Multimedia Tuesday: Making You A Mix

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Those who follow me on twitter already knew, this week Multimedia Monday had to be Multimedia Tuesday. I'm having some medical issues and found out yesterday I'm going to have to have more tests done, so I wasn't really in the mood for posting. If I hadn't already started this post before this week I probably wouldn't make it at all because it's really hard to think about anything right now. I have reviews I need to write and emails I need to answer, but those things probably won't get done until this weekend at the earliest. And if you're the sender of one of the emails I need to answer or if I haven't responded to your comment on this site, I'm really sorry!

Anyway, on with the show!

Sorry if you expected this week's multimedia post to be about the Olympics, it is not. I am not afraid to be the first one to admit that as a kid the Olympics were my very least favorite thing on television. They took over everything, all of the good shows were put off and postponed, leaving me with nothing to watch while I ate my happy meal on a bed sheet thrown on the floor no more than two feet from the TV.

So while I did enjoy this photo essay of the opening ceremonies on TIME.com, I'm not going to let the Olympics take over another multimedia opportunity.

This week I've made you (yes, you!) a mix. This is something I hope to do again in the future, so please let me know what you think. All of the tracks in this mix are songs from albums released in 2008 that I've been enjoying lately, for a full and regularly updated list of my favorite albums of 2008 check out my list on Lists of Bests. If there's an album you think should be represented here but is not, let me know what I'm missing in the comments.

Multimedia Monday: Missed

I missed multimedia Monday yesterday, so here are some things you may have missed.

John Mayer had a TV show, appropriately titled "John Mayer has a TV Show." Watch John Mayer talk to his fans undercover in a bear suit, discuss country and hip-hop music, and talk about boobies. (while it is censored for cable, it's still on the PG-13 side)

John Mayer Has A TV Show (VH1 )
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While you may know that actress Scarlett Johansson released a Tom Waits cover album, you may have missed the fact that it's actually pretty good. And that's coming from a trained vocalist (you may have missed that I'm a trained—or as we say, tamed—vocalist as well, bonus!) who is very critical of fellow female singers. Listen to "Anywhere I Lay My Head" here.

You've probably heard it a thousand times without even realizing it, the Wihelm Scream is probably the most commonly used sound effect. Here's a compilation:


And now, the final and most fantastic thing you may have missed. There is now an official release date for Woven Hand's upcoming album, "Ten Stones." September 9 it is!

You're thrilled I can tell. More info and a song on the Sounds Familyre blog.