Drinkify: Never Listen to Leonard Alone

Leonard Cohen on Drinkify: Never drink alone!

Bre Pettis: The Cult of Done Manifesto

Our friend, Frog Smart Gal Janna Johnson Garza turned us onto Bre Pettis, who, in collaboration with Kio Stark,  has penned the Manifesto of Done — a treatise for our time. It seems the duo created the movement in 20 minutes, because “we only had 20 minutes to get it done.”

On a visit to his great blog, you will learn first that there are thirteen pegs to the Done Manifesto:

The Cult of Done Manifesto

1. There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and completion.
2. Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done.
3. There is no editing stage.
4. Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you know what you’re doing even if you don’t and do it.
5. Banish procrastination. If you wait more than a week to get an idea done, abandon it.

To learn the rest of the 13 rules click here.

You Are Beautiful

You Are Beautiful

Originally uploaded by DRheins

Tonic Ball founder Ken Honeywell joins the Beatles’ cover band #9 on the rooftop of the Murphy Arts Center building, a la ‘Let It Be‘, in Fountain Square. The event was all to promote the ninth annual Tonic Ball, which will take place in the historic downtown Indianapolis neighborhood.

For more coverage of the rooftop event, please visit Indy Social Media blog here.

Draft John Mellencamp Movement Takes Off

A special from IndySocial:

The Draft Mellencamp for Senate Movement is officially underway and very much for real.

Since the notion was introduced by The Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel earlier this week on an MSNBC morning show, and later in greater depth on The Nation‘s web site, thousands have joined impromptu Mellencamp for Indiana Senator Fan Pages on Facebook, and voices ranging from rock fans to professional politicians have signaled their support.

As of yet, no official comment from the Mellencamp camp. His web site’s news section is promoting an upcoming performance  headlining Rock Fest 2010 in Cadott, WI on Saturday, July 17th and makes no mention of potential senatorial aspirations.  Rock Fest is four day music festival.

The controversial leftist editor’s proposal that the scrappy Hoosier Rocker might actually make a viable candidate, and a palpable alternative to big-business-friendly Dan Coats, who is widely believed to be the Republican candidate.

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Eternal Circle Petition: Calling all Dylan Fans

Dear Eternal Circle Petition Signees,

There have been recent developments concerning the proposed Bob Dylan tribute art piece in Washington Square Park which required us to publish a new petition. Although we would love to still see an art piece erected in Dylan’s honor someday in Washington Square Park, the city is currently adamant about not allowing it to take place at this point in time due to various logistical obstacles. However, this opened the door to a new opportunity for us to propose a band shell/stage which is currently under construction, and its surrounding area, to take the name of “Eternal Circle” in Dylan’s honor instead.

Please take a moment to read and sign the new petition at:

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/eternalcircle.html

Thank you very much for your continuing support!

Keep On Keepin’ On,

Delores DiGiovanni
Jason Keis
Jake Kuhnle
Joseph Puchalski
Brian Slattery

It’s That Time of the Year

Indianapolis jazzer, singer/songwriter and owner of Hit City, Tim Brickley and the Bleeding Hearts remind us to stop, and celebrate the season. Xmas comes but once a year. Enjoy.

My Dinner With Abbie

Yippie! YouTube: You want Abbie, YouTube got Abbie!

Producer Fredwreck in Home Studio

Producer Fredwreck in Home Studio

Originally uploaded by TBone91

Featuring today’s hottest artists, Dj’s, producers and studio owners, West Coat Theory takes you inside how the hit-makers are staying relevant and innovative in the digitized, tech-savy music scene.

West Coast Theory was written, directed and edited by Maxime Giffard & Felix Tissier.

Produced by Vingtieme Heure & Avalanche Productions.

http://www.westcoasttheory.com

The Musicians Behind West Coast Theory

The Musicians behind the West Coast Theory from west coast theory on Vimeo.

A new independent release from French Filmmakers Maxime Giffard & Felix Tissier is being released this week on the internet. “West Coast Theory” traces the history and discusses the future of the California rap scene in the digital age. The film centers around Segal, sound engineer for Dr. Dre, Eminem and other top artists who puts the game changing this way… “The music industry is still completing its mutation. Now that digital tools for musical creation and production are available to everyone, how do the Hip-Hop hit makers adapt ?”

http://www.westcoasttheory.com

Image outtakes available at Flickr. Click here.

Bob Dylan Helps Feed America

Bob Dylan continues to amaze us even as he approaches his 50th album. Just in time for the Xmas buying season, Mr. Dylan has released his very first record of Christmas Classics.

No, this is no joke. Bobby is donating all the profits from the CD to Feed America. Why not do yourself and someone else a favor, and go buy this record.