http://ultimatehill.com Music, Photography, Geekdom and Marketing: Matt Hill Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:47:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was a cold night in Brooklyn, but warm thoughts in musical form dropped by Union Hall in the form of Peter and the Wolf. The Antlers opened up and played some decent groove-rock-tastic tunes. From light to building to overdrive-monster noisefest. During a cigarette break, I met a gal whose ... http://ultimatehill.com/music/music-peter-and-the-wolf-at-union-hall-11-19-08/ On my recent trip to Oregon, I had the breathtaking opportunity to see this view: Life is good when beauty like this is in the world. http://ultimatehill.com/photography/photography-crown-point-view-of-the-columbia-river-in-oregon/ While poking around to get tickets to Peter and the Wolf, I saw an ad on TicketWeb.com for ohmyrockness.com. Verdict: Excellent resource for finding great, cheap shows for fantastic indie rock bands in NYC, Chicago and LA Cheggitout. http://ultimatehill.com/music/ohmyrocknesscom/ Ah, life is good. One of my uber-heroes, Wayne Coyne (and the rest of the Flaming Lips) are releasing their first film, Christmas on Mars, on 11.11.08.   They are running a contest called, "Dear Wayne" where you can: Get your own login to watch a special pre-screening of Christmas On Mars. All ... http://ultimatehill.com/music/its-finally-christmas-on-mars/ [caption id="attachment_520" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="© Matt Hill, 2008"] [/caption] I shoot both film and digital. Ever since I got the Nikon D700, I've fallen in love with the RAW file again. First off, the low-light files from the D700 are outstanding - in fact they look like film shot at high ISO ... http://ultimatehill.com/photography/the-wonders-of-raw-files-in-digital-photography/ It's a big question. Since everything in life is truly subjective, I say that responsibility is a personal belief that we each must choose to hold in our own ways. At this moment, the election is being called in favor of Barack Obama. Hope. Hope, is the key word used by ... http://ultimatehill.com/beliefs/what-is-true-responsibility/ So i was checking around to see if the B-Side to the 7" vinyl I bought was available as an MP3 someplace on the interweb (lazy me I don't want to set up to rip it for myself...), and I found that I Guess I'm Floating, a music blog I've ... http://ultimatehill.com/music/department-of-eagles-1st-live-concert-in-mp3/ I really do! I am terrible. Zoo Broker tried to teach me fundamentals during our road trip. So, I decided to work on my fundamentals, and all I found out is that I am mental. Two nights ago, I went out with a co-worker who almost completely schooled me. Amazing. If ... http://ultimatehill.com/for-the-helluvit/i-suck-at-pool/ For about 3 weeks now, the Ghost Glacier album from Breathe Owl Breathe has been filling my moments with happy, smiling music. I really can't express how much joy it brought to my life. Sincerely, thank you for making such beautiful, touching music. And thank you, Michigan for giving them ... http://ultimatehill.com/challenge-your-thinking/music-breathe-owl-breathe/ Time for another round of insights, since it's been a while since I've weighed in on this and lots has happened since. Let's talk about photographs. One of my passions! Love shooting them, love sharing them. I could easily be a professional, but instead I choose to work inside the industry ... http://ultimatehill.com/beliefs/business-or-personal-facebook-is-making-people-think-thrice-about-how-much-to-share-part-2/