Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
It’s an understatement to say the band Big Star was one of the most influential rock bands in history. If you listen to rock at all, you may not know…
Archive
Month: May 2012
// 13 picks in this archive
Penny Arcade: Kickstopper
Penny Arcade addresses the problem of Kickstarter addiction:
Modkit Micro
Modkit Micro is a software project with the aim of making programming microcontrollers super easy to learn for kids and adults. Microcontrollers are tiny inexpensive computers that you can use…
Human Powered Helicopter
The Atlas team has a pretty ambitious goal. A human-powered helicopter (HPH) on the surface doesn’t sound like it should be such a hard thing, just pedal and spin some…
Update: XOXO Festival Funded, Tickets Sold Out
Just two days in, the XOXO Festival has sold out of tickets, and the funding goal of $125,000 is blown away. There are still plenty of other pledge levels available,…
Brassft Punk – Daft Punk tribute via New Orleans brass band
I love tribute records, or at least good ones. Tribute records that aren’t just straight covers but really take the originals and put a new spin on them. And something…
XOXO Festival
Just about an hour ago at this writing, Andy Baio, one of the original people behind Kickstarter, announced the XOXO Festival. XOXO will be an arts and technology festival in…
Now Accepting Suggestions
Have you seen a Kickstarter project you think needs more attention? Did you find that diamond in the pile? Pickstarter is now taking suggestions. Just head over to our Submit…
Street Fighting Man – Documentary Film
On the very day I announced Pickstarter, I got a tweet from @torbenb asking me to check out his project, Street Fighting Man:
Screen Printing on the Cheap Book
Kind of an awkward Kickstarter title here, but it does get the point across: Screen Printing: On the Cheap Book is a project that aims to create a DIY guide…