 +0000

Good things from the past few weeks:
Wizard People, Dear Reader. This, while we haven’t finished yet, has been really, really great. It’s a complete narration to be played over the 1st Harry Potter. It’s ridiculous and hi-larious. I also like that they cuss, unlike…

Rifftrax. Done by Mike Nelson, from MST3K fame. We watched the track for the 1st X-Men movie. It was pretty good. It took a while to warm up, but the middle was really funny. No cussing though.

Foxmarks. On OSX for a while I used Safari, and for a bit Camino or Firefox. I move between my Powerbook, home XP desktop, and and iMac at work. Keeping my bookmarks in order was kind of frustrating, and now with Foxmarks it syncs them between all the computers (Firefox only). Pretty neat!

Also, I posted it on Facebook, but I made a new mix: Get it here.

Over and out.

I need a job.

Steve — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:26:42 +0000

It’s true.

I’ll be graduating with a BFA in Graphic Design. I was thrust into the program unexpectedly by having too many hours in the School of Art. (Originally I was just going to get my BA).

One of the requirements was to have a show. Or be part of one at least, hence the invitation you in Iowa had recieved. The opening is tonight and I’ve got a handful of pieces up at the UISD Show, up until the 29th.

For those of you who refuse to go (God Bless America), or can’t make it, I’ve posted my three favorite pieces!

These three are from an assignment in my Computer Graphics class this semester. We were supposed to interpret/communicate three words from a list. I chose Fire, Nature, and Toothache (potentially TWO words, but let’s not bust balls and crack jacks).

A little late…

Steve — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:29:32 +0000

But hey, it was a character builder.

Took us over 6 months, but Tim and I finally got Wiis. We went at 4:45am Sunday morning and were first in line at Best Buy. There were colorful characters and lots of dead time. Damn, we got there like two-some hours before we really had to. And now it seems Nintendo will be ramping up production. Great.

However, it was very satisfying to be there at 9:55 when all these other people showed up. Very satisfying.

So, Joel, share your ID number or whatever with us. Then we can… send messages?

WIISPLOSION. Next up I’ll probably get some Wiimote chargers and Monkey Ball. Allyson will even play this with me. Wooh.

Not a beer label.

Steve — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:35:31 +0000

I commited but didn’t get around to it. My apologies to myself.
Spring Break is near over for us in Iowa City, and despite not having class, it feels like I had less time than usual. I’ve spent the last few days updating Allyson’s website though. Fellow artists, have a look:
AllysonBone.com
More pieces to be added sometime here. Allyson is always working on new pieces it would seem!

A Formal Introduction to Steve Blank

Steve — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:25:21 +0000

Most of the time when people find out I DJ, they don’t know what that means. In lieu of this, I’ve worked hard a created what, at the moment, is the mix I am proudest of and a good way for people to find out what being a DJ does.

I’m sure there are tracks that anyone will enjoy.
If you’re having a party and want to dance, (and I’m not playing) put this on.
With those things in mind, take a look and listen. (Similar but not the same as a Speak and Spell)
mp3 available: GET IT HERE

Tracklisting (in this order):
Bonde do Role – SAYS MY NAME (!)
The Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
The Avalanches – Electricity (Harvey’s Night Club Re-Edit)
Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered (DJ Smash Essential Funk Mix)
The Jackson 5 – ABC (Salaam Remy Krunk-A-Delic Party Mix)
Lil Jon and The East Side Boys – Get Low
Pitbull – Bojangles (Remix)
INXS – Need You Tonight (Extended Edit)
The Beatles – Lady Madonna
The Beatles – Shake It Up (Diplo Remix)
Bugz In The Attic – Move Aside (Brucker & Sinden remix)
DJ Tameil – Trans Newark Express
Griff and Booman – Pick ‘Em Up
Jim Jones – We Fly High (DJ Booman Club remix)
DJ Jonny Blaze – Black Sheep
John Farrugio – Sweet Percolator
Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Baby I Got Yo Money (Steve Blank remix)
Labtecwon – Watch Her Shake It
Jamelia – Something About You (Steve Blank edit)
Bitch Ass Darius – Get It Right
T-Pain – In Love With A… (DJ Benzi refix)
DJ Assault – Wiggle and Jiggle
Justice – Let There Be Light (DJ Funk’s Bounce Dat Ass remix)
Bloc Party – Banquet (Phones Disco edit)
Diplo – Way More
TV On The Radio – I Was A Lover
Bonde do Role – SAYS MY NAME… again (!!!)

All mixed live, and how!

GET IT HERE

If you need or want a hard copy, please just message me and I can get you one in good time. (Nothing fancy, FYI. Just a burned CD… but in the highest quality of course).

Let me know what you think.

THE JOHN WOO

Steve — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:19:58 +0000

ACT LIKE YOU KNOW.

Short & Delicious

Steve — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:42:03 +0000

…like your last trip to McDonalds.

I’ve got some new stuff to share and show. Most importantly, my girlfriend’s new website (that I’m building and maintaining): Check it out!

And the other little diddy is just as exciting…

After tinkering for what seems months, I’ve finally gotten my bearings with Ableton Live, and after several hours yesterday, I’ve made my first remix (now finished!).
It’s a party friendly re-do of ODB’s Baby I Got Yo Money: Listen here (Updated 1-15)!

Let me know what you think.

BIG THINGS IN 07! ACTLIKEYOUKNOW!

New art

Steve — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:24:33 +0000

…for the most part.

The past few weeks have been pretty nice. Seeing all of you from Minneapolis was really nice. Above you’ll see a napkin from Pub Quiz. On it are “a few of my favorite things”, realized by Bill, Ben and myself on paper.

While we didn’t take home any medals from Pub Quiz, we did bring home our own of sorts:

A summation of every funny thing I have experienced in my life.

And seriously, keep an eye out for Petbusters. Fresh for 2K7. ACTLIKEYOUKNOW.