Links for 5.27.08: Pork and Beans’ director, Bon Iver’s house, Jingles!
by Josh Kimball
*The Wall Street Journal talks to Mathew Cullen, the director of Weezer’s net meme-packed “Pork and Beans.”
*Billboard talks to Pandora’s Tim Westergren: “What are you doing with Clear Channel and why?
It’s a trial that we’ll be running on some of their Web sites this summer, where they’ll be offering personalized Pandora playlists.”
*Pitchfork interviews Bon Iver: He bought a house for $70k. [pop candy]
*Touchscreen turntables do away with the vinyl. Video here.
*CBS readies to air a reality show about…jingles.
*I’ll be honest. I know nothing about Eurovision. YET. Ok?
*Napster is launching a mobile video service in Japan. [moconews]
*Paul McCartney gets an honorary degree from Yale. Wait. I thought Paul was daed.
*Off topic: A brilliant young man (call him a genius if you like) is trying to take a picture of himself using every known (and sanctioned?) beard style. [mefi]